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would like to extend a special thank you to all of our Virginia Primary Care Summit sponsors!Aledade, Inc., Awards Co-...
10/29/2025

would like to extend a special thank you to all of our Virginia Primary Care Summit sponsors!

Aledade, Inc., Awards Co-Sponsor: Awards co-presented by Kevin Van Dyke. Pictured here with Will London and Nickie Falero-Hicks. Also represented by Adam Bracken.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Awards Co-Sponsor: Awards co-presented by Amy Turner. Also represented by Scott Perrin, Alyssa Ward, and Pratyusha Gudipally.

Aetna (Aetna Better Health), Breakfast Sponsor: Pictured Joel Gray, Ira Bloomfield, and Corey Pleasants. Also represented by Christina Overby, Kimberly Grifasi, and Tim Hanold.

Humana, Luncheon Sponsor: Represented by Mark Mattingly and Varun Choudhary.

Bon Secours Virginia Health System, Networking Break Sponsor: Represented by Sunny Brahmbhatt, Ian Giles, Anjali Shukla, Michele Parks, and Kimberley Lingler

Patient First, Exemplary Partner Sponsor: Represented by Dee Dee Fulkerson and Lizzy Magrath Ucci.

Virginia Academy of Family Physicians (VAFP), Summit Education Partner: Provided CME/CEUs for attendees.

We truly appreciate your support and attendance!
https://www.vahealthinnovation.org/virginia-primary-care-summit-2025/

Thank you to all of our wonderful speakers at the 2025 Virginia Primary Care Summit!Missed a session? Watch the recordin...
10/24/2025

Thank you to all of our wonderful speakers at the 2025 Virginia Primary Care Summit!

Missed a session? Watch the recordings in the Virginia Primary Care Innovation Hub: https://pcinnovationhub.mn.co/spaces/21123385/

Sandy Chung, Trusted Doctors, LLC, Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics: Why Primary Care is Essential to Better Value
Stephen Combs, Ballad Health: Virginia Joy in Healthcare Panelist
David Dorbad, Renaissance Pediatrics: Primary Pathways (Integrated Care Payments) Panelist
Charles Frazier, Riverside Behavioral Health Center: Ambient AI
Stephen Horan, Community Health Solutions: Virginia Community Level Data Overview
Robert Krebbs, Sentara Health Plans: Primary Pathways (Integrated Care Payments) Panelist
Alexander Krist/FS/VCU, Virginia Commonwealth University ACORN: Advanced Primary Care Payment
Bob Phillips, MD MSPH, American Board of Family Medicine Foundation: Primary Care Clinicians Are Not OK
Kenneth Qiu, MD, EuDoc: Direct Primary Care
Rachel Rees, Virginia Health Care Foundation: Growing Philanthropic Needs
Andreya Risser, Bon Secours Virginia Health System: Virginia Joy in Healthcare Panelist
Shelly Smith, UVA School of Nursing Synergy Center: APPs: Opportunities and Challenges
Sarah Stanton, Virginia General Assembly Joint Commission on Health Care: Emerging Issues for Virginia and the General Assembly
Stephanie Toney, CHW Strength: Community Health Worker Perspective
Lisa Uherick, Carilion Clinic: Virginia Joy in Healthcare Panelist
Lauryn Walker, , Research Consortium: The State of Primary Care in Virginia
Alyssa Ward, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield: Primary Pathways (Integrated Care Payments) Panelist

Check out the full photo gallery at https://www.vahealthinnovation.org/virginia-primary-care-summit-2025/

Congratulations to the Virginia Primary Care Summit award winners!2025 Virginia Primary Care Innovator of the Year: Suza...
10/22/2025

Congratulations to the Virginia Primary Care Summit award winners!

2025 Virginia Primary Care Innovator of the Year: Suzanne Brixey, MD (Fortify Children’s Health)

2025 Virginia Primary Care Advocacy Champions: Senator Barbara A. Favola, Delegate M. Keith Hodges, Senator Todd E. Pillion, and Delegate Mark D. Sickles
https://www.vahealthinnovation.org/virginia-task-force-on-primary-care/

2025 Virginia Primary Care Catalysts of the Year: Robert Krebbs (Sentara Health Plans) and Alyssa Ward, PhD, LPC (Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield)
https://www.vahealthinnovation.org/primary-pathways/

2025 Virginia Primary Care Workforce Champions: Stephen P. Combs, MD (Ballad Health), Andreya B. Risser, MD (Bon Secours Virginia Health System) and Lisa A. Uherick, MD (Carilion Clinic)
https://www.vahealthinnovation.org/virginia-joy-in-healthcare/

Virginia Primary Care Task Force Founding Co-Chair 2020-2025: Jeff Ricketts

Thank you, Awards Co-Sponsors Aledade, Inc. and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield!

Check out all of our event photos at https://www.vahealthinnovation.org/virginia-primary-care-summit-2025/

Need to catch up on content from the Virginia Primary Care Summit? Recordings of all the fantastic speakers are now avai...
10/16/2025

Need to catch up on content from the Virginia Primary Care Summit? Recordings of all the fantastic speakers are now available on the Virginia Primary Care Innovation Hub!
https://pcinnovationhub.mn.co/spaces/21123385/

Sandy Chung (Trusted Doctors, Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics), Lauryn Walker ( , Research Consortium), Robert Phillips (American Board of Family Medicine Foundation), Stephen Horan (Community Health Solutions), Rachel Rees (Virginia Health Care Foundation), Stephanie Toney (CHW Strength), Robert Krebbs (Sentara Health Plans), Alyssa Ward (Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Elevance Health), David Dorbad (Renaissance Pediatrics), Alexander Krist (VCU Health Virginia ACORN), Stephen Combs (Ballad Health), Andreya Risser (Bon Secours Virginia Health System), Lisa Uherick (Carilion Clinic), Charles Frazier (Riverside Behavioral Health Center), Kenneth Qiu (EuDoc Direct Primary Care), Shelly Smith (UVA School of Nursing Synergy Center), Sarah Stanton (Virginia General Assembly JCHC)

With quotes from Lauryn Walker ( Chief Strategy Officer, Research Consortium Executive Director) and Sandy Chung (Virgi...
10/15/2025

With quotes from Lauryn Walker ( Chief Strategy Officer, Research Consortium Executive Director) and Sandy Chung (Virginia Task Force on Primary Care Co-Chair, Trusted Doctors, LLC, Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics), this The Virginia Independent article is a must-read!

The article refers to “Neighborhood Determinants of Primary Care Access in Virginia”, published in the Annals of Family Medicine.

Read the article here: https://virginiaindependentnews.com/health-care/primary-care-shortage-rural-medicine-access-doctors-nurse-practitioners/

Published in Modern Healthcare, “Health systems, states seek to fix primary care funding shortages” quotes President &...
10/13/2025

Published in Modern Healthcare, “Health systems, states seek to fix primary care funding shortages” quotes President & CEO Beth Bortz on the work of the Virginia Task Force on Primary Care and the possibility of a Virginia primary care spend target.
Read the article here: https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/mh-primary-care-shortage-funding/

Information on payment data and primary care investment in Virginia is available from the Research Consortium at VCHI https://www.vahealthinnovation.org/research-consortium-reports/

We’re building a unified voice for primary care in Virginia with roundtables full of stakeholders throughout the Commonw...
09/25/2025

We’re building a unified voice for primary care in Virginia with roundtables full of stakeholders throughout the Commonwealth. Want to join the conversation? Register for the Virginia Primary Care Summit at https://www.vahealthinnovation.org/virginia-primary-care-summit-2025/
Our Virginia Policy Outlook segment includes a presentation from Sarah Stanton (Joint Commission on Health Care) on emerging issues for Virginia and the General Assembly, along with structured collaboration between our 125 attendees!

Just two weeks until the Virginia Primary Care Summit! Have you registered yet?Our lineup of presentations includes more...
09/24/2025

Just two weeks until the Virginia Primary Care Summit! Have you registered yet?

Our lineup of presentations includes more on supporting the workforce: Charles Frazier (Riverside) on Ambient AI, Kenneth Qiu, MD (EuDoc Direct Primary Care) on Direct Primary Care, and Shelly Smith (UVA School of Nursing) on Opportunities and Challenges with APPs.

See all of our fantastic speakers and topics at https://www.vahealthinnovation.org/virginia-primary-care-summit-2025/ and RSVP today!

Join us at the Virginia Primary Care Summit! Learn more about methods to support the workforce and the Virginia Joy in H...
09/23/2025

Join us at the Virginia Primary Care Summit! Learn more about methods to support the workforce and the Virginia Joy in Healthcare pilot through panelists Stephen Combs (Ballad Health), Andreya Risser (Bon Secours Virginia Health System), Lisa Uherick (Carilion Clinic), with moderator Stephen Horan (Community Health Solutions).

Plus plenty more on primary care. You don’t want to miss this– RSVP by this Friday! https://www.vahealthinnovation.org/virginia-primary-care-summit-2025/

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