Health Insurance Marketplace Advisory Committee

Members

The advisory committee consists of 15 members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Oregon Senate, representing insurers, insurance producers, navigators, health care providers, businesses, consumer advocacy groups, enrollees in health plans, and medical assistance agencies. The Department of Consumer and Business Services director is the ex-officio member. Committee members are appointed for a two-year term.

• HIMAC charter
  
• HIMAC bylaws
  
• 22-23 HIMAC work plan
  

The Health Insurance Marketplace Advisory Committee (HIMAC) is looking to fill vacancies

The Governor's Office is seeking applications from the consumer advocate community and health insurance marketplace enrollees to fill vacant positions on the board that advises the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace.

The position is appointed by Gov. Tina Kotek and confirmed by the Senate for a term of two years.

HIMAC advises the Marketplace about outreach, customer feedback, and insurance plan affordability. The committee also develops policy recommendations at the request of the governor and the Oregon Health Authority. These functions are vital to the Marketplace, which helps Oregonians enroll in and use health insurance through HealthCare.gov and other programs. 

Applications are processed through Workday. The HIMAC is listed as Health Insurance Health Insurance Exchange Advisory Committee.

• Applicants who are already board members applying for reappointment and/or current state workers, apply at orhim.info/3HBfyWT. Log in with your OR number and search for the board or commission you would like to apply to. Use the "Apply" button to submit your application.
• New applicants should apply at orhim.info/40amQZa. Search for the board or commission you would like to apply to and use the "Apply" button to submit your application.
• You will be instructed to create a Workday profile using an email and password.

People of diverse backgrounds and people from all areas of the state are encouraged to apply.

Members should be able to regularly attend three-hour committee meetings, contribute to policy discussions about the future of health care in Oregon, and spend one to two hours each month preparing for meetings, which are held virtually and in-person on a Thursday in the months of January, April, June, October, and December.

For more information on how to apply for executive membership, please visit the Governor's Office website. For more information about HIMAC please email Dawn.A.Shaw@dhsoha.state.or.us. 

Current members

• Chair – Kraig Anderson, chief actuary, Moda Health, Portland

• Gladys Boutwell, insurance agent, Insurance by Design, Wilsonville
  

• Ron Gallinat, insurance agent and consultant, Central Oregon Employee Benefits, Bend

• Maribeth Guarino, health care advocate, Oregon State Public Interest Research Group, Portland

• Paul Harmon, Vice President of Actuarial Pricing, Cambia Health Solutions, Beaverton

• Vice chair – Lindsey Hopper, Executive Vice President, PacificSource Health Plans, Bend
  

• Kathleen Jonathan, Community School Outreach Coordinator, Salem-Keizer school district, Keizer

• Ines Kemper, professional organizer, NW Clutter, Molalla

• Joanie Moore, Sr. Human Resources Manager, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Roseburg
  

• Linzay Shirahama, community advocate, Clackamas
  

• Holly Sorensen, outreach project manager, Northeast Oregon Network, LaGrande
  

• Ex-officio – Andrew Stolfi, Director, Department of Consumer and Business Services
  

• Om Sukheenai, Insurance and Financial Professional, Chehalem Insurance Associates, Newberg
  

• Drew Tarab, Vice President of Informatics, Providence Health Plans, Bend
  

• Nashoba Temperly, Manager of Benefits Navigation, Cascade AIDS Project, Portland
  

Scheduled meetings

All advisory meetings will include a period for public testimony. If you are unable to attend in person, and would like to testify by phone, please contact Dawn Shaw at 503-951-3947 or email.

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