Session #3: Introduction to the Regulatory Process 

April 3, 2024
1:05 pm-

2:00 pm

Description

This panel provided a high-level understanding of the different agencies of HHS and the regulatory process, detail when and how staffers can engage with the regulatory process and implementation

Learning Goals

  • Provided a comprehensive overview of the different sub-agencies of HHS. 
  • Equipped attendees with a high-level understanding of the regulatory process.
  • Identified when and how staffers can engage with the regulatory process and implementation.

Summit Details

This panel is part of a larger summit event.

April 3, 2024

Event Overview This event was made possible with support from the Catholic Health Association of the United States. Agenda: Networking Breakfast 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. ET Enjoy coffee, juice, light breakfast items, and time to connect with your colleagues.  Introduction and Opening Remarks 9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. ET...

Speakers

Jeremy Sharp

Waxman Strategies, Managing Director

Rob Lott, M.S.

Senior Deputy Editor, Health Affairs
Rob Lott is the Senior Deputy Editor at Health Affairs, the nation’s leading journal at the intersection of health, health care, and policy. He is responsible for overseeing the journal’s many special-content channels aimed at extending the reach of cutting-edge research and best practices to a broad audience. Rob previously served as a senior speechwriter at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a position he held from 2010-12. In that capacity, he worked closely with Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Deputy Secretary Bill Corr during the early implementation of the Affordable Care Act. From 2005 to 2010, Rob held several positions as a speechwriter on Capitol Hill working with: the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and its chair, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.); Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn); and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wa). Previously, Rob served as an editor and Dutko Fellow at the Democratic Leadership Council. A graduate of Tufts University and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Rob currently lives in Chicago with his wife and two very silly children.

Yvette Fontenot, MPP

Chief Executive Officer, Impact Health Policy Partners
Yvette Fontenot has nearly 25 years of Federal health care experience and has held senior positions on Capitol Hill as well as in the White House and at HHS. She is an expert on the Federal legislative and regulatory process and has longstanding relationships with lawmakers, regulators and thought-leaders. She is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Impact Health Policy Partners, a health care consulting firm focused on expanding access to more equitable, cost-effective, quality care. Yvette was a Senior Policy Advisor in the Obama White House and at the Department of Health and Human Services. Prior to her work in the Administration, Yvette served as Professional Staff with the Senate Finance Committee where she was a principal author of the Affordable Care Act. Yvette has also served as Professional Staff for the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in the U.S. House of Representatives; as Senior Legislative Advisor for Senator John D. Rockefeller; and as a program analyst for the Office of Management and Budget. Yvette currently sits on the Board of Experts of Axios News; the NYU Wagner Graduate School Health Advisory Board; and the Board of Breast Care for Washington Yvette received her Master’s degree from the University of Chicago and her Bachelor’s degree from Duke University.

Kimberly Brandt, JD, MA

Partner, Tarplin Downs Young (TDY)
Kimberly Brandt is a Partner in the Washington, D.C. based policy firm Tarplin, Downs & Young, LLC where she advises the firm’s clients on a wide range of healthcare regulatory, enforcement and policy issues. Kim is on the board for NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals. Prior to her current private sector roles, Kim served as Principal Deputy Administrator for Operations and Policy of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In that role she supported the Administrator in overseeing all activities necessary for the operation and management of the CMS budget, beneficiaries and its programs,including Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Kim served as Chief Oversight Counsel and General Counsel on the staff of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee from January 2011 – August 2017. Before joining the Finance Committee staff, Kim was a Senior Counsel at Alston & Bird in Washington, D.C. Her previous government service includes serving for seven years as the CMS Director of the Medicare Program Integrity Group. Prior to her first tenure at CMS, Kim worked for five years at the HHS Office of Inspector General as a Senior Counsel and Director of External Affairs.

Experts

Stephanie Anthony, J.D., MPH 

Senior Advisor, Manatt Health

 

Thomas Barker, J.D. 

George Washington University School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Health Law

Partner, Foley Hoag LLP  

 

Joshua Gordon, Ph.D.  

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Director of Health Policy

 

Edmund F. Haislmaier 

The Heritage Foundation, Preston A. Wells, Jr. Senior Research Fellow

 

Larry Levitt, MPP 

Kaiser Family Foundation, Executive Vice President for Health Policy

 

Maria Martino 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Director of Congressional Affairs 

 

Sonja Nesbit, MPA

Senior Policy Advisor, Arnold & Porter

 

Rose Sullivan 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Counselor to the Secretary

 

Rodney Whitlock, Ph.D.  

McDermott+Consulting, Vice President