Commission members
The Universal Health Care Commission works to make health care more accessible and affordable for all Washington residents. Learn who’s on the commission.
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Fifteen members make up the Universal Health Care Commission. The Governor appoints six commission members. Interested applicants can apply through the Governor’s Office.
Commission members
By state law, commission members include legislators, state agency leaders, and health care experts. The members and the areas they represent are as follows:
- Vicki Lowe, commission chair, Tribal governments
- Joan Altman, Health Benefit Exchange
- Jane Beyer, Office of the Insurance Commissioner
- Senator Annette Cleveland, Senate Democrats
- Nicole Gomez, consumers
- David Iseminger, Health Care Authority
- Tao Kwan-Gett, Department of Health
- Bidisha Mandal, expert on health care coverage, access, and financing
- Representative Lisa Parshley, House Democrats
- Representative Joe Schmick, House Republicans
- Mohamed Shidane, expert on health care coverage, access, and financing
- Omar Santana-Gomez, Office of Equity