# Christa Calamas

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{{Short description|American lawyer}}
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| name        = Christa Calamas
| office      = Secretary of the [Florida Agency for Health Care Administration](/source/Agency_for_Health_Care_Administration)
| term_start  = July 2006
| term_end    = January 2007
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| governor    = [Jeb Bush](/source/Jeb_Bush)
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| education   = [University of Florida](/source/University_of_Florida)<br>[University of Dundee](/source/University_of_Dundee)<br>[Eckerd College](/source/Eckerd_College)
| party       = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) 
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'''Christa Calamas''' is a [Florida](/source/Florida) lawyer and former secretary of the Florida [Agency for Health Care Administration](/source/Agency_for_Health_Care_Administration_(Florida)) (ACHA), appointed by governor [Jeb Bush](/source/Jeb_Bush) in 2006 to replace previous secretary Alan Levine after he was named CEO of North Broward Hospital District.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2006-07-08 |title=Bush names ex-aide to head state health-care agency |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-naples-daily-news-bush-names-ex-aide/167378992/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |work=The Naples Daily News |pages=24}}</ref> Her appointment was effective July 8, 2006.<ref name=":0" /> Previously Calamas was assistant general counsel of the AHCA and Bush's assistant general counsel.<ref name=":0" /> Since 2012, Calamas has served as staff director of the Health and Human Services Committee of the [Florida House of Representatives](/source/Florida_House_of_Representatives).

Calamas received a bachelor's degree from [Eckerd College](/source/Eckerd_College), a master's degree in [public policy](/source/public_policy) from the [University of Dundee](/source/University_of_Dundee), and her Juris Doctor from the [University of Florida](/source/University_of_Florida).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsbull.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34591|title=Governor Bush Names Christa Calamas Secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration|last=Schweiss|first=Russell|date=2006-07-06|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928020719/http://www.newsbull.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34591|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-09-28}}</ref>

As secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration, Calamas oversaw the state's $16 billion Medicaid funds, regulation and licensing of 32,000 healthcare facilities, and publication of health data.<ref name=":0" /> While Secretary, she published an op-ed about how the agency reached its 22,000 [Medicaid](/source/Medicaid) recipients amid Medicaid reform.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2006-08-07 |title=Vulnerable are being served |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-florida-sun-sentinel-vulnerable-ar/167377248/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |work=South Florida Sun Sentinel |pages=21}}</ref>

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