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Inquiry into staffing of the Office of Health Care Accountability
1:11:21
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Council Member Julie Menin questions Acting Commissioner Michelle Morse about the staffing and implementation of the Office of Health Care Accountability. Morse reports that seven candidates have been identified for the office, which falls short of the intended 15 positions.
- The office was supposed to be fully operational over a year ago
- Only one person has been fully hired out of the intended 15 positions
- Morse cites challenges in hiring for specialized positions
Julie Menin
1:11:21
So I have a number of questions related to the office of health care accountability.
1:11:26
As you know, the city council unanimously passed, my legislation creating this first in the nation municipal office of health care accountability.
1:11:35
The office was supposed to be fully operational and functional well over a year ago.
1:11:40
My first question is how many staff members are currently working at the office?
Michelle Morse
1:11:45
Thank you for your advocacy for this office, excuse me, Council Member Menon.
1:11:51
We have certainly been working very hard to get the office up and running.
1:11:56
As you probably saw, we did release our inaugural report on Friday.
1:12:02
It is over two sixty pages and is extensive in its documentation of some of the challenges with healthcare and healthcare pricing across the city.
1:12:13
At this time we have seven candidates who are identified for the office, and we are continuing to make sure that the work required by law moves forward, including the fact that our website with price Okay.
Julie Menin
1:12:28
I just wanna interrupt.