Presented by Mike Souza, president, Hospital Association of Rhode Island
The 2016 election will having a lasting impact on our industry and our work as healthcare marketers and communicators. This webinar will shed light on many of the questions facing our industry:
Will the ACA be repealed?
What changes are expected for Medicaid?
What actions will be taken by the lame duck Congress?
How does our industry reverse direction on the work toward reform and transformation?
Who will be leading key health agencies under the Trump Administration?
What healthcare issues will be addressed by the new Congress?
How does this impact the bottom-line of your organization?
Mike Souza
Michael Souza was named president of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island (HARI) in 2014. He previously served as senior vice president and vice president of finance.
As president, Souza oversees day-to-day operations of the association and directs member services. He also leads HARI's federal relations efforts.
Souza joined HARI in 2009 from Signature Healthcare in Brockton, MA, where he served as corporate controller and was responsible for the accounting, reporting and control functions of the corporation's various entities. He also served as director of financial planning at Landmark Medical Center and oversaw the budget, reimbursement, decision support and financial analysis functions of the hospital.
Souza was awarded a Master of Science management degree by Bridgewater State College. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in humanities and social sciences from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) has awarded him the certification of fellow.
