Lynne Cotter
Senior Health Policy Research Manager, Program on the ACA
Lynne Cotter is a senior health policy research manager for the Program on the ACA and works on the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker, monitoring healthcare costs over time. Prior to joining KFF, she worked as a research scientist at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, analyzing health care trends and innovating methods of health communication to support data-informed policy changes.
Dr. Cotter completed her doctorate in Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication with a minor in psychology. She received her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in nutritional science with a minor in global health and a Master of Public Health degree from The Dartmouth Institute of Health Policy and Clinical Practice.