Medical Care Advisory Committee

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 13, 2025
• June 11, 2025
• August 14, 2025
• November 13, 2025

For More Information

Email Basundhara Raychaudhuri.