Physician Payment Advisory Committee

Purpose

The Physician Payment Advisory Committee functions as a subcommittee of the Medical Care Advisory Committee (MCAC).  The committee brings together practitioners with knowledge and interest in provider payment issues in order to advise MCAC and the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) about technical issues regarding physician payment policies. 

Meeting Schedule

• This Committee only meets as needed.

Voting Members

David Henkes M.D., CHAIR Pathologist	Robert W. Kottman M.D. Emergency Medicine
Joane Baumer M.D., Vice Chair Family Practice	Marc Dehart M.D. Orthopedists
Oscar Wharton Brown M.D. Pediatrician	Deborah Linn Creath M.D. Anesthesiologist
Jane Catherine Rider M.D. Pediatrician	Fernando Raudales M.D. Internal Medicine
Joan Rochelle Hebeler M.D. Psychiatrist	Linda Villarreal M.D. Internal Medicine
Mary Dahlen Peterson M.D. Anesthesiologist	Michael Vaclav D.D.S. General Dentistry
Ronald Deskin M.D. Pediatric Otolaryngology	William D. Steinhauer D.D.S. Pediatric Dentist
Amy Young M.D. General Obstetrics	Michael Stanley M.D. Pediatrician
James Froelich M.D. General Surgery	Joseph H. McCoy PhD. Psychology
Charles E.L. Brown M.D. Maternal/Fetal Medicine