For three days in October 2019, a sold out crowd explored the many mechanisms of the health policy process (including its key players), reviewed the federal budget process, and gained insights into state health policy, public opinion, and more.
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              AARP Public Policy Insititute 
  
       
    
      
      
      Cristina Boccuti is Vice President of Health Security at the AARP Public Policy Institute. Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Resident Fellow 
  
         
    
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              American Enterprise Institute 
  
       
    
      
      
      James C. Capretta has more than three decades of experience in health care and fiscal policy. Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Project Director 
  
         
    
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              The Pew Charitable Trusts
  
       
    
      
      
      Beth Connolly directs Pew's substance use prevention and treatment initiative. Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Research Professor
  
         
    
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              Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR)
  
       
    
      
      
      Sabrina Corlette, J.D., is a Research Professor at the Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) at Georgetown... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                President and Chief Executive Officer 
  
         
    
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              Alliance for Health Policy 
  
       
    
      
      
      Sarah J. Dash, MPH, is the president and chief executive officer at the Alliance for Health Policy. Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Vice President 
  
         
    
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              Research!America 
  
       
    
      
      
      Ellie Dehoney has been vice president of policy and advocacy at Research!America since March of 2011. Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Vice President, Evidence Generation and Translation
  
         
    
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              AcademyHealth
  
       
    
      
      
      As Vice President for Evidence Generation and Translation, Dr. Margo Edmunds leads AcademyHealth's portfolios ... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                CEO
  
         
    
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              Cayaba Care
  
       
    
      
      
      Adaeze Enekwechi, Ph.D., M.P.P. is the CEO of Cayaba Care. Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Director
  
         
    
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              Government Accountability Office 
  
       
    
      
      
      Jessica Farb is a Director on the Health Care team at the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO). Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Policy Director 
  
         
    
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              MACPAC
  
       
    
      
      
      Moira Forbes is a policy director at the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC). Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Associate Research Professor
  
         
    
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              Georgetown University
  
       
    
      
      
      Justin Giovannelli is an associate research professor and project director at the Center on Health Insurance R... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Independent Consultant 
  
         
    
    
    
      
      
      Stuart Guterman is an independent consultant. From July 2015 through December 2016, he was a Senior Scholar in... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Vice President and Director 
  
         
    
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              Kaiser Family Foundation
  
       
    
      
      
      Liz Hamel is Vice President and Director of Public Opinion and Survey Research at the Kaiser Family Foundation... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Deputy Executive Director 
  
         
    
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              National Association of Medicaid Directors 
  
       
    
      
      
      Dianne manages a broad spectrum of activities including planning NAMD’s public policy and advocacy agenda in c... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Associate Research Professor 
  
         
    
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              Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University
  
       
    
      
      
      Dora Hughes, MD, MPH, is Associate Research Professor of Health Policy & Management at the Milken Institute Sc... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                President
  
         
    
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              Jennings Policy Strategies 
  
       
    
      
      
      Chris Jennings is an over three decades-long health policy veteran of the White House, the Congress and the pr... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Director of Policy 
  
         
    
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              American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) 
  
       
    
      
      
      Colleen Leners is the Director of Policy at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in Washingt... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Director of Health Policy Fellowships and Leadership Programs
  
         
    
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              National Academy of Sciences
  
       
    
      
      
      Gregg S. Margolis, PhD, is the Director of Health Policy Fellowships and Leadership Programs at the National A... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Policy Director 
  
         
    
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              MACPAC
  
       
    
      
      
      Moira Forbes is a policy director at the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC). Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Chief of Government Affairs and Public Relations
  
         
    
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              Association of State and Territorial Health Officials 
  
       
    
      
      
      Carolyn Mullen is Chief of Government Affairs & Public Relations and brings 17 years of experience as a govern... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Director
  
         
    
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              Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics (CHPRE)
  
       
    
      
      
      Len M. Nichols has been the Director of the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics (CHPRE) and a Profess... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Senior Director
  
         
    
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              Association of American Medical Colleges 
  
       
    
      
      
      As Senior Director of Public Policy and Strategic Outreach at the Association of American Medical Colleges, Ta... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Vice President 
  
         
    
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              American Health Information Management Association 
  
       
    
      
      
      Lauren currently serves as AHIMA’s Vice President of Policy & Government Affairs. Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Professor Emerita, Health Law and Policy
  
         
    
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              George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health
  
       
    
      
      
      Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., is Professor Emerita, Health Law and Policy at the Milken Institute School of Public Hea... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Chief Strategy Officer 
  
         
    
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              AcademyHealth
  
       
    
      
      
      Kristin Rosengren is Chief Strategy Officer, and co-director of the AcademyHealth Translation and Disseminatio... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Former President and CEO
  
         
    
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              AcademyHealth
  
       
    
      
      
      Dr. Simpson was the President and Chief Executive Officer of AcademyHealth from 2011-March 2024. A nationally ... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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              Urban Institute
  
       
    
      
      
      Brian Smedley is among the inaugural class of equity scholars at Urban, where he’ll continue his policy resear... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Vice President 
  
         
    
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              McDermott+Consulting 
  
       
    
      
      
      Rodney is an accomplished health care executive with more than two decades on the Hill. Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Program Director 
  
         
    
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              National Governors Association 
  
       
    
      
      
      Sandra Wilkniss serves as a program director for the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices’... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Executive Director
  
         
    
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              The Hilltop Institute
  
       
    
      
      
      Cynthia H. Woodcock, M.B.A., was the executive director of The Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland... Read Bio 
     
     
  
           
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                Co-founder
  
         
    
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              Tarplin, Downs & Young, LLC
  
       
    
      
      
      Jennifer B. Young served as the Assistant Secretary for Legislation at the Department of Health and Human Serv... Read Bio 
     
     
About the Orientation 
There is no bigger, hot-button issue today than health care. As debates persist and big decisions loom, now is the time to understand the fundamentals of health policymaking – how the many pieces of the health care puzzle work together, while providing content and context about the current political environment.
Take a deep dive into all aspects of health policy at the Health Policy Orientation. Attendees explore the many mechanisms of the policy process, including its key players (from relevant congressional staff to the three branches of government and federal agencies), an overview of the federal budget process, and insights into state health policy, public opinion, and more.
The Orientation has a small meeting format (50 participants) – designed to encourage collaboration, interaction and networking among participants and esteemed faculty.
2019 Registration Rates 
	
		
			  
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			NON-MEMBER 
		 
	 
	
		
			Individual 
			$1,500 
			$1,800 
		 
		
			Fellow 
			$1,300 
			
			Individual must be a current fellow member or join AcademyHealth  as a fellow.