Michael R. Meacham

Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration
Executive Director of the MHA Program

Contact Information

604 Ford Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802

(814) 865-5173

Organizational Leadership, Management Competencies, State Health Regulatory Policy

Professional Development, U.S. Health Care and Health Policy

Budgeting

Managed multiple health care delivery operations with more than $15 million in budgets consisting of professional fees, grants from federal and state agencies and private sources.
Formerly managed a major portion of state agency operating budget as it related to matters affecting the unit.
Developed and drafted five-year plan with accompanying budget for a non-profit corporation.

Staff Supervision

Led 11 administrator and support staff who managed more than 140 care providers, health educators, professional and clerical staff in both in-patient and out-patient settings.
Formerly supervised a staff of 17 f.t.e professional and support in government agency setting; lead efforts to re-organize the staff and provide developmental opportunities.
Initiated marketing plan development for physician promotion and selected health care service lines.

Systems Management

Supervised units charged with responsibility for managing care delivery and its billing professional component for operations, both outpatient and occupational medicine, exceeding $9 million in revenue.
Led implementation of hospital budget reporting system, affording hospitals an Internet-based method of filing required information with government agency.

Regulatory

Led the unit charged with administration of Certificate of Need law, hospital budget reporting and related matters.
Developed policies relative to the Certificate of Need process facilitating public access to and promoting equilibrium in the health care system.
Consulted for Connecticut's Office of Health Care Access, providing leadership in:
- re-engineering Certificate of Need processes;
- authoring outpatient data collection plan;
- special research projects concerning ambulatory surgery centers, specifically identified Certificate of Need applications, and cardiac angiography.
Served 4-month administrative internship in Connecticut's Office of Health Care Access.
Provided leadership in implementation of restructured Certificate of Need process.
Led Office of Health Care Access Cardiac Work Group.
Supervised development of statewide comprehensive study of cardiovascular needs analysis.
Led and facilitated negotiations among multiple health care providers to implement regional planning and dissemination of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) technology.
Represented Office of Health Care Access in numerous forums and public presentations including: Connecticut Health Lawyers Association presentations and OHCA Forums in 1999 and 2000

Medicaid

Initiated and successfully developed city-wide (Wichita, KS) Mayor's Conference on Welfare Reform.
Served as administrative coordinator, state (KS) contract negotiator and as legislative representative for community-based provider-sponsored Medicaid organization.

Member, Kansas House of Representatives, 83rd district (1977 -1985)

Represented a diverse constituency in undertaking policy analysis and decision-making.
Communicated complex political and governmental issues to the public.
Served as Chairman of the Committee on Communications, Computers and Technology; member of and subcommittee chairman for Appropriation Committee; multiple other legislative committee assignments.

Related Legislative Experience

Served as a lobbyist during the 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 session for multiple clients.
Leadership experience in 10 national, state and local political campaigns.

M.P.H., University of Kansas School of Medicine / Wichita State University, 1998

J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, 1978

B.A., Political Science, Wichita State University, 1974