Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee provides a forum to promote public-private, multi-stakeholder collaboration in support of quality improvement and value-based payment initiatives for Medicaid, other publicly funded health services and the wider health care system. Members:
| • Paul Aslin, Beach City
• Dana Danaher, DrPH, Austin • Frank Dominguez, El Paso • Rachel Hammon, New Braunfels • Susan Hood, North Richland Hills • Carol Huber, Chair, DrPH, San Antonio • Aliya Hussaini, MD, Austin • Kathy Lee, Gatesville • Luming Li, MD, Sugar Land • Karen Love, Fort Worth • Benjamin McNabb, Pharm. D., Eastland
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• Rachana Patwa, Missouri City
• Joseph Ramon III, RPh, Mission • Vernicka Sales, DO, Houston • Shao-Chee Sim, PhD, Missouri City • Karl Serrao, MD, Corpus Christi • Michael Stanley, MD, Fort Worth • Roberto Villarreal, MD, Seguin • David Weden, Buda Ex Officio Representatives • Lisa C. Kirsch, Vice-Chair, Austin • Mike Ragain, MD, Lubbock • Shayna Spurlin, College Station
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- Welcome and roll call. The meeting was convened by David Weden, Chair.
- Consideration of June 3, 2025, draft meeting minutes. The minutes were approved as drafted.
- HHSC staff update.
Quality and Program Improvement update.
- Updates on the Alternative Payment Model (APM) summary: results are now public, and individual results will be shared with MCOs by month-end.
- Atlas Program (Aligning Technology by Linking Interoperable Systems): all participating MCOs submitted required assessments, no concerns noted, Year 2 framework in development with MCO feedback soon.
- Atlas Year 2 will focus on connectivity growth, early health info exchange usage, workflow integration, and improved barrier management.
- Post-legislative work is ongoing around new quality implementation plans from the 89th session.
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