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December 2008

Joint Meeting of House appropriations and Senate Ways and Means Committees, December 1, 2008

Testimony: Kansas Health Policy Authority Current Year Reduction Proposal - By Marcia Nielsen, PhD, MPH Executive Director Kansas Health Policy
Testimony: Kansas Medicaid Pharmacy Review and Recommendations - Andy Allison, PhD Medicaid Director and Deputy Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

November 2008

Joint Committee on Health Policy Oversight, November 21, 2008

Testimony: Chronic Disease Management Update - By Marcia Nielsen, PhD, MPH Executive Director Kansas Health Policy

Testimony: HealthWave Update - Andy Allison, PhD Medicaid Director and Deputy Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

Joint Committee on Health Policy Oversight, November 20, 2008

Testimony: Joint Committee on Health Policy Oversight: Health Reform 2009 - By Marcia Nielsen, PhD, MPH Executive Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

Testimony: Data Consortium: Leveraging Kansas health data to advance health reform via data-driven policy - By Hareesh Mavoori, PhD, MBA Director, Data Policy & Evaluation KHPA Kansas Health Policy Authority

Testimony: Summary of 2008 Medicaid Transformation - Andy Allison, PhD Medicaid Director and Deputy Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

Joint Committee on Health Policy Oversight Study on Bariatric Surgery for the Morbidly Obese

Kansas Health Policy Authority’s 2008 Highlights - Joe Tilghman, Chairperson, Kansas Health Policy Authority Board

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Legislative Budget Committee, November 20, 2008
Testimony: Mental Health Management for the Budget Committee - By Andrew Allison, PhD Medicaid Director and Deputy Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

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October 2008

Funding for Graduate Medical Education (GME), October 21, 2008
Testimony: Physician Workforce and Accreditation Task Force - By Andrew Allison, PhD Deputy Director/Medicaid Director

Joint Committee on Information Technology, October 07, 2008
Testimony: Data Analytic Interface, Document Imaging System, Online Application System - By Andrew Allison, PhD Deputy Director/Medicaid Director and Hareesh Mavoori, PhD Data Policy and Evaluation Director

September 2008

Legislative Budget Committee, September 19, 2008
Testimony: Slide Presentation, Kansas Reform of Targeted Case Management - By Andrew Allison, PhD Medicaid Director and Deputy Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

August 2008

Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services Oversight, August 27, 2008:
Testimony: Slide Presentation – by Andrew Allison, Ph.D., Medicaid Director and Deputy Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

Joint Oversight Committee on Health Policy, August 14th:
Testimony: Slide Presentation - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH,
Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

KHPA Recommended Authorship for 20 LCC Requested Studies -
by Dr. Barb Langner, Director of Policy

Overview of State Employee Health Plan - by Doug Farmer, Director, State Employee Health Plan Benefits

April 2008

Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, April 3, 2008:
Testimony: Safety Net Clinics - Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH,
Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

March 2008

Senate Ways and Means Committee, March 24th:
Testimony: Senate Bill 660 - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH,
Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Senate Health Care Strategies Committee, March 17th:
Testimony: Senate Concurrent Resolution 1618, Kansas Health Care System
- by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

House Appropriations Committee, March 14th:
- by Scott Brunner, Chief Financial Officer of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

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Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, March 13th:
Testimony: Senate Bill 511, Study for Coverage on Bariatric Surgery - by Andrew Allison, Ph.D.,
Deputy Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Senate Ways and Means Sub Committee, March 12th:
Handout: Options for Expanding Health Insurance FY 2009 - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH,
Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Senate Ways and Means Sub Committee on KHPA, March 11th:
Testimony on Agency/Budget - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH,
Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

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House Health and Human Services Subcommittee, March 6th:
Testimony on KHPA Health Reform - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

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February 2008

Senate Financial Institutions & Insurance Committee, February 26th:
SB 629 - Coverage for Routine Care Associated with Cancer Clinical Trials - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

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House Health and Human Services Committee , February 18th:
Testimony on Health Reform - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Senate Health Care Strategies, February 18th:
Testimony on SB 541 - by Andrew Allison, Ph.D., Deputy Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, February 18th:
Testimony on SB 540 - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 12th:
Testimony on SB 493 - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

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House Social Service Budget Committee, February 11th:
Testimony: KHPA Agency and Budget Overview - by Scott Brunner, Chief Financial Officer

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House Taxation Committee, February 7th:
Testimony on HB 2737, Increase in Tobacco User Fee - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

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Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, February 6th:
SB 511 - Study on Coverage for Bariatric Surgery - by Andrew Allison, Ph.D. Deputy Director/Medicaid Director

Senate Ways and Means Committee, February 5th:
SB 456 - Written Testimony - by Robin Kempf, Inspector General - Kansas Health Policy Authority

January 2008

Senate Ways and Means Committee, January 31st:
HB 2578: Utilization of Unused Medications Act - by Barbara Langner, Ph.D., Director of Policy

House Appropriations Committee, January 30th:
Deferrals and Documentation - by Andrew Allison, Ph.D. Deputy Director/Medicaid Director

Senate Health Care Strategies Committee, January 29th:
Health Insurance Connector - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

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Senate Health Care Strategies Committee, January 28th:
Premium Assistance - by Andrew Allison, Ph.D. Deputy Director/Medicaid Director

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Senate Ways and Means Committee, January 28th:
KHPA Budget Overview and Prescription Drug Authorization for Senate Ways and Means Committee - by Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

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Senate Joint Caucus, January 23rd:
2007 KHPA Health Reform Recommendations - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Public Health and Welfare Committee, January 17th:
Coverage of Bariatric Surgery in the State Employee Health Plan and Medicaid - by Andrew Allison, Ph.D. Deputy Director/Medicaid Director

House Appropriations Committee, January 16th:
KHPA Testimony to the House Appropriations Committee - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

Senate Ways and Means Committee, January 16th:
KHPA Agency Overview for Senate Ways and Means - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD. MPH, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

 

 

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