2009 Legislative Testimony
December 2009
Joint Committee on Health Policy Oversight - December 17, 2009
Update from the Kansas Health Policy Authority - Dr. Andrew Allison, KHPA Acting Executive Director
Joint Committee on Information Technology - December 15, 2009
Kansas Access to Comprehensive Health Program - Dr. Barb Langner, Acting Medicaid Director
Senate Ways and Means Committee - December 15, 2009
Kansas Health Policy Authority Budget Update - Dr. Andrew Allison, KHPA Acting Executive Director
November 2009
HCBS Oversight Committee
Update on HIT/HIE – Doug Farmer, KHPA Deputy Director
October 2009
House Appropriations Committee. October 12, 2009
Nursing Home Provider Tax – Joe Tilghman, KHPA Board Chairman
FY 2010-2011 Budget Update – Doug Farmer, KHPA Deputy Director
August 2009
House Appropriations Committee, August 24, 2009
Update on Impact of Changes in FY 2010 Budget - Doug Farmer, Deputy Director and SEHBP Director
July 2009
Legislative Budget Committee, July 20, 2009
Update on Impact of Changes in FY 2010 Budget - Dr. Andrew Allison, KHPA Executive Director
June 2009
Joint Committee on Health Policy Oversight, June 12, 2009
Update from the Kansas Health Policy Authority: Impact of FY 2010 Budget Decisions - Dr. Andrew Allison, KHPA Acting Executive Director
March 2009
House Health and Human Services Committee, March 12, 2009
House Social Services Committee, March 3, 2009
Fact Sheet: Governor’s Budget Recommendations INCLUDING Federal Stimulus Funding (through ARRA)
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, March 2, 2009
Testimony: HIT/HIE & Medical Home Model: Kansas HI TECH Plan - By Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director Kansas Health Policy AuthorityHandouts
February 2009
Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee, February 25, 2009
Testimony: SB 141 - By Joe Tilghman, Chair Kansas Health Policy BoardHandout
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, February 24, 2009
Testimony: Update on 2008 Medicaid Transformation - By Andy Allison, PhD, Medicaid Director and Deputy Director, Kansas Health Policy AuthoritySenate Ways and Means Subcommittee, February 18, 2009
Testimony: Senate W&M subcom budget reduc letter - By Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director, Kansas Health Policy AuthorityHandouts:
House Health and Human Services Committee, February 16, 2009
Written Testimony: HB 2275 – drug screeningHouse Vision 2020 Committee, February 16, 2009
Testimony: HIT/HIE, Medical Homes and Telemedicine - By Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director Kansas Health Policy AuthorityHandouts:
Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee, February 6, 2009
Testimony: KHPA Agency Overview Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee on KHPA - By Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director, Kansas Health Policy AuthorityHandouts:
Analysis of Pending Federal Stimulus Package
Medicaid Transformation Fact Sheet
House Insurance Committee, February 5, 2009
Testimony: HB 2075 – Coverage for Colorectal Cancer Screening - By Doug Farmer, Director State Employee Health Benefits Plan, Kansas Health Policy AuthorityHandout:
House Social Services Budget Committee, February 3, 2009
Testimony: Medicaid Spending on the Aged and Disabled - By Andy Allison, PhD, Medicaid Director and Deputy Director, Division of Health Care FinanceHouse Social Services Budget Committee, February 2, 2009
Testimony: Kansas Medicaid Pharmacy Review and Recommendations - By Andy Allison, PhD, Medicaid Director and Deputy Director, Kansas Health Policy AuthoritySenate Public Health and Welfare Committee, February 2, 2009
Testimony: SB 511 – Study on Coverage for Bariatric Surgery - By Doug Farmer, Director State Employee Health Benefits Plan, Kansas Health Policy AuthorityHandout:
KHPA Report on Coverage of Bariatric Surgery State Employees Health Plan
January 2009
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, January 27, 2009
Research on Clean Indoor Air Initiatives - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director, Division of Health Care FinanceHandouts:
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, January 26, 2009
Testimony: Cardiac Transplant Coverage in Medicaid - By Barbara Langner, PhD. Policy Director, Kansas Health Policy AuthorityHouse Health and Human Services Committee, January 22, 2009
Testimony: KHPA Agency Overview - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director, Division of Health Care FinanceHandouts:
Governor's Budget Recommendations Fact Sheet
House Appropriations Committee, January 21, 2009
Testimony on the Governor’s Budget Recommendations - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director, Kansas Health Policy AuthoritySenate Public Health and Welfare Committee, January 20, 2009
Testimony: Chronic Disease Management Update - By Barbara Langner, PhD. Policy Director, Kansas Health Policy AuthorityFinancial Institutions and Insurance Committee, January 15, 2009
House Financial Institution and Insurance: SB 511 – Study in Coverage for Bariatric Surgery - by Doug Farmer, Director State Employee Health Benefits Plan, Kansas Health Policy AuthorityKHPA Report on Coverage of Bariatric Surgery State Employees Health Plan - by Doug Farmer, Director State Employee Health Benefits Plan, Division of Health Care Finance
House Appropriations Committee, January 15, 2009
Testimony on Governor's Budget Recommendations - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director Health, Division of Care FinanceSenate Public Health and Welfare Committee, January 14, 2009
Testimony on: Response to LPA Audit - By Andy Allison, PhD, Medicaid Director and Deputy Director, Kansas Health Policy AuthorityHandouts:
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, January 13, 2009
Testimony: KHPA 2009 Health Reform Recommendations - by Marcia Nielsen, PhD MPH, Executive Director, Kansas Health Policy Authority
Presentation:Summary of 2008 Medicaid Transformation - Andy Allison, PhD, Medicaid Director and Deputy Director, Division of Health Care Finance
Testimony: Kansas Health Policy Authority 2008 Highlights - by Joe Tilghman, Chair KHPA Board