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BILLY MILLWEE

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Billy is the President/CEO and Founder of BM&A Public Policy. He and his team of seasoned professionals works with public and private sector clients to develop innovative approaches to financing and the delivery of healthcare services.  Until August 2012 he served as the Texas Health and Human Services Deputy Executive Commissioner and Texas Medicaid Director. In this role he provided operational and programmatic leadership for the Texas Medicaid and CHIP programs and was responsible for a business enterprise that impacts over 3.5 million lives, affects more than 40,000 providers, and involved the management of over $30 billion.

 

Billy was involved in Texas state government for over 20 years. Previous state government experience includes development of regional trauma systems and development, implementation, and deployment of immunization clinic assessment and program improvement protocols. Since 1998, he has served in a variety of management positions within the Texas Medicaid/SCHIP programs, including: Director, Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT), and Medical Transportation Programs; Director, Program Operations and Policy Development; Director, Managed Care Operations; and Director, Claims Administrator Operations.  He served as the Texas Medicaid Director from 2009 – 2012.  During his tenure as the Texas Medicaid Director he successfully negotiated a Medicaid Section 1115 waiver that allowed Texas to:

 

• Obtain $29.5 billion to fund uncompensated care and delivery system reform

• Implement capitated managed care statewide to include managed long term services and supports

• Implement capitated dental managed care statewide

• Secure additional funding for mental health services

 

He has served as a board member with the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) and is an alumnus of the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) Medicaid Leadership Fellowship. He has provided invited testimony to the U.S. Congress, House Energy and Commerce Committee on dual eligibiles in Medicaid and the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on prescription drug abuse in Medicaid.

 

Billy has authored several articles on Medicaid and healthcare reform. A recent article appeared in the Journal of Ambulatory Care Management and addressed payment reform.  He was most recently selected to co-chair a national panel on innovation acceleration in Medicaid.

 

He holds a bacalaureate degree in Business Administration from the Univeristy of Maryland and a master’s degree in Health Care Administration from Central Michigan University.

 

billy@millweeconsulting.com

512-393-4018