Consultant Policy Assignments
| Sarah Catherine Hawthorne | Logan Hess | Lisa Murowski | Lara Flynn | Riana King |
| Children's Health Infant health / Pediatric care/Newborn Screening/ Birth Defects Monitoring / Oral health / School-based health / WIC program Health Disparities / Underserved Populations FamilyPACT / Every Woman Counts Pharmaceuticals / Dietary Supplements High-priced specialty drugs / CURES Public Health Programs communicable & noncommunicable diseases / vaccines and immunizations/ HIV/AIDS / STDs / chronic diseases / cancer / obesity / diabetes / hypertension / prevention / drinking water / environmental health / bioterrorism / Sherman Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law Food safety / Food Labelling / Nutrition California Retail Food Code (Excluding: children's nutrition) Biotechnology / Stem cell research Proposition 71 /cloning / genetics / emerging therapies Laboratories CLIA / Lab Field Services (X-ray, CT) / medical devices Vital Statistics and Health Statistics Organ/tissue donation | Alcohol/Drug programs Residential treatment facilities/Out-patient treatment / Sober living homes / Narcotic treatment programs Substance Use Disorder/Opioids Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)/Naloxone/SAMSHA Cannabis / Prop.64 YEPEITA / DPH related Manufacturing / Labeling Mental/Behavioral Health State hospitals / Autism / County services / Lanterman Petris Short (LPS) Act / Conservatorships / Laura’s Law/Prop. 63 - MHSA / suicide prevention / Developmental Disabilities / Prop 1 BHSA | Medi-Cal/Drug Medi-Cal Country Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder services / Coordination with partner agencies/programs (Medicare, public health, social services, local government) / Delivery systems policy (Managed care, Fee-for-Services, PACE) / Eligibility and Enrollment / Federally qualified health center (FQHC) and rural health center (RHC) policy / Financing programs, rates, and payment policy / Operations (provider enrollment, fraud, information technology systems) / Quality, innovation, and improvement initiatives / Waivers (CalAIM, HCBS waivers) Dental Services Artificial Intelligence (AI) Budget Coordination Office of Health Care Affordability Healthcare Payments Database | End-of-life Advance directives / hospice / palliative care / End of Life Option Act Emergency Medical Services Authority Health Workforce Workforce diversity / training programs / loan repayment / scope of practice / medical technicians Hospitals/Health Facilities Hospital management and safety / Charity care / Licensing / Seismic / Staffing requirements / HCAI / Trauma / hospital related EMS / Health care districts / surgical centers / Community clinics Nursing Homes Reproductive health Tobacco products & control Proposition 99/ Tobacco Tax | Exchange / Covered CA Insurance Market / CalHEERS Health insurance HMOs, PPOs, Knox-Keene Act, other commercial health insurance products Insurance Mandate Bills California Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP) / Essential Health Benefits (EHBs), Medi-Cal Benefits Medicare Insurance regulation Medical Privacy HIPAA/CMIA Transparency of health care information Quality improvement / telehealth / health information technology Managed Care Plan Oversight Health Information Exchange (HIE) Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) |