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Emma Wager is a senior policy analyst for the Program on the ACA and the Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker. Her work examines access and affordability of healthcare in the United States, primarily in the individual market, as well as general trends in health spending and outcomes in the U.S. and international comparisons. Prior to joining KFF, Emma worked at Catalyst for Payment Reform, a nonprofit focused on pushing for change in the healthcare system through…

Matt McGough is a policy analyst at KFF for the Program on the ACA and the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker, where he conducts policy research on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its effects on private insurers and enrollees, as well as analyses on health spending, quality of care, access, and affordability. Prior to joining KFF, Matt worked as a research assistant for the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) and worked on the…

Jared Ortaliza is a policy analyst at KFF for the Program on the ACA, where he analyzes economic and policy research on the ACA Marketplaces, including Marketplace enrollment, costs, and affordability. Prior to joining KFF, he was an outbreak investigator for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Jared graduated from University of California, Los Angeles with a B.S. in Human Biology and Society.

Elizabeth (Liz) Williams is a senior policy manager with KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured, where she focuses on analysis of state fiscal conditions, Medicaid prescription drug spending and utilization, and children’s health coverage and access. Prior to joining KFF, Liz worked in program evaluation at DC’s Children’s Law Center and conducted data analysis for the City of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania’s Counseling and Psychological Services. She holds a Bachelor’s in Mathematics…

Anna Rouw is a senior data analyst on the Global and Public Health Policy team, for which she provides data analysis and policy research on a wide range of global health policy topics. Previously, Anna held positions working for the Oklahoma House of Representatives as a non-partisan health policy analyst, and at the Oklahoma Policy Institute as a data intern. She graduated from the University of Tulsa with a bachelor’s degree in political science.

Latoya Hill is a senior policy manager with KFF’s Racial Equity and Health Policy Program. In this role, she conducts research and analysis on projects related to the intersection of racism and discrimination, social and economic inequities, and health. Prior to joining KFF, she served as the director of quantitative research at the Center on Society and Health at Virginia Commonwealth University. She holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Emory University and a Master…

Nambi Ndugga is a Policy Analyst with KFF’s Racial Equity and Health Policy Program. In this role, she conducts research and analysis on projects that focus on the intersections of racism, discrimination, social and economic inequities, and health. Prior to joining KFF, she worked with the Partnered Evidence-based Policy Resource Center for the Department of Veteran Affairs at the VA Boston Healthcare System. Nambi holds a Master of Public Health from Harvard T.H. Chan School…

Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek is an associate director for the Program on Medicare Policy at KFF. She focuses on providing analyses used to develop data-driven approaches to pressing national health policy issues, including the role of Medicare Advantage, the delivery and financing of care for people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, Medicare spending trends and efforts to reform provider payment. Her work has been published in Health Affairs and JAMA and cited by…

Nancy Ochieng is a senior policy analyst with the KFF’s Program on Medicare Policy. She performs research and policy analysis on a wide range of issues related to the Medicare program and its beneficiaries, including Medicare Advantage, the financial burden of health spending on Medicare beneficiaries, and patient access to care. Prior to joining the KFF, she worked at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services where she focused on hospice and home health payment…