The UnitedHealthcare Community and State Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Advisory Board serves as a council to provide input and guidance to UnitedHealthcare on the policy and practice issues and trends relevant to FQHCs and strengthen the conversation and collaboration between managed care and FQHCs to shape the future of health care delivery.
The goals of the National FQHC Advisory Board are to:
- Elevate provider voices and perspectives
- Advance awareness and knowledge of successful practices to support access to high quality health care for the populations served by FQHCs and managed care
- Identify emerging trends, community-based innovations, and policy issues in health care and human services
- Determine ways to use data to improve collaboration and overall health outcomes
- Identify clinical, financial, and operational opportunities and risks
- Develop policy recommendations for federal and state reforms that advance health equity, expand access, and improve outcomes
- Demonstrate the value FQHCs and managed care collaboratively bring to the health care system
- Serve as a forum for feedback and reactions to UnitedHealthcare initiatives impacting FQHCs and their patients
Our Board members:
- Debra Andree, M.D., BSN, President & Chief Executive Officer, Community Health Centers, Inc. FL
- Dr. Tollie Elliott, Chief Executive Officer, Mary's Center
- Michael Griffin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ascension DePaul Services – New Orleans
- Dr. Parinda Khatri, Chief Executive Officer, Cherokee Health Systems (CHS)
- Molly Nicol Lewis, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Kentucky Primary Care Association, Inc.
- E. Benjamin Money, Jr. MPH, Senior Vice-President, Public Health Priorities – National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
- Jennifer Nolty, Director, PCA & Network Relations, National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
- Amanda Pears Kelly, CEO, Advocates for Community Health (ACH) and Executive Director, Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
- Joe Pierle, Chief Executive Officer, Missouri Primary Care Association
- Cheri Rinehart, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers
- Shelley Spires, Chief Executive Officer, Albany Area Primary Health Care, Inc
- Marlen Trujillo, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Spring Branch Community Health Center
- Bobby Watts, Chief Executive Officer, National Health Care for the Homeless Council
National FQHC Advisory Board initiatives: