Jennifer Tolbert is Director of State Health Reform and Associate Director with the Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured at KFF. She directs research and policy analysis focusing on Medicaid eligibility and enrollment policies, access to and affordability of coverage for low-income populations, including people who are uninsured, and consumer assistance.  In addition, Ms. Tolbert manages State Health Facts, a source for state-level data on over 800 key health topics. Prior to joining KFF, Ms. Tolbert served as the Assistant Vice President for Policy at America’s Essential Hospitals and before that, she worked in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the Department of Health and Human Services.