2014 CANDIDATE PROGRAM

Greg Orman (I-KS-Senate) Current Seat Holder (R) Seat Status Leans D

Greg Orman graduated from in 1991 with a degree in economics. The Founder and CEO of Environmental Lighting Concepts, Orman sold 70% of the company to City Power & Light in 1994 and managed KCP&L’s competitive business portfolio. In 2004, Orman co- Biographical Sketch founded Denali Partners, LLC, providing capital and management services. Orman briefly ran for US Senate as a Democrat against Roberts but dropped out of the race. In 2010, Orman founded the Common Sense Coalition to increase the voice of underrepresented independents to seek common-ground solutions to public policy issues.

Receipts: $37,418 Individual: $27,400 Disbursements: $226,435 FEC Filing PAC: $0 Pre-Primary Cash on Hand: $362,592 Party: $0 7-01/14-7/16/14 Debt: $0 Candidate: $10,018 Other: $0 Polling -, Orman +7 (9/16/14) Endorsements -Traditional Republicans for Common Sense (former Republican elected officials), Women of Kansas, 1. Congressional reform 3. Immigration Reform Top Campaign Issues 2. Job Creation/Economy 4. Education Role of Healthcare Orman supports the expansion of Medicaid under the ACA but has been careful not to voice support in the Campaign for or opposition to the ACA overall. Though strongly Republican in recent elections, Kansas has deep progressive roots that are beginning to show. Governor Brownback is facing a strong challenger . State Profile Registration numbers: 2012 Presidential Vote: Romney - 60% Obama -38% Dem– 24% Rep– 44% Unaffililated– 31% Cook’s Partisan Voter Index: R+12 Campaign Manager Jim Jonas 22342 W. 66th Street 913-499-0000 Contact Information Shawnee, KS 66226 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/ormanforsenate, https://twitter.com/OrmanForSenate Updated 09/18/14 Candidate profiles, including race projections, are updated quarterly until August 1 and monthly thereafter. The latest HLC race projections are available on the HLC Candidate Program website under “Open Seats” and “Other Races to Watch” respectively. All posted information has been provided by the HLC Regional Director and various sources including National Journal, The Cook Political Report, the Federal Election Committee, the candidate’s website, etc. and not directly provided by the candidate.

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2014 CANDIDATE PROGRAM QUESTIONNAIRE

Greg Orman (I/KS-SEN)

This report is designed as a tool to aid the interview and meeting process. It is not meant to be filled out by the candidate or candidate’s staff, nor even shown to them. These questions are meant to guide the conversation. At the conclusion of the meeting, the HLC Regional Director completes the report based on the interview and other available information.

Candidate: Incumbent: As of: Greg Orman Pat Roberts 09/30/2014

Executive Summary & Overall Rating

Educated on healthcare issues? YES NO Looking for HLC’s help to learn healthcare issues? YES NO Supportive overall of HLC’s agenda? YES NO

Elected official or other government background? YES NO If so, what?

Has a healthcare background? YES NO If so, what?_None

OVERALL HEALTHCARE PHILOSOPHY

Orman has worked hard to toe a fine line when it comes to the ACA and healthcare policy- a hot button issue. Though he has not said he supports a repeal of the ACA, he has affirmed he would not have voted for it if he were in the Senate. Orman’s website states “it is clear that with the the Congress simply expanded a broken system, one that rewards providers for more tests and procedures rather than for better outcomes for individuals. We have to change that way of thinking, alter the incentives to providers to reward quality not quantity of care, and ensure that our government as the largest purchaser of healthcare in the country is prudent with the dollars it spends.”

POSITION AND KNOWLEDGE OF SPECIFIC POLICIES (based on the 2014 HLC Strategic Plan)

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Strongly Supports HLC Generally Supports Mixed Support Generally Opposes Strongly Opposes HLC Agenda HLC Agenda HLC Agenda Agenda (Disagrees) (Agrees)

TOTAL SCORE: Percent Agreement with HLC Positions noted below 76%

STABILIZING OUR HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION

1. The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) is likely to impose arbitrary, across-the-board 3 reductions for Medicare providers, which would reduce access to quality care for Medicare beneficiaries.

2. Offering a lower-cost range of options in the health insurance marketplaces, will help more people 3 transition and be able to afford health coverage.

3. The current medical liability system is a problem. It is adding substantial cost to our healthcare 3 system and incentivizes physicians to practice defensive medicine.

4. There should be reasonable caps on non-economic damages. 3

5. Providing “safe harbors” to healthcare providers who can show they have utilized accepted 3 standards of care in treating their patients will reduce the practice of defensive medicine, lower costs and improve patient outcomes.

6. Non-physician providers, including pharmacists and nurse practitioners, should be allowed to 3 practice to the full extent of their licenses and be reimbursed for such services provided in collaboration with health teams.

7. We need to dramatically reform how doctors and physicians are trained and paid as well as the 3 way that the workforce interacts with non-physician providers in order to meet the needs of a growing and aging population.

8. States should be given maximum flexibility to encourage Medicaid expansion in ways that promote 4 value.

9. The Medicare Part D prescription drug program is a good example of the cost-effective advantages 3 that come from providing beneficiaries greater consumer choice.

10. The best way to achieve the lowest prices for Medicare beneficiaries in the Medicare Part D 3 program is through the current process of private sector negotiation.

11. The Medicare Advantage (MA) program should be protected. MA Patients have the opportunity for more care coordination in a model that more closely mirrors health coverage they have prior to 3 Medicare eligibility.

A PATHWAY FOR INNOVATIVE PROGRESS

3 12. Medicare, in its current form, is not sustainable and serious structural reform is needed.

13. It is preferable to contain Medicare costs through consumer choice and competition rather than 3 provider cuts and price controls.

14. The federal government should change budget scoring rules to recognize the long-term savings 3 generated by wellness initiatives.

15. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) is a promising foundation to modernize 3 and improve Medicare based on quality and cost-efficiency using private sector ideas.

16. Since most payment policies follow the Medicare system, the way to drive change throughout the 3 healthcare system is to reform the Medicare payment system to one based on outcomes and value, not volume of services.

17. Accounting of Disclosures of patient information, while also creating significant financial and 3 workforce burdens for healthcare providers, does not provide tangible benefits for patients and consumers.

18. It is the responsibility of the government to share the health data it holds (that is not 3 competitively sensitive) in order to improve evidence-based care and create necessary efficiencies.

19. Health Information Technology (HIT) interoperability standards need to be better established to 3 create a nationwide health information network and financing mechanisms made available to providers who cannot afford HIT implementation.

20. Current privacy regulations adequately protect patient medical information while ensuring the 3 accessibility of healthcare data for clinicians, medical researchers, and other healthcare professionals.

21. Innovation plays an important role in improving patient outcomes and creating greater 5 efficiency. It should not be seen as a cost driver.

22. Collaboration between physicians and industry should not be viewed in a negative light and, in 3 fact, is necessary to drive improved patient outcomes.

23. Doctors should be reimbursed to provide information and education to patients regarding 3 managing advanced illness and end-of-life care options.

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