Dr. Ellis is the chair of the Government Affairs Committee of the California Urgent Care Association (CalUCA) and leads state efforts to influence legislation and regulation.  Learn how he got started, what the key issues are, what they've...

Dr. Halpert is the co-chair of the Government Affairs Committee of the Northeast Regional Urgent Care Association (NERUCA) and has over a decade of experience influencing state legislation and regulation.  Learn how this got started, meet ...

UCA's Advocacy efforts recently achieved a milestone - inclusion of Urgent Care in the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule publication issued by CMS.  This episode goes into more details about what that means, why it's important, what hap...

This episode goes into the details of what it takes to make things happen in state legislation and regulations, through the experience of Christopher Nugent, MBA, CRA, RT(R)(CT).  Chris has been instrumental in the work of UCA member coali...

Brandon Robertson is the Founder and CEO of UCP Merchant Medicine and Intellivisit Solutions and is a candidate for the Urgent Care Association Board of Directors in 2024.

Stephanie Bond is the Practice Administrator at Intermountain Health and a candidate for the Urgent Care Association Board of Directors in 2024.

Boyd Faust is the Chief Strategy Officer at GoHealth and a candidate for the Urgent Care Association Board of Directors in 2024.

Derek Newell is the Chief Executive Officer of NextCare  and is a candidate for the Urgent Care Association Board of Directors in 2024.

Rachel Sossoman is the President and CEO of Mercy Urgent Care and Occupational Medicine and is a candidate for the Urgent Care Association Board of Directors in 2024.

Dr. Jeff Schor is the founder and former CEO of PM Pediatrics and a candidate for the Board of Directors for the Urgent Care Association in 2024.

Eric Zimmerman leads UCA's lobbying team at McDermott+ in Washington, D.C.  McDermott+ serves the health industry exclusively, and their team of lawyers, physicians, policy professionals, data analysts and Capitol Hill/government agency ve...

Selena and Lou Ellen discuss UCA's advocacy strategy and tactics:  how we got here, what progress we've made, lessons learned and insights gained, and what everyone who works in urgent care (or just loves and believes in it) can be doing t...

UCA Chief Executive Officer Lou Ellen Horwitz provides an update on Urgent Care Advocacy and the next steps, both as an organization and an industry.

Since the founding of the Urgent Care Association, it's been governed by a democratically elected Board of Directors.  So, every year, UCA members elect a new class of directors to the Board.  In the next few episodes of the podcast y...

Since the founding of the Urgent Care Association, it's been governed by a democratically elected Board of Directors.  So, every year, UCA members elect a new class of directors to the Board.  In the next few episodes of the podcast y...

Since the founding of the Urgent Care Association, it’s been governed by a democratically elected Board of Directors.  So, every year, UCA members elect a new class of directors to the Board.  In the next few episodes of the podcast y...

Since the founding of the Urgent Care Association, it’s been governed by a democratically elected Board of Directors.  So, every year, UCA members elect a new class of directors to the Board.  In the next few episodes of the podcast y...

Since the founding of the Urgent Care Association, it's been governed by a democratically elected Board of Directors.  So, every year, UCA members elect a new class of directors to the Board.  In the next few episodes of the podcast y...

Dr. Cassandra Donnelly talks about her personal journey shifting from Emergency and Disaster Medicine to Urgent Care, her path to leadership and why diversity work is not a trend, but good business.

Dr. Max Lebow is Medical Director of Reliant Immediate Care Medical Group and the President of the Board of Directors of the Urgent Care Association. Trained and board certified in emergency medicine and occupational medicine, he shares how he ...

Stan Blaylock has been CEO of Physicians Immediate Care for the last decade, shepherding the organization through growth and change in multiple markets.  Listen in as he shares his unique perspective - informed by his prior experience in p...

Catherine Matthews, owner and CEO of Lansing Urgent Care, came into urgent care from General Electric - and the background she brought with her strongly influenced how she runs her centers.   The way she rotates her team and "manages" each...

Dr. Aaron Bright is one of the most humble people I know - but his pride in the outcome his team's  ironclad dedication to quality is inspiring.   UCA has partnered with Aaron's company - Hippo Education - to bring the best of urgent ...

Suzanne has gone from CEO roles in large health systems into the deep end of urgent care – after a hard sell.  Her high-level perspective on how to lead across diverse geographies, the importance of model standardization, attracting/retain...

Lynne Rosen has grown and developed more successful companies than you - I almost guarantee it.  Hear how she earned her stripes, what she learned along the way, how she ended up in urgent care, and where she thinks it's going.