No issue unified women across the U.S. more than what was at stake in the 2024 election – that is, whether the freedom to manage our own bodies and health continue to be stripped away. Women were on the ballot and women healthcare executives aimed to do something about it.
In the fall of 2024, during a heated presidential election cycle… Six women healthcare leaders came together around three key issues. The preservation of reproductive freedom, Medicare & Medicaid preservation, and having affordable health insurance. From there another 550 women executives signed their names openly to support the protection of these issues. Many of these leaders have worked across the aisle on deep healthcare issues and many are either currently or have in the past worked in the political sphere at the state and federal level.
And now it is 2025 with a new administration in the White House. Hear from the Women Healthcare Leaders for Progress (WHLP) founding members to understand the issues and why they remain important to Women and to Americans. Our hearts may be broken, but our resolve is not. As we celebrate Martin Luther King Day on the same day of the Inauguration, we wish to thank our departing President and Vice President for their service.
A great way to honor the legacy of Dr. King is to also wish for our incoming President great success in building a better country and a better world. That world includes the enduring support and preservation of the WHLP issues we care most about.
Founding Members of Women Healthcare Leaders for Progress:
Miriam Paramore, Founder & CEO, RXUtility & Health Tech Investor
Missy Krasner, Digital Health Investor, Former Amazon, Google, Box & Senior Advisor ONC/HHS, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)
Molly Coye, MD, Former Board Member, Aetna, AHA, Former Chief Innovation Officer, UCLA Health, Commissioner of Health NJ & CA State Department of Health Services
Audrey Mann Cronin, Advisor & Communications Expert to CEOs, Creator of Voice-Driven App, LikeSo: Your Personal Speech Coach
Laurie McGraw, EVP, Transcarent, Founder & Host Inspiring Women Pod, Former American Medical Association, Allscripts & IDX
Lori Evans Bernstein, 3X, VC-backed Founder in Women’s Health & Tech, Former Aetna Exec, Deputy Commissioner NYS Dept of Health & Senior Advisor, U.S. DHHS
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