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Advisory committees

Want to play a more active role in your health care? Or help make progress in your community? There are many ways you can make a difference. On this page, you’ll learn about three committees you can join. Share your knowledge about the member experience, behavioral health and tribal relations. When you get involved, you get more from your plan.

Learn more about joining a committee

Committees

Committees

Plan members, providers and representatives join to form our committees. Think about joining one of these committees:

 

  • Member Advisory Committee (MAC)

  • Behavioral Health Advisory Committee (BHAC)

  • Tribal Advisory Board  

 

Together, we come up with ways to: 

 

  • Address the needs of a culturally diverse population, including communication and care for members who speak a primary language other than English

  • Improve readability, content and responsiveness of our website and other member materials to be as user-friendly as possible

  • Reach you with important plan messages 

  • Improve phone services to be as user-friendly as possible

  • Explain how to use emergency and ride services

  • Follow up on input from members and providers

Member Advisory Committee (MAC)

Member Advisory Committee (MAC)

The goal for this group is to get input from members on strategies for improving care and services. We work to represent the values and concerns of members. Some areas for input include:

 

  • Member education

  • Outreach programs

  • Quality improvement

     

We want to:

 

  • Strengthen the way members take part in their health care

  • Work together to confirm our services meet the holistic needs of members

  • Improve member access and responsiveness of our services

  • Increase responsiveness to the needs of a culturally diverse population

  • Improving readability and responsiveness of the plan website and other member materials

This group includes:

 

  • Members 

  • Member representatives 

  • Providers

  • Health plan staff and leaders

Behavioral Health Advisory Committee (BHAC)

Behavioral Health Advisory Committee (BHAC)

The goal for this group is to get input on our services for behavioral health and substance use disorders (SUDs). We work to represent the values and concerns of members. Some areas for input include:

 

  • Member education

  • Policy development

  • Outreach programs

  • Quality improvement activities

     

We want to:

 

  • Understand the perspective and respond to the diverse needs of members with behavioral health conditions and substance use disorders (SUDs) 

  • Strengthen the way members take part in their health care

  • Work together to confirm our services meet the holistic needs of members

  • Increase responsiveness to the needs of a culturally diverse population 

  • Improve member access and responsiveness of our services

  • Improving readability and responsiveness of the plan website and other member materials

This group includes:

 

  • Members who use behavioral health services

  • Member representatives 

  • Behavioral health providers

  • Community peer support specialists

  • Health plan staff and leaders

Tribal Advisory Board

Tribal Advisory Board

The goal for this group is to combine our experience and solutions with your tribal knowledge to improve quality health care for all American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) members.

 

We work with tribes to understand and address tribal priorities. We want to build relationships with:

 

  • Tribal and urban health facilities

  • Oklahoma tribal governments

  • Indian Health Service

     

  • Get feedback to identify extra benefits and improve our health plan

  • Provide a way for members and providers to offer feedback, raise concerns and get solutions

  • Improve how we work with health care providers for better health and wellness

  • Address areas where health can improve (health disparities) 

  • Make sure you have a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as you can be (health equity) 

  • Discuss issues and concerns from members and Indian health care providers (IHCPs) like reimbursement, claims payments, access to care, and enrollment

  • Support AI/AN veterans through our veteran wellness program

This group includes:

 

  • Tribal members 

  • Member representatives 

  • Indian health care providers (IHCPs)

  • Health plan staff and leaders 

Join a committee

 

Learn more about joining a committee. Call us at 1-844-365-4385 (TTY: 711) or email our Member Advocate team.

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