Overview

The MHA Finance Committee provides detailed financial analysis and recommendations on various financial issues to the Policy & Advocacy Committee. Specifically, the subcommittee deals with Prepaid Medical Assistance Program issues, Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement issues, financial reporting requirements to the Department of Health and analysis and recommendations on legislative proposals as well as the state budget.

2012 members include:

• Chair: Michael Allen, Vice President of Finance and CFO, Winona Health Services
• Patrick Boran, Chief Financial Officer, North Memorial Health Care, Robbinsdale
• Craig Boyer, Vice President, Finance, Sanford Bemidji
• Heidi Conrad, Vice President and CFO, Regions Hospital, St. Paul
• Steve Feltman, Interim CFO, Virginia Regional Medical Center
  
• William W. Fenske, Chief Financial Officer, Rice Memorial Hospital, Willmar
• Dan Fromm, Vice President, Finance/Interim CFO, Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis
• Gordon Gablenz, Chief Financial Officer, Ridgeview Medical Center, Waconia
• Duncan Gallagher, Executive V.P. & CFO, Allina Hospitals & Clinics, Minneapolis
• Ryan Hill, Chief Financial Officer, Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital - Detroit Lakes
• Barbara Johnson, Chief Financial Officer, Essentia Health Duluth
• Greg Klugherz, Chief Financial Officer, St. Cloud Hospital
• Larry Kryzaniak, Chief Financial Officer, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis
• Pamela Larson, CFO and Finance, Info. & Material Svcs. Division Director, Hutchinson Area Health Care
• Jerry Massmann, Chief Financial Officer, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis
• Sheila McMillan, Chief Financial Officer, Park Nicollet Health Services, Minneapolis
• Nate Meyer, Chief Financial Officer, Douglas County Hospital, Alexandria
• Michael F. Nass, System Director/Accounting, HealthEast Care System, St. Paul
• Thomas O'Connor, President, United Hospital, St. Paul
• Julie Petersen, Finance Manager, Mayo Clinic Saint Marys Hospital, Rochester
  
• Jim Wuellner, CFO/Vice President, Finance, St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth
• Guests: Craig Larson, Revenue Manager, Park Nicollet Health Services, Minneapolis; Michael J. Mahoney, J.D., Vice President, Government Affairs, Essentia Health, Duluth; Mark Skubic, Vice President of Government Relations, Park Nicollet Health Services, Minneapolis
• Staff Liaison: Joseph Schindler, Vice President, Finance, Minnesota Hospital Association, St. Paul