MEDICAID MANAGED CARE COUNCIL

(Update 2/09)

(Bold identifies appointing person)       

                                   

Chair:  Senator Toni Harp      

LOB RM  2700

Hartford, CT 06106  
 

Vice Chair:  Sen. Edith Prague
LOB RM 3805
Hartford, Ct 06106

President Pro Tempore (4) 

Sen. Donald Williams

 Community Health Provider (2)

1).Jody Rowell, CGC

Jrowell@cliffordbeers.org

2).Katherine Yacavone

Southwest CHC, Inc.

kyacavone@swchc.org

                                   

Sen. Edith Prague

Vice Chair

LOB RM 3805

Hartford, CT 06106

Prague@senatedems.state.ct.us

 

Marjorie Eichler (Parent rep.)

 

Speaker of the House (4)

Christopher Donovan

Rep. Vickie Nardello

LOB RM 4043

Vickie.nardello@po.state.ct.us

 

(2) MCO Rep. (2)

 

1) Sylvia Kelly, CHNCT
    skelly@chnct.org

2) Open

 

 (1)Advocate for DCF Foster Families

      Open
 

Senate Majority Leader (1)

Sen. Martin Looney

Rev. Bonita Grubbs

Christian Community Action

168 Davenport Ave.

New Haven, CT 06519

bgrubbs@ccahelping.org

 

Senate Minority Leader (1)

Sen. John McKinney

1 Open

House Majority Leader (2)

Rep. Denise Merrill

1) Jeffrey Walter
    jwalter@rushford.org

2) Open

 

House Minority Leader (2)

Rep. Larry Cafero

2 Open

 

Office of State Comptroller

Thomas Deasy

55 Elm St.

Hartford, CT 06106-1775

Thomas.deasy@po.state.ct.us

 

Commission on Children

Designee:

Dr. Alex Geertsma, MD

St. Mary’s Hospital

56 Franklin St

Waterbury, CT 06706

Mgeertsma@stmh.org

 

Commissioner of Social Services

David Parrella

David.parrella@po.state.ct.us

Rose Ciarcia

Rose.ciarcia@po.state.ct.us

25 Sigourney St.

Hartford, CT 06106

 

Commissioner of Public Health (2)

Mark Keenan

Mark.Keenan@ct.gov

 

Renee Coleman-Mitchell

Renee.coleman-mitchell@ct.gov

 

Commissioner of DMHAS (2)

Pat Rehmer, Deputy Commissioner

Pat.rehmer@po.state.ct.us

Lauren Siembab

Lauren.Siembab@po.state.ct.us

 

Director, Commission on Aging

Designee: Debra Polun

Debra.polun@cga.ct.gov

 

Chair, Public Health (PH) Committee

Sen. Jonathan Harris

 Designee:

Chair, PH Committee

Rep . Elizabeth Ritter

Designee: Rep. David McCluskey

 

Senate Ranking Member (RM) PH Committee

Sen. Dan Debicella

 

House RM PH Committee

Rep. Janice Giegler

Designee:  Joyce Hess

 

Chair, Human Services

Sen. Paul Doyle

 

Chair, Human Services

Rep. Toni Walker

Designee: Mary Alice Lee

                                                         

Senate RM Human Services

Sen. Robert Kane

 

House RM Human Services

Rep. Lile R. Gibbons

LOB RM 4076

Lile.Gibbons@housegop.state.ct.us

Chair, Appropriations Committee

Sen. Toni Harp

LOB RM 2700

Harp@senatedems.ct.gov

 

Chair, Appropriations Committee

Rep. John Geragosian

Designee:  Rep. Peter Villano

 

Senate RM, Appropriations Committee    
Sen. Dan Debicella

 

House RM, Appropriations Committee    

Rep. Craig Miner
LOB RM 2700                               

 

Commissioner of Children & Families (2)

Janet Williams, MD

Janet.E.Williams@ct.gov

 

Karl Kemper, Chief of Staff

Karl.Kemper@ct.gov

 

Office of Policy & Management (2)

Barbara Parks Wolf

Barbara.wolf@po.state.ct.us  

 

Steve Netkin, OPM Budget Analyst

Steve.netkin@ct.gov  

 

 

 

Ex-Officio Members

 

·         Deb Poerio – School-based Health Centers

·         Health Plan representatives (2 to be appointed by House Speaker) : 

 

Anthem: Scot.Markovich@anthem.com;       

CHNCT: Sylvia.Kelly@chnct.org

 

Aetna Better Health: Rita Pardis, CEO  PardisR1@aetna.com

 

AmeriChoice United Health Care

Donald Langer: Donald_langer@uhc.com

 

·         Office of Health Care Advocate

·         Office of the Child Advocate

·         Paula Armbruster, Chair, Quality Assurance Subcommittee

·         Christine Bianchi

Co-Chair Consumer Access SC

·         Amy Gagliardi, Chair, Women’s Health SC

 

Council Staff:

Mariette McCourt

LOB RM 3000

Hartford, CT 06106

mariette.mccourt@cga.ct.gov