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KHPA Home - Legislative Information - Testimony - 2009

November 2009

HCBS Oversight Committee

Update on HIT/HIE – Doug Farmer, KHPA Deputy Director

October 2009

House Appropriations Committee. October 12, 2009

Nursing Home Provider Tax – Joe Tilghman, KHPA Board Chairman

FY 2010-2011 Budget Update – Doug Farmer, KHPA Deputy Director

August 2009

House Appropriations Committee, August 24, 2009

Update on Impact of Changes in FY 2010 Budget - Doug Farmer, Deputy Director and SEHBP Director

July 2009

Legislative Budget Committee, July 20, 2009

Update on Impact of Changes in FY 2010 Budget - Dr. Andrew Allison, KHPA Executive Director

June 2009

Joint Committee on Health Policy Oversight, June 12, 2009

Update from the Kansas Health Policy Authority: Impact of FY 2010 Budget Decisions - Dr. Andrew Allison, KHPA Acting Executive Director

March 2009

House Health and Human Services Committee, March 12, 2009

ARRA Fact Sheet

House Social Services Committee, March 3, 2009

Fact Sheet: Governor’s Budget Recommendations INCLUDING Federal Stimulus Funding (through ARRA)

Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, March 2, 2009
Testimony: HIT/HIE & Medical Home Model: Kansas HI TECH Plan - By Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handouts

Kansas HITECH Plan

ARRA Health Provisions

ARRA Fact Sheet

February 2009

Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee, February 25, 2009
Testimony: SB 141 - By Joe Tilghman, Chair Kansas Health Policy Authority Board

Handout

Program Integrity Chart

Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, February 24, 2009
Testimony: Update on 2008 Medicaid Transformation - By Andy Allison, PhD, Medicaid Director and Deputy Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee, February 18, 2009
Testimony: Senate W&M subcom budget reduc letter - By Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handouts:

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Fact Sheet

House Health and Human Services Committee, February 16, 2009
Written Testimony: HB 2275 – drug screening

House Vision 2020 Committee, February 16, 2009
Testimony: HIT/HIE, Medical Homes and Telemedicine - By Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handouts:

Development of the Kansas Medical Home Model

HIT for Economic and Clinical Health Act

Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee, February 6, 2009
Testimony: KHPA Agency Overview Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee on KHPA - By Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handouts:

Analysis of Pending Federal Stimulus Package

Medicaid Transformation Fact Sheet

Governors Budget Recommendations Fact Sheet

FMAP Proposal Letter

House Insurance Committee, February 5, 2009
Testimony: HB 2075 – Coverage for Colorectal Cancer Screening - By Doug Farmer, Director State Employee Health Benefits Plan Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handout:

Current Enrollment by Age

House Social Services Budget Committee, February 3, 2009
Testimony: Medicaid Spending on the Aged and Disabled - By Andy Allison, PhD, Medicaid Director and Deputy Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

House Social Services Budget Committee, February 2, 2009
Testimony: Kansas Medicaid Pharmacy Review and Recommendations - By Andy Allison, PhD, Medicaid Director and Deputy Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, February 2, 2009
Testimony: SB 511 – Study on Coverage for Bariatric Surgery - By Doug Farmer, Director State Employee Health Benefits Plan Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handout:

KHPA Report on Coverage of Bariatric Surgery State Employees Health Plan

January 2009

Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, January 27, 2009
Research on Clean Indoor Air Initiatives - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handouts:

Statewide Clean Indoor Air Fact Sheet

Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, January 26, 2009
Testimony: Cardiac Transplant Coverage in Medicaid - By Barbara Langner, PhD. Policy Director, Kansas Health Policy Authority

House Health and Human Services Committee, January 22, 2009
Testimony: KHPA Agency Overview - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handouts:

Governor's Budget Recommendations Fact Sheet

Medicaid Transformation Fact Sheet

Acronyms Table

House Appropriations Committee, January 21, 2009
Testimony on the Governor’s Budget Recommendations - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

Governor's Budget Recommendations Fact Sheet

Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, January 20, 2009
Testimony: Chronic Disease Management Update -  By Barbara Langner, PhD. Policy Director, Kansas Health Policy Authority

Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, January 15, 2009
House Financial Institution and Insurance: SB 511 – Study in Coverage for Bariatric Surgery - by Doug Farmer, Director State Employee Health Benefits Plan Kansas Health Policy Authority

KHPA Report on Coverage of Bariatric Surgery State Employees Health Plan - by Doug Farmer, Director State Employee Health Benefits Plan Kansas Health Policy Authority

House Appropriations Committee, January 15, 2009
Testimony on Governor's Budget Recommendations - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, January 14, 2009
Testimony on: Response to LPA Audit - By Andy Allison, PhD, Medicaid Director and Deputy Director Kansas Health Policy Authority

Handouts:

KHPA Program Integrity Activities

Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, January 13, 2009

Testimony: KHPA 2009 Health Reform Recommendations - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director Kansas Health Policy

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

Testimony: Kansas Health Policy Authority 2008 Highlights - by Joe Tilghman, Chair Kansas Health Policy Authority Board

 

 

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