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SUMMARY:An Overview of Health System Priorities for the 88th Texas Legislative Session
DESCRIPTION:Please join the East Texas ACHE Forum for this special (virtual) year-end event\, where John M. Hawkins\, President & CEO of the Texas Hospital Association will be providing us An Overview of Health System Priorities for the 88th Texas Legislative Session. \n  \nThis is a complimentary event for all ACHE members and students! \nRegister Here\n  \nJohn M. Hawkins took the helm as president and chief executive officer of the Texas Hospital Association on Jan. 1\, 2022. He is the organization’s sixth CEO since its inception in 1930. A longtime advocacy veteran\, Hawkins has more than 35 years of experience in legislative\, leadership and policy circles and has deep knowledge of health care and hospital funding issues. As CEO\, he represents the Texas hospital industry locally and nationally and helps ensure hospitals have the resources they need to deliver the highest quality health care to all Texans. \nOver the years\, Hawkins has fostered critical relationships among business\, consumer and medical communities and continues to position THA as a thought leader and single\, powerful voice for Texas hospitals. \nPrior to being named CEO\, Hawkins served as THA’s senior vice president of advocacy and public policy since 2004. With a long tenure at the association\, his team consistently secured important resources for Texas health care\, including hospital Medicaid rates\, funding for trauma and behavioral health services\, funding for workforce training and protections for the state’s critical safety net Medicaid supplemental payment programs. Hawkins’ team also was an integral force during the COVID-19 pandemic\, helping to secure staffing\, supplies\, vaccines and flexibilities for hospitals to keep patients safe. \nBefore to joining THA\, Hawkins had a key role in streamlining state agencies at the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission\, where he managed teams of analysts and testified on issues for the Commission. He also gained early experience as a legislative staffer in the Texas House of Representatives and as a legislative liaison at the Texas Department of Information Resources. \nIn 2020\, Hawkins completed a six-month immersive hospital residency program at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest where he gained hands-on hospital operations experience\, shadowing leadership\, interacting with staff and participating in governing board activities. \nHawkins graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree in government. He is married to Cami Hawkins\, CEO of Marathon Kids\, and they have two children\, Madi and Jack. \n  \n\n\nImmediately following the presentation\, there will also be a brief East Texas ACHE Forum annual meeting of the membership\, to formally elect the 2023 chapter officers and new board members. \n\n\n  \nRegister Here\n 
URL:https://acheetx.org/event/an-overview-of-health-system-priorities-for-the-88th-texas-legislative-session/
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