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Role of the Provider Advisory Council: The Provider Council, comprised of individuals who represent various health care professional interests, will provide guidance on issues pertinent to health care providers. They will provide significant input on health policy that impacts providers and patients, recommend outreach to the provider and the medical community, and encourage provider participation in public programs.

September 1, 2009
Agenda
Overview presentation

February 12, 2009
Agenda
Minutes
Statewide Clean Indoor Air Fact Sheet
Invitations for Board
LCC Studies Table of Contents
Medicaid Transformation Fact Sheet

December 2, 2008
Agenda
Minutes
Executive Summary for Tier 1 Recommendations
2009 Health Reform Recommendations
KHPA Honored by Institute for Health and Productivity Management
Standardized Stratification of Data for Reporting
Data Consortium Recommendations 2008 Advisory Councils 111008

September 4, 2008
Agenda
Minutes
Slides fo rAdvisory Councils
List of MCD Transformation Recommendations 8-15-08
Health Reform Panel Presentation - Final Grid
List Of LCC Studies
KHPA DRAFT Strat Plan
KS Medicaid Trans Summary

June 4,2008
Agenda
Minutes
2008 Legislative Session-At-A-Glance

December 12, 2007
Agenda
Minutes
KHPA Board 2007 Health Reform Recommendations (PPT)
KHPA Board 2007 Health Reform Recommendations Executive Summary (PDF)

September 12, 2007
Agenda
Minutes
KHPA Advisory Council Charter April 2007
Council Recommendations to the KHPA Board
Schramm Legislative Testimony Kansas Health Care Reform Study

August 15, 2007
Agenda
Minutes
Interim Report
State Health Reform: How to Fund a Statewide Health Insurance Exchange

July 31, 2007
Agenda
Minutes
Rising Health Care Costs, Prevention & Primary Care, and Personal Responsibility
Proposed agends for June, July, August, September
Policy Questions: Paying for Prevention and Primary Care and Promoting Personal Responsibility
15 Draft Policy Questions

June 27, 2007
Agenda
Minutes
Proposed Agendas for June, July, August, September
Draft Health Reform Plan Roadmap
15 Draft Policy Questions
Health Reform in Kansas: Draft Planning Timeline

May 2, 2007
Agenda
Minutes
SB 11 Summary
Health Reform Overview
Demographic Profile of Uninsured Kansans
Designing the SB 11 Premium Assistance Program
Draft Health Reform Grid
Policy Option: Continue with revised Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Pilot Project
Policy Option: Health Information Exchange Initiatives
Policy Option: Health Information Transparency for Consumers
Policy Option: Extension of Community Health Record Pilot Project
Policy Option: Improving Workplace Health & Wellness within the SEHP

April 4, 2007
Agenda
Minutes

General Information:
Summary of All Town Hall Meetings
Pittsburg Town Hall Meeting
Garden City Town Hall Meeting
HealthWave-Medicaid Fact Sheet
State Employee Health Benefits Plan Fact Sheet
Kansas Health Policy Authority List of Acronyms as of January 2007

Helpful Links:
A Blueprint for Universal Health Insurance Coverage in New York
National Health Policy Forum
National Committee for Quality Assurance
The State Coverage Initiatives (SCI) Program
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities – Coverage of Parents Helps Children, Too
The Access Project: Losing Ground – Eroding Health Insurance Coverage Leaves Kansas Farmers with Medical Debt
New York Times - Small Business' Premiums Soar After Illness
2007 Legislative Conference Committee Report Briefs
Mercer State of Kansas Uninsured Report
Aiming Higher: Results from a State Scorecard on Health System Performance
American Academy of Pediatrics: The Medical Home
The Medical Home, Access to Care, and Insurance: A Review of Evidence
Access for Low-income Children: Is Health Insurance Enough?

MEMBERS

Member Biographies

Dr. Janet Williams, Overland Park, Chair
President, communityworksinc.

Susan Bumsted, Wichita
Director of Behavioral Health, Via Christi Regional Medical Center

Dr. Allen Greiner, Kansas City
Associate Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center School of Medicine

Amy Hoch-Altwegg, Abilene
Executive Director, Memorial Health System

Dr. Kevin Hoppock, Wichita
Family Physician

David Johnson, Lawrence
CEO, Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center

William Mahoney, Parsons
President and CEO, Labette County Medical Center

Dr. Christopher Majors, Wichita
Dentist

Dr. Mike Malone, Topeka
Private Optometry Practice

Dr. Richard Medinger, Topeka
Retired, Radiology-Physician Provider at the Marian Clinic

Jane O’Bryan, Frontenac
Marketing Director, Oakview Estates Assisted Living

Randall Peterson, Wichita
Senior Vice President, Regional Operations, Via Christi Health System

David Sanford, Wichita
CEO, GraceMed Health Clinic, Inc.

Mike Schrader, Topeka
CEO, St. Frances Health Center

Elaine Schwartz, Topeka
Executive Director, Kansas Public Health Association

Brandon Smith- Ziph
Administrator, Lexington Park Nursing and Post Sub-Acute Facility

Peter Stern, Topeka
Executive Director, Kansas Independent Pharmacy Service Corporation