Payer Advocacy Advisory Committee (PAAC)

The Payer Advocacy Advisory Committee addresses payment for pediatric services through education and advocacy. PAAC works with and supports the Pediatric Councils at the state level and communicates nationally and regionally with payers. As a subcommittee of the Committee on Child Health Financing (COCHF), PAAC assists COCHF in improving the financing of children's health care by examining payor issues and developing policies related to payment.

Mission

To assess the public and private payer sector and advocate for benefits coverage for pediatric services and payment for primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgeons.

Vision

• Engage payer support of the pediatric medical home model and Bright Futures Guidelines for preventive care.
• Work with key groups within the Academy on strategies to address and develop new payment models.
• Develop education programs and tools to strengthen members' contract negotiations with payers.
• Strengthen chapter pediatric councils in engaging payers on pediatric payment issues.
  
  
  

Committee Members

Shannon Fox-Levine, MD, FAAP
Chairperson
Charleston, SC

Christoph Robert Diasio, MD, FAAP
Pinehurst, NC

Sian Jones Jobst, MD, FAAP
Lincoln, NE

Kerry F Fierstein, MD, FAAP
Plainview, NY

George Rogu, MD, FAAP
Dix Hills, NY

Cody Penrod, MD, MBBS, FAAP
Louisville, KY

Mike Chen, MD, FAAP
Liaison, Section on Surgery
Birmingham, AL

James M. Perrin, MD, FAAP
Liaison, Committee on Child Health Financing
Boston, MA