Health Care Planning And Accountability Advisory Council

Adelita Orefice, Deputy Secretary of the Office of Health and Human Services, and Dr. David R. Gifford, Director of the Department of Health, who has been identified in statute as co-chairs of this Council, are convening the first meeting of the Health Care Planning And Accountability Advisory Council on June 24th, 2008. Because the Council’s work is contingent on funding, no additional meetings are planned at this time. One of the topics on the agenda is the identification of funding opportunities for health planning.

Read the authorizing legislation for the Health Care Planning And Accountability Advisory Council here.

Members of the Council are:

• Adelita Orefice, Deputy Secretary of the Office of Health and Human Services, co-chair
• David Gifford, MD, MPH, Director of the Department of Health, co-chair
• Rick Brooks, consumer representative nominated from among the labor unions
• Karen Malcolm, consumer representative nominated from among health care consumer advocacy groups
• Dawn Wardyga, consumer representative nominated from among health care consumer advocacy groups
• Rick Harris, consumer representative nominated from among health care consumer advocacy groups
• Anthony Regine, consumer representative nominated from among health care consumer advocacy groups
• Linda Lulli, consumer representative nominated from among the business community
• Ramon Martinez, consumer representative nominated from among the minority community with an understanding of access issues
• Diane Siedlecki, physician nominated from among the primary care speciality societies
• K. Nicholas Tsiongas, physician nominated from among the speciality societies
• Mary Dwyer, nurse or allied professional nominated from among their trade organizations
• Hugh Hall, nursing home administrator nominated from among a long-term care provider organization
• William Michael Johnson, provider from among the community mental health organizations
• Maria Montanaro, provider from among the community health centers
• Dr. Terrie Fox Wetle, representative from a health professional learning institution
• Christopher F. Koller, Health Insurance Commissioner
• Gary D. Alexander, Director, Department of Human Services
  
• Rick Farias, representing the CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island
• Steve Farrell, CEO, United Healthcare of New England
• Mark Reynolds, CEO, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island
• Leader William J. Murphy
• Leader Robert A. Watson
• Sen. Charles J. Levesque
• Leader Dennis L. Algiere
• Maureen Glynn, Health Care Advocate, Office of the Attorney General