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Committee on Health approves nomination of Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt to Health Benefit Exchange board
Summary
The Committee on Health voted unanimously to advance PR26-240, nominating Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt to a voting seat on the Health Benefit Exchange Authority Executive Board to serve the remainder of a term ending July 6, 2028. Committee members highlighted her public-health leadership and commitment to health equity.
The Committee on Health voted unanimously Thursday to advance PR26-240, a nomination of Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt to serve as a voting member of the Health Benefit Exchange Authority Executive Board, filling the seat formerly held by Ramon Richards and serving the remainder of a term ending July 6, 2028.
The nomination matters because the executive board oversees the District's insurance exchange under the Affordable Care Act, a mechanism intended to expand consumer choice and affordability in health plans. The board has seven voting members appointed by the mayor and four nonvoting ex officio members; voting members must show expertise in at least two areas such as plan administration, finance, public health programs or consumer advocacy.
Councilmember Christina Henderson, chair of…
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