Carl Richardson — Carl Richardson, co-chair of the subcommittee, opens the meeting by introducing himself and Charlie Carr, then outlines the agenda for the session, including roll call, approval of the minutes, and introduction of guest speakers. He is then acknowledged during roll call.
Charlie Carr — Charlie Carr is identified as a co-chair of the subcommittee and then called during roll call.
member (unidentified) — An unidentified member is asked to do the roll call.
Chair Garlic — Likely a mis-transcription of a name; called during roll call and marked present.
Chris White — Called during roll call.
Chris White — Said he sits on the OneCare Implementation Council and expressed concern about upcoming changes.
Nancy Garcozy — Called during roll call.
Anne Lynch — Called during roll call.
Leo Sarkijian — Called during roll call and marked present.
Osmondahar — Called during roll call and marked present; name may be uncertain.
Osmondahar — Said they are a member of the Health Equity Compact and raised questions about dissemination of the information.
Angela Ortiz — Angela Ortiz is called during roll call and then confirms her presence as the roll call continues.
Angela Ortiz — Credited with bringing the NIH strategic plan to the speaker's attention.
Patty Losa — Patty Losa is introduced as a presenter from the CATER Center and then invited by a colleague to greet the group, marking a single opening introduction/presentation moment.
Toria Haffey — Toria Haffey is introduced and then introduces herself as a training and technical assistance specialist at the CATER Center. She greets the committee, notes that she and her colleague have a presentation, and says she will share her screen to begin.
Miriam — Miriam is identified as the curriculum developer for the team.
Patti Loza — Named as one of the care coordination training and technical assistance specialists.
Stephanie — Named as the other specialist, though not present.
Toria — Toria explained that the division had primarily been focused on direct service and enabling services, which only reaches a small portion of children and youth with medical complexity and special health needs. She then described CATER as an effort to expand beyond that model into population health services and, eventually, infrastructure work. She clarified that CATER functions as a training and technical assistance center focused on enhanced care coordination, and noted that its first contract is with the MassHealth Cares for Kids unit.
Toria — Thanked for the presentation.
Patty — Patty was introduced to speak about trainings and technical assistance, and she described her background as a care coordinator for about eight years before transitioning to training and technical assistance on the CATER team.
Patty — Patty is briefly acknowledged in the discussion: first as someone who can correct the speaker and provide more direct insight on provider interactions, and later as part of a closing thank-you to her and Toria for the presentation.
Charlie — Charlie noted that providers are currently Boston-based and urged outreach to regional groups to improve access; the comment was then acknowledged by the chair or speaker.
Charlie — Asked whether the slides could be shared.
Charlie — The slides are offered directly to Charlie.
Charlie — Said he had not read the NIH strategic plan and was not prepared to discuss it.
Leo — The speaker references Leo twice in a short span: first by building on Leo’s earlier point about regional access, and later by praising Leo for doing his homework and reviewing the website. Together, these remarks frame Leo as an informed contributor whose prior input and preparation are being acknowledged in the discussion.
Denise Golic — Denise Golic introduced herself and asked about funding stability, specifically whether DPH funds are tied to federal money.
Eman — Named as the person who can share the curriculum with the committee at large.
Denise — Her point about funding and federal cuts is referenced.
providers — Described as lacking enough people to do the work despite curriculum and technical support.
Amman — Responded that the slides are already posted on the website and offered to share the link.
Carl — Thanked for the presentation.
Rachel — Noted as having joined later and thanked for being present.