Health Care Affordability Advisory Committee
The Health Care Affordability Advisory Committee provides input on a range of topics, including: a statewide health care spending target and specific targets by health care sector and geographic region; the methodology for setting spending targets and adjustment factors to modify targets when appropriate; definitions of health care sectors; benchmarks for primary care and behavioral health spending; statewide goals for the adoption of alternative payment models and standards; quality and equity metrics; standards to advance the stability of the health care workforce; and other areas requested by the board or the office.
Advisory Committee Members
| Name | Title/Organization |
|---|---|
| Joan Allen | Government Relations Advocate, SEIU United Healthcare Workers West |
| Barry Arbuckle | President and CEO, MemorialCare |
| Aliza Arjoyan | Sr. Vice President of Provider Partnerships & Network Management, Blue Shield of CA |
| Kati Bassler | President, California Federation of Teachers, Salinas Valley |
| Stephanie Cline | Registered Respiratory Therapist, Kaiser Permanente |
| Carmen Comsti | Lead Regulatory Policy Specialist, CA Nurses Association & National Nurses United |
| Adam Dougherty | Emergency Physician, Vituity |
| Parker Duncan Diaz | Clinician Lead, Santa Rosa Community Health |
| Hector Flores | Medical Director, Family Care Specialists Medical Group |
| Stacey Hrountas | CEO, Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Centers |
| David Joyner | CEO, Hills Physicians Medical Group |
| Travis Lakey | Chief Financial Officer, Mayers Memorial Hospital District |
| Tam Ma | Associate Vice President of Health Policy & Regulatory Affairs, University of CA Health |
| Carolyn Nava | Senior Systems Change Advocate, Disability Action Center |
| Mike Odeh | Senior Director of Health, Children Now |
| Janice O’Malley | Leg. Advocate, American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO |
| Marielle Reataza | Executive Director, National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse |
| Sumana Reddy | President, Acacia Family Medical Group and California Medical Director, Aledade |
| Yolanda Richardson | Chief Executive Director, San Francisco Health Plan |
| Cristina Rodriguez | Physician Assistant, Altura Centers for Health |
| Kiran Savage-Sangwan | Executive Director, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network |
| Andrew See | Senior Vice President, Chief Actuary, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. |
| Stephen Shortell | Professor, UC Berkeley School of Public Health |
| Sarah Soroken | Mental Health Clinician, Licensed, Solano County Mental Health |
| Ken Stuart | Chairman, California Health Care Coalition |
| Suzanne Usaj | Senior Director, Total Rewards, The Wonderful Company LLC |
| Rene Williams | Vice President of Operations, United American Indian Involvement |
| Abbie Yant | Executive Director, San Francisco Health Service System |
Advisory Committee Meetings
Upcoming Meetings
Past Meetings Archive
2024
2023
Advisory Committee Comment Submission
To submit public comment for these meetings, please email: ohca@hcai.ca.gov
Advisory Committee Membership
Advisory Committee membership is solicited annually from January – March, or as needed to fill vacancies.