Committee Staff

                                                   Consultant Policy Assignments

  Eliza Brooks

Logan Hess Lisa Murawski 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 / Pharmacy / 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)

Health Committee Staff

Chief Consultant
Lara Flynn

Principal Consultant
Logan Hess

Principal Consultant
Riana King

Principal Consultant
Lisa Murawski

Associate Consultant
Eliza Brooks

Secretary
Keisha Anderson

Secretary
Grant Silva

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