The Medical Care Advisory Committee is a federally mandated committee that reviews and makes recommendations to the state Medicaid director on proposed changes that involve Medicaid policy or affect Medicaid-funded programs.
Members
Voting Members
Doug Svien, MCAC Chair
Provider
Stephenville
Mary Helen Tieken, RN, BSN, MCAC Vice Chair
Registered Nurse
Floresville
Salil Deshpande, M.D.
Managed Care Organization Representative
Houston
Lou Driver
Nursing Home Administrator
Houston
Lisa Wright
Community Health Choice
President/CEO
Robert Hilliard, Jr., M.D.
Physician, Ob/Gyn
Houston
Sandy Crisp
LPC Private Practice
Licensed Professional Mental Health Therapist
Donna S. Smith
Physical Therapist
Austin
Christina Paz
Centro San Vicente
Doctor of Nurse Practice/NP-CEO
Diana Strupp, HPAC Member
Hospital Representative
Dallas
Joseph Modesto
Dream Therapy Center
President and CEO
Carol Daulton
Texas Health Resources
Senior Director Supplemental Payment Program
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
Ryan D. Van Ramshorst, M.D.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Austin
Alma Allen Johnson (DSHS)
Senior Policy Analyst, Public Health Policy Advancement, Texas Department of State Health
Meetings
- February 8, 2024
- May 14, 2024
- August 8, 2024
- November 14, 2024