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O M M I T T E E S O N
P P R O P R I A T I O N S S U B C O M M I T T E E O N A R T I C L E
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GENER A L I NVES T IGAT IN G & ET H IC S

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TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
P.O. BOX 2910 • AUSTIN, TEXAS 78768-2910
CAPITOL ROOM GW.4 • 512-463-0389
SARAH DAVIS
CHAIRMAN
APPROPRIATIONS S/C ON ART. II
GENERAL INVESTIGATING & ETHICS

GREG BONNEN, M.D.
VICE CHAIRMAN
APPROPRIATIONS S/C ON ART. II

JOE MOODY
VICE CHAIRMAN
GENERAL INVESTIGATING & ETHICS

JOINT HEARING AGENDA
HOUSE COMMITTEES ON
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ART. II
GENERAL INVESTIGATING AND ETHICS
REPRESENTATIVE SARAH DAVIS, CHAIR
THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018, 8:30 AM
AUSTIN, TX
CAPITOL ROOM E1.030
Appropriations Interim Charge 18/General Investigating & Ethics Interim Charge 10: Monitor
the agencies and programs under the Committees' jurisdictions and oversee the implementation of
relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature

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Call to Order
Roll Call
Chairman's Opening Remarks
Committee Business: Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care Contracts
1. Panel 1: Patients & Impacted Individuals
 Ms. Linda Badawo
 Ms. Heather Powell
 Ms. Maria Whitworth
 Ms. Nancy Toll
 Ms. Caroline Cheevers
2. Panel 2: Managed Care Organizations
 Mr. Mark Sanders, Chief Executive Officer, Superior HealthPlan
 Mr. David Harmon, Chief Medical Officer, Superior HealthPlan
 Ms. LeAnn Behrens, President for Medicaid, West Region, Amerigroup
 Mr. Daniel Chambers, Medicaid Executive Director, Cigna Health Spring
 Ms. Anne Rote, President, Molina Healthcare of Texas
 Mr. Don Langer, Chief Executive Officer, United Healthcare Community Plan
of Texas
3. Panel 3: State Agencies
 Ms. Leora Rodell, Manager - Health & Human Services Data Analysis Team,
Legislative Budget Board
 Mr. Mike Diehl, Analyst, Legislative Budget Board
-- Mr. John Young, Audit Manager, State Auditor's Office
APPROPRIATIONS S/C ON ART. II MEMBERS:

DAWNNA DUKES • SERGIO MUÑOZ, JR. • KEVIN ROBERTS • J.D. SHEFFIELD • GENE WU
GENERAL INVESTIGATING & ETHICS MEMBERS:

GIOVANNI CAPRIGLIONE • PONCHO NEVÁREZ • FOUR PRICE • HUGH D. SHINE • CHRIS TURNER

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 Mr. Willie Hicks, Project Manager, State Auditor's Office
 Mr. Arby Gonzalez, Project Manager, State Auditor's Office
 Ms. Olga Rodriguez, Chief Strategy Officer, Health and Human Services
Commission - Office of the Inspector General
-- Mr. Henry "Hank" Whitman, Commissioner, Department of Family &
Protective Services
 Ms. Elizabeth "Liz" Kromrei, Director of Medical Services & Accountability
Division, Department of Family & Protective Services
 Ms. Stephanie Muth, State Medicaid Director, Health & Human Services
Commission
 Mr. Enrique Marquez, Deputy Executive Commissioner for Medical & Social
Services, Health & Human Services Commission
4. Panel 4: Interested Parties and Stakeholders
 Mr. Ken Janda, President & Chief Executive Officer, Community Health Choice
 Ms. Kabby Thomas, Director of Managed Care, Texas Children's Hospital
 Dr. Ruchi Kaushik, Medical Director, Comprehensive Peds for Complex Needs,
The Children's Hospital of San Antonio
-- Ms. Hannah Mehta, Protect Texas Fragile Kids
 Ms. Pamela McPeters, Vice President of Public Affairs, TexProtects
-- Mr. Bob Kafka, Organizer, ADAPT/PACT of Texas
 Mr. Terry Anstee, Healthcare Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Texas
 Mr. Dennis Borel, Executive Director, Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
-- Ms. Rachel Hammon, Executive Director, Texas Association of Home Care &
Hospice
 Mr. Kyle Piccola, Chief Government & Community Relations Officer, The Arc
of Texas
 Dr. Andrew "Andy" Keller, President, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
-- Dr. M. Ray Perryman, President & Chief Executive Officer, The Perryman
Group
 Dr. Deane Waldman, Director, Center for Healthcare Policy, Texas Public
Policy Foundation
 Ms. Anne Dunkelberg, Associate Director, Center for Public Policy Priorities
5. Public Testimony
Recess/Adjourn