Romilla Batra

Romilla Batra, MD, MBA is a mom, wife, daughter and a seasoned physician executive who believes in value driven healthcare.

[Romilla Batra @batrar]

Increasing cost of medical utilization, declining reimbursement, change in risk model, declining stars, Part D changes and more headwinds for MA. Burning platform for organizations to scale, innovate and transform to create value. #MAforvalue.

[FierceHealthcare @FierceHealth]

.@tenethealth has a new $1B deal to sell four California hospitals to UCI Health and wrapped up a $2.4B sale of three S.C. hospitals to Novant Health. https://t.co/xJNS0yKFFd

[Commonwealth Fund @commonwealthfnd]

CMS announced government payments to #MedicareAdvantage plans in 2025 are expected to increase an average of 3.7% from 2024.

To understand how MA works, the issues around cost & value, and how to ensure plans provide effective & equitable care, read this:
https://t.co/eYpD7M7i0N

[Modern Healthcare @modrnhealthcr]

Insurers say higher expenses are squeezing the Medicare Advantage business. That has trickle-down effects on other segments of the healthcare industry. https://t.co/xUWq6Fgg66

[Romilla Batra @batrar]

Value based care has become a much used phrase. Great to hear CMS’ definition of VBC which has downstream impact on programs, benefits and care delivery . #valuebasedcare

[CMS Innovation Center @CMSinnovates]

#DYK that #valuebasedcare (VBC) is designed to best support your health goals? As Center Director @LizFowler_ announced at #hcvalueweek today, the Center’s new VBC Spotlight site is designed to help people better understand VBC and its positive impact: https://t.co/0D3xP88uwL

[Managed Healthcare @MHExecutive]

Romilla Batra, M.D., MBA, chief medical officer of @scanhealthplan and a professor of medicine at University of California, Irvine, says she was drawn to working for SCAN because “its mission resonated so strongly with me." #CSuite #CSuiteExecs
https://t.co/r5jQqrw9m2

[SCAN @SCANHealthPlan]

Communities are struggling to get homebound seniors vaccinated. SCAN’s in-home program eliminates the barriers that keep older adults from vaccination sites—and helps minimize hesitancy. Sharon Jhawar, SCAN chief pharmacy officer, explains: https://t.co/bVjFoIyjwU

[SCAN @SCANHealthPlan]

Join SCAN Chief Medical Officer @batrar & other healthcare leaders tomorrow for a candid conversation about how health plans are approaching advance care planning through diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Register today: https://t.co/LWBNbzd4jq

[Vivek Murthy @vivek_murthy]

Today, the US announced steps to support #India during its unprecedented wave of #COVID19 infections. It has been painful to watch the suffering and loss that so many have endured. The only way to address a global pandemic is global cooperation and mutual support.

[SCAN @SCANHealthPlan]

Thank you to @RalphsGrocery and all of our dedicated volunteers for their work on this event.
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[Romilla Batra @batrar]

Addressing the vaccine needs of this very vulnerable home bound population and doing so safely, is core to our mission at SCAN.

[SCAN @SCANHealthPlan]

Not everyone can get out to a mass vaccine site. So this morning, in partnership with @medarrive, SCAN began vaccinating vulnerable, homebound seniors in their homes. https://t.co/9f8LhXMExe

[Health Evolution @HealthEvolution]

Day 1 of #HEConfab is in the books. Here are some of the most memorable quotes from @SecMandyCohen, @LloydHDean, @LaurieZephyrin, @SacJai, @carrie_byington, @cdenisephd of @HenryFordNews, and @DrNwando of @Humana. https://t.co/Ka9wwi1GiP

[SCAN @SCANHealthPlan]

In 2020, we commissioned a mural at PanAm park in @LongBeachCity of our centenarian member, Alta Regalado. This weekend, she, her family & a few of our senior advocates—safely & vaccinated—celebrated her 102nd birthday at her mural. We were honored to celebrate with her!

[CALTCM @CALTCM]

CALTCM is proud to present the 19th Annual Leadership and Management in Geriatrics course on July 30 & 31.

Imagine the opportunity of having one of our faculty members be your personal mentor!

Today we proudly feature Dr. Romilla Batra.

https://t.co/Lig9W2OvfV

[PQA @PQAAlliance]

Our first general session will address Equity in Medication Use Quality. We’ll hear perspectives and experiences from a patient, @LillyPad and @scanhealthplan. Learn more and register today! https://t.co/nftjlF6aGm #HealthEquity

[Special Needs Plan Alliance @SNP_Alliance]

This morning we (virtually) passed the gavel frm founding board chair @LACareHealth CEO John Baackes to @scanhealthplan Sr. VP of Healthcare Services Eve Gelb. @phillic58 & the staff of the SNP Alliance are so grateful for John's vision & incredibly excited for Eve's leadership!

[Romilla Batra @batrar]

Pharmacists are one of the most trusted professionals esp for older adults. Yet there are not many geriatric pharmacy training programs. We @scanhealthplan are excited to partner with @ChapmanU & @providence in offering this unique program expanding the geriatric workforce.

[SCAN @SCANHealthPlan]

We’re excited to share our new managed care pharmacy residency, in partnership with @ChapmanU and @providence. Residents will have an opportunity to experience a unique ‘trifecta’ of geriatric managed care: insurance, provider & academics. Please share https://t.co/GiisBWVVPu

[Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA @sacjai]

Easy to talk about health equity. The management team at @scanhealthplan is putting its money where its mouth is.

We are tying our 2021 bonuses to whether we close gaps in medication adherence between Caucasian patients and African-American and Latino patients.

[Anjalee Khemlani @AnjKhem]

"People are going to look back at this time in history and we're going to be embarrassed...by the (health) inequities that we have...the poor quality of care that's delivered to so many people in this country," -@sacjai.

[SCAN @SCANHealthPlan]

The pandemic has revealed many inequities within healthcare & shined a much needed light on where it needs to improve. During an @AHIPCoverage webinar, our Chief Medical Officer @batrar shared SCAN’s equity work & focus on improved outcomes for seniors. https://t.co/SE4OUX0w6G.