Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee

Mission and Purpose

The Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee improves and maintains the quality of the HealthChoice Program by assisting the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene with the implementation, operation and evaluation of the Program.

Authority

The Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee operates in accordance with 42 CFR 431.12 (Code of Federal Regulations) and was reconstituted as the Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee under section 15-103 (a) (27) (1) of the Annotated Code of Maryland in July 1996.

Bylaws

The bylaws for the Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee were created in June 2001 and are reviewed on an as needed basis. (Link to Bylaws)

Membership

There are twenty-eight members on the Committee that include: consumers and advocates for the Medicaid population; senators and delegates from the Maryland General Assembly; providers who are familiar with the medical needs of low-income population groups; hospital representatives; representatives of the Maryland Health Care Commission and the Maryland Association of County Health Officers.Members are appointed for four-year terms. Appointments are made on a staggered basis by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Membership Roster

The Hon. C. Anthony Muse	Maryland State Senate
Ms. Grace Williams	Parent of Special Needs Consumers
Ms. Lesley Wallace	Medstar Family Choice, MCO
Mr. Floyd Hartley	Cross Disabilites Rights Coalition/Consumer
Ms. Lori Doyle	Mosaic Community Services
Winifred Booker, D.D.S.	Pediatric Dentist/Private Practice
Ms. Rosemary Malone, Ex-Officio	DHR, Family Investment Administration
Virginia Keane, M.D.	Pediatrician/University of Maryland
The Hon. Delores G. Kelley	Maryland State Senate
Mr. Kevin Lindamood	Health Care for the Homeless
The Hon. Robert Costa	Maryland House of Delegates
Ms. Christine Bailey	Parent of Special Needs Consumer
Ms. Ann Rasenberger	Care Management Strategies
Mr. Ben Steffen, Ex-Officio	Maryland Health Care Commission
The Hon. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam	Maryland House of Delegates
Ms. Tyan Williams	Consumer
Ulder Tillman, M.D., Ex-Officio	Health Officer’s Association
The Hon. Heather Mizeur	Maryland House of Delegates
Charles I. Shubin, M.D.	American Academy of Pediatrics
Mr. David Ward	Future Home Foundation
Ms. Michele Douglas	Ciekot and Elliot
Mr. Vincent DeMarco	Maryland Health Care For All Coalition
Ms. Kerry Lessard	Chase Brexton Health Services, Inc.
Mr. Norbert Robinson	Kernan Hospital
Samuel Ross, M.D.	Bon Secours Baltimore Health System
Mr. Joseph DeMattos	Health Facilities Association of Maryland
Ms. Sue Phelps	Johns Hopkins HealthCare
Ms. Salliann Alborn	Maryland Community Health System/Community Health Integrated Partnership