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
Joan Allen
Barry Arbuckle
Aliza Arjoyan
Kati Bassler
Stephanie Cline
Carmen Comsti
Adam Dougherty
Parker Duncan Diaz
Hector Flores
Stacey Hrountas
David Joyner
Tam Ma
Carolyn Nava
Mike Odeh
Janice O’Malley
Marielle Reataza
Sumana Reddy
Yolanda Richardson
Cristina Rodriguez
Kiran Savage-Sangwan
Andrew See
Stephen Shortell
Sarah Soroken
Ken Stuart
Suzanne Usaj
Rene Williams
Abbie Yant
Government Relations Advocate, SEIU United Healthcare Workers West
President and CEO, MemorialCare
Sr. Vice President of Provider Partnerships & Network Management, Blue Shield of CA
President, California Federation of Teachers, Salinas Valley
Registered Respiratory Therapist, Kaiser Permanente
Lead Regulatory Policy Specialist, CA Nurses Association & National Nurses United
Emergency Physician, Vituity
Clinician Lead, Santa Rosa Community Health
Medical Director, Family Care Specialists Medical Group
CEO, Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Centers
CEO, Hills Physicians Medical Group
Associate Vice President of Health Policy & Regulatory Affairs, University of CA Health
Senior Systems Change Advocate, Disability Action Center
Senior Director of Health, Children Now
Leg. Advocate, American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
Executive Director, National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse
President, Acacia Family Medical Group and California Medical Director, Aledade
Chief Executive Director, San Francisco Health Plan
Physician Assistant, Altura Centers for Health
Executive Director, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
Senior Vice President, Chief Actuary, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
Professor, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Mental Health Clinician, Licensed, Solano County Mental Health
Chairman, California Health Care Coalition
Senior Director, Total Rewards, The Wonderful Company LLC
Vice President of Operations, United American Indian Involvement
Executive Director, San Francisco Health Service System
2024 Advisory Committee Meetings
January 23
March 19- Rescheduled from April 23
May 14- Rescheduled from June 27
October 30- Rescheduled from September 26
2023 Advisory Committee Meeting Archive
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.