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 | Executive Chairman, MemorialCare |
| Kati Bassler | California Federation of Teachers, Campaign Director |
| Stephanie Cline | Registered Respiratory Therapist, Kaiser Permanente |
| Hector Flores | Medical Director, Family Care Specialists Medical Group |
| Iftikhar Hussain | Chief Financial Officer, Salinas Valley Health |
| David Joyner | CEO, Hills Physicians Medical Group |
| Sean Kim | Vice President Practice & Professional Development, California Pharmacist Association |
| Travis Lakey | Chief Financial Officer, Mayers Memorial Hospital District |
| Tam Ma | Associate Vice President of Health Policy & Regulatory Affairs, University of CA Health |
| Amanda McAllister-Wallner | Executive Director, Health Access |
| Katrina Murray | Associate CMO, USC Care; Vice Chair Clinical Affairs, Dept Family Medicine, Keck Medicine of USC |
| Carolyn Nava | Senior Systems Change Advocate, Disability Action Center |
| Nancy Netherland | Senior Specialist, Family Voices of America |
| Mike Odeh | Senior Director of Health, Children Now |
| Janice O’Malley | Leg. Advocate, American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO |
| Magdalena Pruitt | Chief Medical Officer, Senior Vice President, AltaMed Health Services |
| Mike Rabourn | Assistant Director of Research, California Nurses Association/National Nurses United |
| Sumana Reddy | Family Physician, Acacia Family Medical Group |
| 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. |
| Manan Shah | Vice President & General Manager, Commercial Business, Elevance Health / Anthem Blue Cross of California |
| 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 Principal, Health & Benefits, Mercer |
| Michael Weiss | Vice President, Population Health, Children’s Hospital of Orange County |
Advisory Committee Meetings
Upcoming Meetings
Past Meetings
Past Meetings Archive
Advisory Committee Comment Submission
To submit public comment for these meetings, please email: ohca@hcai.ca.gov
Advisory Committee Membership
The Office of Health Care Affordability accepted submissions of interest for 2026 through March 31, 2026. The solicitation form will remain open to support consideration of candidates for future committee vacancies.