SELECTED EXPERTS
Health Policy Academy
Friday, March 6, 2020
SESSION 1: AN OVERVIEW OF THE U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Robert S. Saunders Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Research Director of Payment and
Delivery Reform
robert.saunders@duke.edu
SESSION 2: HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FUNDAMENTALS
Jack Hoadley Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Research Professor Emeritus
jfh7@georgetown.edu
Karen Pollitz Kaiser Family Foundation, Senior Fellow for Health Reform and Private
Insurance
KarenP@kff.org
Anne Schwartz Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, Executive Director
anne.schwartz@macpac.gov
ADDITIONAL EXPERTS
MEDICAID
Tom Barker Foley Hoag, LLP, Partner and Co-Chair of Health Care Practice
sarar@gwu.edu
Tom Betlach Speire Healthcare Strategies, Partner
tom@speirehcs.com
Michael F. Cannon Cato Institute, Director of Health Policy Studies
mcannon@cato.org 202-789-5200
Hannah Katch Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Senior Policy Analyst
hkatch@cbpp.org 202-408-1080
Cindy Mann Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Partner
cmann@manatt.com
Rachel Nuzum The Commonwealth Fund, Vice President, Federal and State Health Policy
rn@cmwf.org
Trish Riley National Academy for State Health Policy, Executive Director
triley@nashp.org
Sarah Rosenbaum George Washington University, Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health
Law and Policy
sarar@gwu.edu
Robin Rudowitz Kaiser Family Foundation, Associate Director for the Program on Medicaid
and the Uninsured
RobinR@kff.org
Matt Salo National Association of Medicaid Directors, Executive Director
matt.salo@medicaiddirectors.org
Hemi Tewarson National Governors Association, Director of the Center for Best Practices’
Health Division
htewarson@nga.org
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MEDICARE
Anne Montgomery Altarum, Deputy Director of Program to Improve Eldercare
anne.montgomery@altarum.org
James Capretta American Enterprise Institute, Resident Fellow and Milton Friedman Chair
jcapretta@aei.org
Katherine Hayes Bipartisan Policy Center, Director of Health Policy
khayes@bipartisanpolicy.org 202-204-2400
Judith Stein Center for Medicare Advocacy, Executive Director
jstein@medicareadvocacy.org
Mark Miller Arnold Ventures, Executive Vice President of Health Care
MMiller@arnoldfoundation.org
Molly Morein Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Special Assistant
MMorein@medpac.gov
Allyson Schwartz Better Medicare Alliance, President and Chief Executive Officer
ayschwartz@bettermedicarealliance.org
Judith Stein Center for Medicare Advocacy, Executive Director
jstein@medicareadvocacy.org
Tricia Neuman Kaiser Family Foundation, Director for Program on Medicare Policy
TriciaN@kff.org
PRIVATE COVERAGE
Sabrina Corlette Georgetown University Policy Institute, Research Professor at the Center on
Health Insurance Reforms
sabrina.corlette@georgetown.edu
Paul Frostin Employee Benefit Research Institute, Director of the Health Research and
Education Program
fronstin@ebri.org
Korey Harvey Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Vice President & General Counsel
Korey.Harvey@bcbsla.com
Katie Keith Georgetown University Law Center, Faculty
Katie.Keith@georgetown.edu
Avik S.A. Roy The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, President
aroy@freopp.org
Cori Uccello American Academy of Actuaries, Actuary and Senior Health Fellow
uccello@actuary.org
Brian Webb National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Assistant Director of
Health Policy and Legislation
bwebb@naic.org
Steve Wojcik National Business Group on Health, Vice President of Public Policy
wojcik@businessgrouphealth.org
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SESSION 3: POLICY TO PRACTICE: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Stephen Cha UnitedHealthcare Community & State, Chief Medical Officer
stephen.cha@uhc.com
Bill Kramer Pacific Business Group on Health, Executive Director for Health Policy
wkramer@pbgh.org
Purva Rawal CapView Strategies, Principal
Purva.Rawal@capviewstrategies.com
Suzanne Schrandt ExPPect, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Patient Advocate
suzschrandt@gmail.com
Linda Townsend CHRISTUS Health, Vice President of Advocacy and Government Affairs
linda.townsend@christushealth.org
ADDITIONAL EXPERTS
Lauren Aronson Campaign for Sustainable Drug Pricing (CSRxP), Executive Director
laronson@mc-dc.com 202-403-8621
Holly Campbell Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Deputy Vice
President of Public Affairs
hcampbell@phrma.org
Kelly Coogan-Gehr National Nurses United, Assistant Director of Public and Community
Advocacy
kcoogan-gehr@nationalnursesunited.org 510-273-2217
Todd Unger American Medical Association, Senior Vice President and Chief
Experience Officer
richard.deem@ama-assn.org
Beth Feldpush America’s Essential Hospitals, Senior Vice President of Policy and
Advocacy
bfeldpush@essentialhospitals.org
Matt Eyles America’s Health Insurance Plans, President and Chief Executive Officer
meyles@ahip.org
Julie Goon Anthem, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs
julie.goon@anthem.com
Justine Handelman Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Senior Vice President of the Office of
Policy and Representation
justine.handelman@bcbsa.com
Andrew Hu Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Director of Public Policy and
Government Relations
ahu@pcori.org
Greg A. Jones Aetna, Senior Director of Public Policy
jonesg2@aetna.com
Meg Murray Association for Community Affiliated Plans, Chief Executive Officer
mmurray@communityplans.net
Aimee Ossman Children’s Hospital Association, Vice President of Policy Analysis and
Implementation
aimee.ossman@childrenshospitals.org
Eleanor Perfetto National Health Council, Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
eperfetto@nhcouncil.org
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Leigh Purvis AARP, Director of Health Services Research
lpurvis@aarp.org
Carol Regan Community Catalyst, Senior Advisor for Center for Consumer Engagement
in Health
cregan@communitycatalyst.org
Claudia A. Salzberg Federation of American Hospitals, Vice President of Quality
jonesg2@aetna.com
Lisa Smith Catholic Health Association of the United States, Vice President of
Advocacy and Public Policy
lsmith@chausa.org
Ashley Thompson American Hospital Association, Senior Vice President of Public Policy
Analysis and Development
athompson@aha.org
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SESSION 4: THE BASICS OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS
Sarah Kuehl Egge SplitOak Strategies, LLC, Principal and Founding Partner
Sarah.Egge@splitoakstrategies.com
Holly Harvey Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Director of Health Policy
harvey@crfb.org
Bill Hoagland Bipartisan Policy Center, Senior Vice President
gwhoagland@bipartisanpolicy.org
ADDITIONAL EXPERTS
Joseph Antos American Enterprise Institute, Wilson H. Taylor Scholar in Health Care
and Retirement Policy
jantos@aei.org 202-862-5983
Lisa Bernhardt LKB Strategies, LLC, President and Founder
Lisa.Bernhardt@LKBStrategies.com
Niall Brennan Health Care Cost Institute, President and CEO
nbrennan@healthcostinstitute.org
Stuart M. Butler Brookings Institute, Senior Fellow of Economic Studies
SMButler@brookings.edu
Erik Fatemi Cornerstone, Principal
efatemi@cgagroup.com
Vanessa Forsberg Congressional Research Service, Health Care Financing Analyst
vrosberg@crs.loc.gov
Harry Glenn Van Scoyoc Associates, Vice President
hglenn@vsadc.com
Doug Holtz-Eakin American Action Forum, President
dholtzeakin@americanactionforum.org
Len Nichols George Mason University, Director of the Center for Health Policy Research
and Ethics
Lnichol9@gmu.edu
Purva Rawal CapView Strategies, Principal
Purva.Rawal@capviewstrategies.com
Rodney Whitlock McDermott+Consulting, Vice President
RWhitlock@mcdermottplus.com
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SESSION 5: PERSPECTIVES FROM COMMITTEE STAFF
Melanie Egorin House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, Deputy
Staff Director
Melanie.Egorin@mail.house.gov
Caleb Graff House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Deputy Chief Counsel for
Health Care
Caleb.Graff@mail.house.gov
Liz Jurinka Senate Committee on Finance, Chief Health Advisor
Elizabeth_Jurinka@finance.senate.gov
Andy Vogt Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Professional
Staff Member
Andrew_Vogt@help.senate.gov