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Health Care Coverage Reform Initiative Committees

State Coverage Initiative - Coverage Institute Team

Janetta King Policy Director for Governor Ted Strickland
Cristal Thomas Ohio's Director of Medicaid
Cindy Burnell Director of the Office of Healthy Ohio
Doug Anderson Asst. Director of Health Coverage Policy at the Department of Insurance
Tom Niehaus State Senator
Shirley Smith State Senator
Jim Raussen State Representative
Sandra Williams State Representative
Richard Stoff President of the Ohio Business Roundtable
John Burant Health Systems Division Director, SEIU, District 1199
Col Owens Senior Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio
Bill Hayes President of the Health Policy Institute of Ohio

Healthcare Coverage Initiative Advisory Committee

Doug Anderson* Assistant Director of Health Coverage Policy, Ohio Department of Insurance
Jeff Biehl Executive Director, Access HealthColumbus
Cheryl Boyce Executive Director, Commission on Minority Health
John Burant * Health Systems Division Director, Service Employees International Union District 1199
Cynthia Burnell * Director of the Office of Healthy Ohio, Ohio Department of Health
Jim Castle President & CEO, Ohio Hospital Association
Angela Cornelius Director of the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addition Services,
George Dunigan Director of Gov't Affairs, OU College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ted Fisher Porter Wright Morris & Arthur
William Fitzgibbon CWS Govrnmental Relations, Ltd.
Marjorie Frazier Executive Director, Ohio Association of Free Clinics
Shawn Frick Executive Director, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
Jerry Friedman Advisor for Health Policy & Director of Government Relations, The Ohio State University
Roger Geiger Vice President, NFIB/OH Executive Director, National Federation of Independent Business
Robin Harris Health & Human Services Policy Executive Assistant, Governor’s Office
Bill Hayes * President, Health Policy Institute of Ohio
Mary Jo Hudson Director, Ohio Department of Insurance
Brian F. Keaton, M.D. President, American College of Emergency Physicians
Janetta King * Policy Director for Governor Ted Strickland, Governor's Office
Cathy Levine Executive Director, Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio
Dr. Teresa Long Health Commissioner, Columbus Department of Health
Jennifer Lynch Agriculture, Environment, Commerce & Insurance Policy Executive Assistant, Governor's Office
Heath MacAlpine Assistant Director, Montgomery County Department of JFS
Kelly McGivern President & CEO, Ohio Association of Health Plans
Fred McGraw Director, Education and Research Dept., Ohio Association of Public School Employees
Steve Millard Executive Director of the COSE
Brent Mulgrew Executive Director, Ohio State Medical Association
Tom Niehaus * State Senator (R) from Ohio's 14th Senate District, Ohio Senate
Col Owens * Attorney at Law, Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio, LLC
Jim Raussen * State Representative (R) from the 28th House District, Ohio House of Representatives
Carol Roe Ohio Nurses Association
Amy Rohling McGee Health & Human Services Policy Executive Assistant, Governor's Office
Shirley Smith * State Senator (D) from Ohio's 21st Senate District, Ohio Senate
Ken Statz Ohio Association of Health Underwriters, Statz & Associates
Marianne Steger Director of Health Care & Public Policy, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO
Sandra Stephenson Director, Ohio Department of Mental Health
Richard Stoff * President, Ohio Business Roundtable
Cristal Thomas * Director of Ohio Medicaid & Deputy Director of Ohio Dept. of Job and Family Services
Dwight Tillery President & CEO, The Center For Closing The Health Gap In Greater Cincinnati
Sandra Williams * State Representative (D) from the 11th House District, Ohio House of Representatives
Linda Woggon Vice President, Governmental Affairs, Ohio Chamber of Commerce
(asterisk denotes member of State Coverage Initiative Team)

Healthcare Coverage Initiative Stakeholder Groups

Consumer advocates
Doctors/Providers
Labor
Business
Hospitals
Insurers and Insurance Agents