Lauren founded NourishedRx to support health plans and at-risk providers’ efforts to address the most actionable and critical non-clinical needs of their members and patients – nutrition and social isolation.
Prior to NourishedRx, Lauren was a senior leader in the Strategy practice at Leavitt Partners, a “Health Intelligence'' firm founded by former Secretary of Health and Human Services, Michael Leavitt. Lauren served as Corporate Director of Oxford Health Plans, where she led Oxford’s Medicare business.
Lauren is co-chair of the United States of Care, Entrepreneurs Council. Lauren is also a Board Member at Village Health Works, a healthcare organization that addresses the root causes of illness, poverty and neglect in Burundi, Africa. She has served as the Acting Executive Director of Village Health Works, as well as the Chair of the Kigutu Hospital Development Committee. She was faculty at Singularity University’s Exponential Medicine 2016 conference – addressing the potential of technology to democratize healthcare in the developing world.
Lauren grew up in Baltimore, MD. She received her BA from the University of Virginia and her Master’s in Public Health from the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
During his time in Congress, Patrick J. Kennedy co-authored the landmark Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (Federal Parity Law), which requires insurers to cover treatment for mental health and substance use disorders no more restrictively than treatment for illnesses of the body, such as diabetes and cancer. In 2013, he founded The Kennedy Forum, a nonprofit that unites advocates, business leaders, and government agencies to advance evidence-based practices, policies, and programming in mental health and addiction. In 2015, Kennedy co-authored the New York Times Bestseller, “A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction,” which details a bold plan for the future of mental health care in America. In 2023, Kennedy called for leaders to achieve 90/90/90 by 2033: 90% of all individuals will be screened for mental health and substance use disorders; 90% of those needing care will be able to receive evidence-based treatment; 90% of those receiving treatment will be able to manage their symptoms in recovery. Kennedy’s second co- authored book “Profiles in Mental Health Courage” released April 2024 delves into the compelling stories of a diverse group of Americans who have struggled with their mental health– many of whom are sharing their stories for the first time.
Kennedy is also the co-founder of One Mind, an organization that pushes for greater global investment in brain research and co-founder of Psych Hub, the most comprehensive online learning platform on mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention topics in the world. In 2024, as a further evolution of his mental health and addiction advocacy Patrick joined the nationally-recognized Washington DC health care policy consulting firm focused on federal and state regulatory and legislative policy, Healthsperien.
Dr. Yvette LeFebvre is a physician executive and population health leader with extensive experience across value-based care, home-based care, Medicare Advantage, utilization management, and clinical quality. Her work has focused on designing and scaling high-impact care models for medically complex and vulnerable populations, with a particular emphasis on health equity and outcomes improvement.
She most recently served as Chief Medical Officer for Home-Based Care at Evernorth Health Services, where she was responsible for clinical strategy, quality performance, and operational execution across a national portfolio of home-based programs, including in-home primary care, post-acute care, health risk services, durable medical equipment, and sleep services. In this role, she led large, distributed clinical teams and partnered closely with operations, analytics, product, and technology leaders to improve care delivery, utilization, and financial performance.
Prior to Evernorth, Dr. LeFebvre held senior medical leadership roles at Anthem and eviCore Healthcare, where she focused on Medicare Advantage, post-acute care, utilization management, and physician leadership development. Earlier in her career, she practiced emergency medicine and urgent care, bringing frontline clinical experience to her later leadership roles.
Dr. LeFebvre is board certified in Emergency Medicine and holds a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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