TAG Members

Provider Representatives

The TAG includes provider representatives from almost all major professional provider organizations in Washington State. The TAG's provider representatives are appointed by their provider organizations and provide input to the state agencies on their health care payment systems and policies.

Provider Type Provider Organization TAG Member
Acupuncture Acupuncture Association of Washington  
Ambulatory Surgery Centers Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center Association of Washington (FASCAW) Scott Faringer
Chiropractors Washington State Chiropractic Association
wsca@chirohealth.org		 Jay Lawhead, D.C.
Clinical Lab Washington State Clinical Laboratory Advisory Council (CLAC) Maryann Counts or Kit Mahoney
Home Health Care Home Care Association of Washington HomeCareWA@aol.com Seeking Representative
Hospitals Washington State Hospital Association Will Callicoat, Director of Financial Policy
Medical Groups Washington State Medical Group Management Association - State Health Programs Liaison Seeking Representative
Contact Person: Iwalani Paquette
  Washington State Medical Group Management Association - Industrial Insurance & Rehab Liaisons Lucinda Berrington
Midwives Midwives' Association of Washington State Seeking Representative
Naturopathic Physicians Washington Association of Naturopathic Physicians Bruce Milliman, N.D.
Nurses Washington State Nurses Association wsna@wsna.org Ronald Young, A.R.N.P
Occupational Therapists Washington Occupational Therapy Association Chris Rice OTR/L
Optometric Physicians Washington Association of Optometric Physicians Ray Hedahl, O.D
Laura Toepfer, O.D., MHA
Osteopathic Physicians Washington Osteopathic Medical Association Loren H. Rex, D.O.
Physical Therapists Physical Therapy Association of Washington   ninavandemark@ptwa.org Kathleen Figetakis, P.T.
Physicians Washington State Medical Association Bob Perna, Director of Health Care Economics, Staff Representative for Hugh W. Maloney, M.D., President
  Washington State Medical Association - Industrial Insurance & Rehabilitation Liaison Alfred Blue, M.D.
  Washington State Medical Association - State Health Programs Liaison Gerald Yorioka, MD.
Podiatric Doctors Washington State Podiatric Medical Association Richard E. Horsman, DPM
Psychologists Washington State Psychological Association Lucy Homans, Ph.D, Director of Professional Affairs

State Agency Representatives

Agency Medical Director(s) Key Contact(s)
Health Care Authority Nancy L. Fisher, M.D.  
HCA Uniform Medical Plan Nancy L. Fisher, M.D. Shawna Lang
Labor & Industries Lee Glass, M.D., Hal Stockbridge, M.D. Tom Davis
Department of Social and Health Services -
Health and Recovery Services Administration 		Jeffery Thompson, M.D. Dee Dee Howden

CMS/Medicare Representatives

CMS/Medicare Organization Representative
Noridian Medicare Part B Dick Whitten, MD, Medical Director, Noridian Medicare Part B
Noridian Medicare Part A Bernice Hecker, MD, Medical Director, Noridian Medicare Part A
CMS Region 10 Lauri Tan, CMS Region 10 Representative