PCC webinar: A Dangerous Disruption? The Consequences of Delayed Care During COVID-19

An Urban Institute survey during the pandemic showed that more than one in three U.S. adults – most with chronic conditions – delayed getting treatment, either over fear of the virus or because of COVID-19-related limits on services. Even as the public health emergency continues, studies are raising alarm about missed care in primary care, behavioral health, and dental care and within specific minority communities. What are the implications for individual patients – adults and children – and populations from forgoing regular checkups, preventive screenings and routine vaccinations? How can primary care address this potential new crisis while also helping to bring the COVID-19 emergency to an end? In this webinar, a panel of experts from a range of areas address these questions and more.

Deana Manassaram-Baptiste, PhD, MPH

Director of Cancer Screening Guideline Development, American Cancer Society
Deana Baptiste currently serves as Epidemiologist and the Director of Cancer Screening Guideline Development in the Department of Cancer Prevention and Early Detection at the American Cancer Society (ACS). The ACS is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. With almost 20 years working in the public health sector, her current role is that of a methodologist for the development of ACS’s cancer screening guidelines. She also supports the ACS cancer screening and prevention and control initiatives and serves as an adjunct professor at the Morehouse School of Medicine, Public Health Program. read more

Diane Rittenhouse, MD, MPH

Senior Fellow, Mathematica
Diane Rittenhouse is a family physician and expert at the intersection of social policy and clinical quality. She is nationally recognized for her research on innovative ways to organize and deliver primary care and her ability to translate this research into policy. Her work focuses on Mathematica’s state and federal health assessment portfolio related to physician education and practice. read more

Magdala Chery, MBS, DO

Commonwealth Fund Fellow in Minority Health Policy, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Dr. Chery is a board-certified internal medicine physician, a highly sought-after speaker with over 10 years of speaking experience and is currently a Commonwealth Fund Fellow in Minority Health Policy at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Most recently, she served as an assistant professor of medicine at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and was named one of South Jersey Magazine's Top Docs in 2018 and 2019. read more

Mark Talluto

Vice President, Strategy and Analytics, BlueCross BlueShield Association
Mark Talluto serves as vice president, Strategy and Analytics, for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), a national federation of 36 independent, locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. The Blue System is the nation's largest health insurer, covering one in three Americans. read more
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