Dr. David Buck has been appointed to the 15-member Advisory Board of the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program. The board, newly created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will make recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services on grants and loans to establish nonprofit, member-run health insurers serving the individual and small-group markets.. (read GAO Press Release)
Frances Isbell, Executive Director, presented Integrated Care, Goal-Negotiated Care and Jail Inreach at the annual conference of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, meeting June 2-5 in San Francisco.
VIVA Volunteers
The Volunteer Appreciation Picnic was held Saturday, May 8 from 12-2 at Christ Church Cathedral.
Examples of courageous people who are taking steps out of homelessness.
Change Committee
Our CHANGE Committee is made up of homeless/formerly homeless consumer representatives. It's a standing committee of the Board of Directors and gives feedback regarding specific programming.
Membership as of May 1, 2009:
Joseph Benson
Jack Callahan
Mike McCutcheon
Charlotte Garner
Carl Harris
Cordell Jones
Chima Akpa
For the latest Committee newsletter, check here.
For earlier newsletters, check here.