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 |
| Kati Bassler | President, California Federation of Teachers, Salinas Valley |
| Stephanie Cline | Registered Respiratory Therapist, Kaiser Permanente |
| Carmen Comsti | Assistant Director of Government Relations, CA Nurses Association & National Nurses United |
| Adam Dougherty | Emergency Physician, Vituity |
| Hector Flores | Medical Director, Family Care Specialists Medical Group |
| Stacey Hrountas | CEO, Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Centers |
| Iftikhar Hussain | Chief Financial Officer, San Francisco Health Service System |
| 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 |
| Amanda McAllister-Wallner | Executive Director, Health Access |
| 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 Allied for Substance Awareness & Harm Reduction |
| Sumana Reddy | President, Acacia Family Medical Group and Family Doctor, Aledade |
| 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 Director, Total Rewards, The Wonderful Company LLC |
| Michael Weiss | Vice President, Population Health, Children’s Hospital of Orange County |
Advisory Committee Meetings
Upcoming 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 is currently seeking a health care payer perspective for membership in the Health Care Affordability Advisory Committee. If interested, please complete the solicitation form by November 30, 2025.
This solicitation will fill one vacancy.
The selected member will serve a 6-month term from January 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026 and may apply for reappointment thereafter.