AUSTIN – Texas Public Policy Foundation Executive Director Arlene Wohlgemuth will speak at The Texas Tribune Festival panel discussion “After King v. Burwell, Now What?” on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 11:10 a.m. CDT in Welch Hall, Room 2.224 at the University of Texas at Austin.
Before coming to the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Wohlgemuth served 10 years in the Texas House, where she served as chairwoman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services. Wohlgemuth authored HB 2292, the sweeping reform of Health and Human Services, which improved service delivery for the recipients, saving taxpayers more than $3.7B during its first five years. The reforms consolidated 12 agencies into five and was the largest government reform bill ever passed in the state. Wohlgemuth served as president of the Texas Conservative Coalition, chairman of the TCCRI Health and Human Services Task Force, and chairman of the TCCRI State Finance Task Force. She was twice named to Texas Monthly’s “Ten Best” List.
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Arlene Wohlgemuth, Executive Director, Texas Public Policy Foundation |
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The Texas Tribune Festival: After King v. Burwell, Now What? |
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Saturday, October 17, 2015 11:10 a.m. CDT |
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University of Texas at Austin Robert A. Welch Hall, Room 2.224 105 E 24th St, Austin, TX 78705 |
To schedule an interview with Mrs. Wohlgemuth, please contact Caroline Espinosa at [email protected] or 512-472-2700.
Arlene Wohlgemuth is Executive Director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
The Texas Public Policy Foundation is a non-profit, free-market research institute based in Austin, Texas.