CalPERS Gets New Division Chief for Health Benefits Branch.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Veteran State administrator Curtis Howard today joined the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) as Chief of the Office of Employer and Member Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract . Howard came from the California Department of Social Services California Department of Social Services is a single state agency for many of the programs defined as part of the social safety net in the United States. Federal and State funds for adoptions, aid to the disabled, family crisis counseling, subsistence payments to poor , where he was Assistant Deputy Director for the Children and Family Services Division. At CalPERS, Howard will oversee day-to-day operational enrollment and eligibility tasks, member issues, and the ongoing effort to retain and sign up local public agencies and school districts for the System's Health Program. Howard will report to Jarvio Grevious, Assistant Executive Officer, Health Benefits, who recently directed reorganization of the Health Benefits Branch to better implement long-range plans to restrain costs, improve the quality of care, provide more options for members, and improve plan stability. "Curtis brings vital skills and expertise to our team after 23 years of diverse and increasingly responsible positions in State government," Grevious said. "He has been involved in program policy-setting, financial management, and administrative support at the highest levels." At the Department of Social Services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales , Howard was responsible for operational support of the automated Child Welfare Services Case Management System, which tracks all case records for California's abused and neglected children. He also directed the Ombudsman Office for the Foster Care Program, and managed his division's administrative activities. Howard served earlier as the department's Deputy Director for the Welfare Programs Division and as Assistant Deputy Director of the Child Support Services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services Division. He also was Deputy Secretary of Administration for the California Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs is a term of the business that deals with the relation between a government and its veteran communities, usually administered by the designated government agency. , overseeing a $120 million operating budget Noun 1. operating budget - a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead - the expense of maintaining property (e.g. and a $3.2 billion bond portfolio. Howard received a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies at California State University, Sacramento California State University, Sacramento, more commonly referred to as Sacramento State or Sac State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California, USA. It is part of the California State University system. . CalPERS is the nation's third largest purchaser of employee health benefits after the federal government and General Motors. For more information about the CalPERS Health Program, please visit the CalPERS Web site at www.calpers.ca.gov. |
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