Medical Care Advisory Committee
Medical Care Advisory Committee is a federally mandated committee that reviews and makes recommendations to the state Medicaid director on proposed rules that involve Medicaid policy or affect Medicaid-funded programs. Members:
Voting Members
Mary Helen Tieken, RN, BSN, Vice Chair
Registered Nurse
Floresville
Salil Deshpande, M.D.
Managed Care Organization Representative
Houston
Lou Driver
Nursing Home Administrator
Houston
Robert Hilliard, Jr., M.D.
Physician, Ob/Gyn
Houston
Cynthia Jumper, M.D., M.P.H.
Physician, Internal Medicine
Lubbock
Donna S. Smith
Physical Therapist
Austin
Diana Strupp, HPAC Chair
Hospital Representative
Dallas
Doug Svien
Provider
Stephenville
Susan Swartz, R.N.
Registered Nurse
San Angelo
Non-voting Members
Ryan D. Van Ramshorst, M.D.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Austin
Lisa Steffek
Texas Department of State Health Services
Austin
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