contact list and agenda - Community Partners
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Metro BostonHealth Access NetworkThursday, November 19, 2009Massachusetts League of <strong>Community</strong> Health Centers, Conference Room40 Court Street, 10 th Floor, BostonAttendance:DanielAbireAfrican <strong>Community</strong> HealthInitiatives(617) 989-3034 achi_org@yahoo.comLaura Anderson <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Partners</strong> Inc. (413) 253-4283 l<strong>and</strong>erson@compartners.orgRebeccaGladysStevenBalderBarrientos-LopezBelecDivision of Health Care Finance& Policy(617) 988-3100 Rebecca.Balder@state.ma.usCambridge Health Alliance (617) 665-3122 gbarrientoslopez@challiance.orgBoston Public HealthCommission(617) 534-2294 sbelec@bphc.orgKathryn Bicego Health Care For All (617) 275-2912 bicego@hcfama.orgAndrewNeilCohenCroninCenter for Health Law <strong>and</strong>EconomicsMassachusetts Law ReformInstitute(617) 886-8229 <strong>and</strong>rew.cohen2@umassmed.edu(617) 357-0700, x309 ncronin@mlri.orgHamza Daoui MAXIMUS (617) 818-4344 hamzadaoui@maximus.comAnnePhillipGleasonGonzalezBoston Health Care for theHomelessBlue Cross Blue Shield ofMassachusetts Foundation(857) 654-1241 agleason@bhchp.org(617) 246-5434 Phillip.Gonzalez@bcbsma.comSean Harrison Faulkner Hospital smharrison@partners.orgErik Hollick <strong>Community</strong> Health Connections (978) 878-8310 ehollick@chcfhc.orgRobynKennedyFenway <strong>Community</strong> HealthCenter(617) 927-6007 rkennedy@fenwayhealth.orgMeg Kroeplin <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Partners</strong> Inc. (413) 253-4283 mkroeplin@compartners.orgLangLeBlue Cross Blue Shield ofMassachusetts Foundationl<strong>and</strong>.dieu.le@bcbsma.comRichard Lynch CeltiCare Health Plan (617) 779-5101 rlynch@centene.com<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Partners</strong>, Inc., 24 South Prospect Street Amherst, MA 01002p: 413-253-4283 | f: 413-253-7131| www.compartners.org | info@compartners.org
Janice Malkin Network Health (781) 393-3005 jmalkin@network-health.orgScottFedelmaElizabethMasonMcKennaMetebaghafohMassachusetts League of<strong>Community</strong> Health CentersCEOC/Windsor Street HealthCenterAfrican <strong>Community</strong> HealthInitiatives(617) 426-2225, x207 smason@massleague.org(617) 868-2900, x319 fedelma.mckenna@gmail.com(617) 989-3034 achi_org@yahoo.comElisa Montalvo <strong>Community</strong> Health Connections (978) 878-8550 emontalvo@chcfhc.orgMichelleMartaAmyNeptonPerrupatoPettVineyard Health Care AccessProgramFenway <strong>Community</strong> HealthCenterBoston Health Care for theHomeless(508) 696-0020 mnepton@vineyardhealthaccess.org(617) 927-6013 mperrupato@fenwayhealth.org(857) 654-1232 apett@bhchp.orgCynthia Phillips SHINE (617) 222-7416 Cynthia.Phillips@state.ma.usBarbara Pierson Faulkner Hospital (617) 983-4711 bpierson@partners.orgKerry Quintiliani BMC HealthNet Plan (617) 478-6378 kerry.quintiliani@bmchp.orgIyahRommAmerican Medical StudentAssociation/Foundation(678) 591-7759 brd.1@amsa.orgAnne Rosen <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Partners</strong> Inc. (413) 253-4283, x19 arosen@compartners.orgLorianneSainsbury-WongHealth Law Advocates (617) 338-5241, x2987 sainsbury_wong@hla-inc.orgBrenda Saunders CeltiCare Health Plan (617) 779-5104 bsaunders@centene.comMelanieSingerSouthern Jamaica Plain HealthCenter(617) 983-4181 msinger2@partners.orgMichael Wheeler BMC HealthNet Plan (617) 478-3592 michael.wheeler@bmchp.org<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Partners</strong>, Inc., 24 South Prospect Street Amherst, MA 01002p: 413-253-4283 | f: 413-253-7131| www.compartners.org | info@compartners.org
Group Mission <strong>and</strong> AgreementsThe Metro Boston Health Access Network (HAN) meeting is designed to bring togetherindividuals, organizations, <strong>and</strong> systems around health care access issues in Massachusetts.Though participants may embrace different perspectives on how best to exp<strong>and</strong> health careservices, all are committed to improving access to care for low <strong>and</strong> moderate-income members oftheir communities.HAN meeting participants generally fall within three different groups. The first group consistsof the community-based organizations that provide frontline services to individuals in need ofhealth benefits. The second group is the state agencies that run the state’s publicly fundedhealth care programs. And the third is a group of advocates that track public policy <strong>and</strong>promote community engagement in health access issues on a legislative level.<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Partners</strong>’ role in HAN is to facilitate the meetings <strong>and</strong> to create a safe space inwhich people are comfortable engaging with one another on issues related to health care access.<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Partners</strong> also provides administrative support for these meetings.The meetings serve 4 objectives:1. to exchange information among meeting participants2. to build relationships <strong>and</strong> support one another in our collective work3. to share experiences <strong>and</strong> best practices, <strong>and</strong>4. to advocate for increases in the number of people who receive the health care servicesthey needGroup Agreements1. Listen respectfully. Talk one at a time2. Everyone will be heard3. Act as a reliable resource for others – bring printed information to share4. Welcome new people – this is not a closed group5. Appreciate our successes6. Give constructive criticism7. Respect that there is a limited amount of time for everyone to speak8. Have a clear <strong>agenda</strong>9. Start <strong>and</strong> end on time10. Provide meeting-to-meeting follow-up11. Explain acronyms<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Partners</strong>, Inc., 24 South Prospect Street Amherst, MA 01002p: 413-253-4283 | f: 413-253-7131| www.compartners.org | info@compartners.org
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