Centene's Health Net Collaborates with Futuro Health on Strengthening Rural Workforce

This initiative enables Health Net’s network of clinics, health centers and medical groups to cultivate local development of allied health workers who reflect the communities they serve. Health Net’s extensive network of 85,000 providers deliver care to over three million members throughout California.

Futuro Health CEO Highlights Workforce Solutions at G7 Canada

Van Ton-Quinlivan, CEO of Futuro Health, contributed U.S. workforce development expertise to the global stage at the G7 Canada Brain Economy Summit (CBES) in Alberta, Calgary. The summit convened international leaders from government, academia, business, and civil society to address the rising global imperative of strengthening “brain capital”—a term referring to the combined value of brain health and brain skills—as a key pillar of economic resilience and innovation.

Ton-Quinlivan spoke on the Gaming and Gambling Policy panel that addressed the "brain negative" impacts of Problem Gambling (PG). See our latest blog below.

Our Latest Blog: The Hidden Crisis in Behavioral Health: Gambling and the Workforce We Need

By: Van Ton-Quinlivan, CEO, Futuro Health

The U.S. is in the midst of a deepening mental and behavioral health crisis, with soaring rates of anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. But there’s a rising threat that’s often left out of the conversation as I have learned from my recent G7 Canada Brain Economy Summit participation: gambling addiction.

What was once limited to casinos is now as close as your smartphone. Americans are wagering nearly $1 billion a day on platforms like DraftKings and FanDuel. In 2024 alone, U.S. bettors spent an estimated $150 billion—a number driven higher by aggressive advertising and legalized sports betting in 39 states and D.C.

This surge is not without consequences. An estimated 2 to 4 million Americans will experience gambling disorder in their lifetime. One in six problem gamblers will attempt suicide. In Texas, despite strict gambling laws, calls to 1-800-GAMBLER are second only to California. In Pennsylvania, residents lost $238 million to online casinos in a single month.

Jarmin Yeh, Institute for Health and Aging at University of California, San Francisco

Episode #109: Making the Future A Better Place to Grow Old

Eleven thousand people turn sixty-five every day in the US, a pace which is continuing to intensify the challenges of providing adequate care for seniors. On this episode of WorkforceRx we're going to learn what this means for the quality of life of the elderly population -- especially for those with dementia and their caregivers -- from Jarmin Yeh, associate professor in the Institute for Health and Aging in the School of Nursing at University of California, San Francisco. “There is a big gap between what people desire and what services and programs are available and accessible in two ways: physically accessible, but also accessible from the standpoint of language, being culturally inclusive, and accommodating to the different needs that an older adult may have,” she explains. Closing that gap, Yeh says, requires a collective approach that includes policy makers, municipal planners, caregivers, care recipients and community members at large, all focused on creating the age-friendly built environment and opportunities for social connection that seniors need to thrive. Join Futuro Health CEO Van Ton-Quinlivan for an in-depth look at those issues, plus promising workforce training programs for direct care workers, efforts to boost community-wide awareness of the signs of dementia, and small adaptations in the home that can enhance comfort and safety for seniors.