InOn Health Podcast

In this episode of the InOn Health Podcast, InOn Health CEO Kaakpema “KP” Yelpaala welcomes Colorado Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera. KP and Lt. Gov. Primavera discuss the unique health equity issues faced by the state of Colorado and the importance of ensuring that digital health innovation serves everyone in the state.

Show Notes

This episode of the InOn Health Podcast features Colorado Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera. She is a lifelong Coloradan and is a leading patient advocate who has spend three decades fighting for every Coloradan’s access to quality, affordable healthcare.

The Lieutenant Governor talks about how the early years of her professional career opened her eyes to the need for equitable and affordable access to healthcare for everyone. Both as a vocational rehabilitation counselor and a customer service professional in healthcare policy and financing, she was able to witness many of the inequities in the system first-hand.

Lt. Gov. Primavera also opens up about her story as a breast cancer survivor. She shares how her personal journey with cancer as an unemployed, single mother influenced how she views the importance of healthcare at an individual level. She believes that when a patient is fighting for their life, they shouldn’t have to worry about how they’re going to pay their medical bills.

KP and the Lieutenant Governor also explore the initiatives and actions taken by the  Governor’s Office to improve the affordability and accessibility of high-quality healthcare for all Coloradans—including the passing of House Bill 21-1097 to establish a behavioral health administration and the launch of The Office of Saving People Money on Health Care. They also explore the State’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has influenced their view on health equity.

Connect with Lt. Governor Primavera:
https://ltgovernor.colorado.gov
https://www.facebook.com/LtGovofCO/
https://twitter.com/ltgovofco?lang=en
https://www.instagram.com/ltgovofco/?hl=en


Connect with KP:
linkedin.com/in/kaakpema-kp-yelpaala-379b269/
inonhealth.com/podcast
inonhealth.com/

What is InOn Health Podcast?

Health equity issues in our country have been around for decades – largely impacting communities of color and rural areas. When it comes to economic and racial disparities in health the evidence is clear. This is more than a hot topic. Covid-19 has exposed the underbelly of how social determinants of health and racial disparities play out in our country. What we need now is to impart lasting change.

Welcome to the InOn Health podcast. I’m your host Kaakpema Yelpaala, and I’m the co-founder and CEO of InOn Health.

In this podcast we’re going to be talking about health equity.  We’ll be talking to entrepreneurs, thought leaders, investors, and other industry experts in healthcare and public health. The topics we’ll cover will range from racial disparities in health to digital innovation for diverse populations, and ultimately how we build better policy to more inclusively serve everyone around their healthcare needs.

Join me on this podcast series to not only be inspired by our leaders but also to get insight on how we can all take action.