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Heidi Hedberg

32:26 - 32:54

“In the RHCP regional meetings, care coordination came up across all 10 meetings. We see that there's a lot of gaps in that area, so we are leaning into that. And across the board from the EMS councils, the EMS medical directors, EMS agencies, there are resources to stabilize”
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Alaska News
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Alaska
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October 9, 2026

From the transcript

It's not gonna be the only 3 areas. It may change in the spring cycle, but if we are gonna start shifting our payment models, we need to get ready. In the RHCP regional meetings, care coordination came up across all 10 meetings. We see that there's a lot of gaps in that area, so we are leaning into that. And across the board from the EMS councils, the EMS medical directors, EMS agencies, there are resources to stabilize, to then get them to a position where they can operate in a different environment.

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