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What is the MAC?
The Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC) is a federally-mandated body which advises the Oregon Health Policy Commission, the Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research and the Department of Human Services on the operation of Oregon’s Medicaid program, including the Oregon Health Plan. The MAC develops policy recommendations at the request of the Governor and the Legislature. For more information please contact Nicole Merrithew.
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Membership Roster
Carole Romm, Co-Chair
Central City Concern
Jim Russell, MSW, Co-Chair
Mid Valley Behavioral Health
Ella Booth, MBA, PhD
Center for Ethics in Health Care
OHSU
Kelley Kaiser, CEO
Intercommunity Health Network
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Michael Shirtcliff, DMD
The Advantage Community
Dick Stenson
Tuality Health Alliance
Thomas Turek, MD
Retired OMAP Medical Director
Practicing Physician
Ellen Gradison
Attorney, Oregon Law Center
Rick Wopat, MD
Samaritan Health Physicians
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Next Meeting
NO MEETING IN AUGUST
September 23, 2009
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: Oregon State Library
Address: 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
Oral Health Access
Between June and November 2008, the Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC) discussed oral health access issues and gathered input from 13 interested groups and stakeholders including: the Division of Medical Assistance Programs representatives, consumer advocates, dental insurance plans and Dental Care Organizations, Oregon Health Plan Fully-Capitated Health Plans, Department of Human Services Public Health, Oregon Office of Rural Health, Oregon Child Development Coalition (Head Start focused), a rural practicing dentist, Oregon Dental Association, Oregon Dental Hygienists’ Association, and the Oregon Board of Dentistry. The Committee was also given research on state level, dental health status vital statistics, primary care dental capacity, and a national report on oral health access. Feedback from these groups, as well as, current research helped to define recommendations the MAC submitted to the Director of the Oregon Department of Human Services on March 31, 2009.
Covering Kids
In February 2006, Governor Kulongoski requested that the Medicaid Advisory Committee work with the Oregon Health Policy Commission and the Health Services Commission to produce a set of policy recommendations for maximizing new and existing resources to ensure that all of Oregon's children have access to health care. These recommendations will support the development of the Governor's 2007-2009 recommended budget and the development of Oregon's revised Medicaid demonstration waivers. The MAC held community meetings across Oregon in April and May to talk with stakeholders and citizens about the best way to improve children's access to health care services.
The Committee submitted its recommendations to the Governor's Office on May 18, 2006 and will work with the Oregon Health Policy Commission and the Health Services Commission in the coming months as those bodies develop recommendations for improved access to health care for all Oregonians.
Over the next 18 months, the MAC will address such issues as chronic care management, expanded health coverage for parents, long-term care, health disparities, and Medicaid financing options.
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| Meeting Minutes and Agendas |
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July 22, 2009
Minutes (pdf)
June 24, 2009
May 27, 2009
April 22, 2009
March 25, 2009
February 25, 2009
January 28, 2009
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