House Veterans' Affairs Committee Schedule – Week of April 27

Schedule for Week of April 27, 2009 

Tuesday, April 28 at 10 a.m. – 334 Cannon House Office Building

**Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing

“Leaving No One Behind: Is the Federal Recovery Coordination Program Working?”

Witness List (Final)

Panel 1

• Captain Mark A. Brogan, USA, (Ret.), Knoxville, TN, (OIF
  Veteran)
• First Lieutenant Andrew Kinard, USMC, (Ret.), Washington, DC,
  (OIF Veteran)
• Sarah Wade, Chapel Hill, NC, (Spouse of OEF/OIF Veteran)
• Cheryl Lynch, Pace, FL, (Mother of Injured Veteran and TBI
  Awareness Advocate)
• Thomas Zampieri, Ph.D., Director of Government Relations,
  Blinded Veterans Association

Panel 2

• Karen Guice, M.D., MPP, Executive Director, Federal Recovery
  Coordination Program, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs  
• Madhulika Agarwal, M.D., MPH, Chief Officer, Office of Patient
  Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Accompanied by 

• Lucille Beck, Ph.D., Chief Consultant, Rehabilitation Services,  Office of Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Jennifer Perez, LICSW, Acting Chief Consultant, Care Management and Social Work, Office of Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Wednesday, April 29 at 10 a.m. – 334 Cannon House Office Building

**Full Committee Hearing

“Funding the VA of the Future”

DRAFT Witness List 

Panel 1:

• Joseph Violante, Disabled American Veterans, The Partnership for
  Veterans Health Care Budget Reform
• Steve Robertson, The American Legion, The Partnership for
  Veterans Health Care Budget Reform
• Carl Blake, Paralyzed Veterans of America, The Partnership for
  Veterans Health Care Budget Reform

Panel 2:

• Katherine M. Harris, Senior Economist, RAND Corporation
• Sidath Viranga Panangala, Analyst in Veterans Policy,
  Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
• Jessica Banthin, Director of Modeling and Simulation of the
  Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends (CFACT), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Randall Williamson, Director, Healthcare Team, VA/DOD Health
  Care Issues

Accompanied by

• Susan J. Irving, Director for Federal Budget Analysis, Strategic
  Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office

Panel 3:

• The Honorable Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, U.S. Department of
  Veterans Affairs

Accompanied by

• Patricia Vandenberg, MHA, BSN, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary
  for Health for Policy and Planning, Veterans Health Administration

Thursday, April 29 at 10 a.m. – 334 Cannon House Office Building

**Subcommittee on Health Hearing

“Charting the VA’s Progress on Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Our
Veterans: Discussion of Funding, Mental Health Strategic Plan, and the Uniform Mental Health Services Handbook”

DRAFT Witness List

Panel 1

• Honorable Marcy Kaptur, Ohio, U.S. House of Representatives

Panel 2

• Adrian Atizado, Assistant National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans
• Ralph Ibsen, Wounded Warrior Project

Panel 3

• Michael Shepherd, M.D., Senior Physician, Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Accompanied by:

• Larry Reinkemeyer, Division Director, Kansas City Office of Audit, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Panel 4

• Ira Katz, M.D., Ph.D., Deputy Chief Patient Care Services
  Officer for Mental Health Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S.
  Department of Veterans Affairs

Accompanied by:

• Dr. Antonette Zeiss, Deputy Chief Consultant for Mental Health
  Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• James McGaha, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Veterans Health
  Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

**Link to webcast available here: http://veterans.house.gov

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