An Introduction into Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration

Speakers 

Amy Bassano, M.A. 
Health Management Associates, Managing Director, Medicare 
abassano@healthmanagement.com

Parinda Khatri, M.D. 
Cherokee Health Systems, Chief Executive Officer 
parinda.khatri@cherokeehealth.com

Harold Alan Pincus, M.D.
Columbia University, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry 
pincush@nyspi.columbia.edu

Reginald D. Williams II (moderator)
Commonwealth Fund, Vice President, International Health Policy and Practice Innovations 
rw@cmwf.org

Experts and Analysts

Alexander Blount, Ed.D.
Integrated Primary Care, Inc., President
ABlountEdD@gmail.com

Henry Chung, M.D. 
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Professor of Psychiatry
hchung@montefiore.org

Michele Gilbert, MPH 
Bipartisan Policy Center, Senior Policy Analyst
mgilbert@bipartisanpolicy.org

Larry McNeely II, MPA 
Primary Care Collaborative, Director of Policy 
lmcneely@thepcc.org

Anna Ratzliff, MD, Ph.D. 
University of Washington, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 
annar22@uw.edu

Government

Erin Bagalman, MSW 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Director, Division of Behavioral Health Policy 
Erin.Bagalman@hhs.gov

Stakeholders

Matt Eyles, M.S.
America’s Health Insurance Plans, President and Chief Executive Officer
meyles@ahip.org

Rebekah Falkner, MSW
National Academy for State Health Policy, Senior Policy Associate, Behavioral Health, Aging, and Disability
Rfalkner@nashp.org

Eliot Fishman, Ph.D.
Families USA, Senior Director of Health Policy
EFishman@familiesusa.org

Karen W. Linkins, Ph.D. 
Integrated Behavioral Health Partners, Project Director 
karen@desertvistaconsulting.com

Sandra Wilkness, Ph.D. 
National Academy for State Health Policy, Senior Director, Population and Public Health 
Swilkness@nashp.org

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