Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee

Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee

Medical Care Advisory Committee

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Mission and Purpose
Authority
Bylaws
Membership
Membership Roster
Contact

Mission and Purpose

The Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee improves and maintains the quality of the HealthChoice Program by assisting the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene with the implementation, operation and evaluation of the Program.

Authority

The Medical Care Advisory Committee operates in accordance with 42 CFR 431.12 (Code of Federal Regulations) and was reconstituted as the Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee under section 15-103 (a) (27) (1) of the Annotated Code of Maryland in July 1996.

Bylaws

The bylaws for the Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee were created in June 2001 and are reviewed on an as needed basis. (Link to Bylaws)

Membership

There are twenty-eight members on the Committee that include: consumers and advocates for the Medicaid population; senators and delegates from the Maryland General Assembly; providers who are familiar with the medical needs of low-income population groups; hospital representatives; representatives of the Maryland Health Care Commission and the Maryland Association of County Health Officers. Members are appointed for four-year terms. Appointments are made on a staggered basis by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Membership Roster

The Hon. C. Anthony Muse	Maryland State Senate
Ms. Grace Williams	Parent of Special Needs Consumers
Ms. Kathleen Loughran	Amerigroup, MCO
Mr. Floyd Hartley	Cross Disabilites Rights Coalition/Consumer
Mr. Adam Brickner	Baltimore Substance Abuse System
Ms. Lori Doyle	Mosaic Community Services
Winifred Booker, D.D.S.	Pediatric Dentist/Private Practice
Mr. Kevin McGuire, Ex-Officio	DHR, Family Investment Administration
Virginia Keane, M.D.	Pediatrician/University of Maryland
The Hon. Delores G. Kelley	Maryland State Senate
Mr. Kevin Lindamood	Health Care for the Homeless
The Hon. Robert Costa	Maryland House of Delegates
Ms. Christine Bailey	Parent of Special Needs Consumer
Ms. Ann Rasenberger	Care Management Strategies
Mr. Miguel McInnis	Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers
Rex Cowdry, M.D., Ex-Officio	Maryland Health Care Commission
The Hon. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam	Maryland House of Delegates
Ms. Tyan Williams	Consumer
Mr. Peter Perini	Perini Health Care Group
Ulder Tillman, M.D., Ex-Officio	Health Officer’s Association
Mr. Stephen Wienner	Pharmacist
Mr. Sheldon Stein	Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
The Hon. Eric Bromwell	Maryland House of Delegates
Charles I. Shubin, M.D.	American Academy of Pediatrics
Mr. David Ward	Future Home Foundation
Ms. Michele Douglas	Ciekot and Elliot
Charles Moore, M.D.	Monumental City Medical Society
Ms. Patricia Arzuaga	Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.

Contact

Ms. Carrol Barnes

Office (410) 767-5647

Fax (410) 333-7505

barnesc@dhmh.state.md.us