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Gary Claxton is a Senior Vice President, the Director of the Program on the Health Care Marketplace at KFF. The Health Care Marketplace Project provides information, research, and analysis about trends in the health care market and about policy proposals that relate to health insurance reform and our changing health care system. The Program for the Study of Health Reform and Private Insurance examines changes in the private insurance market under the Affordable Care Act…
Alina Salganicoff is a senior vice president and the director of the Women’s Health Policy Program at KFF. Her work focuses on health policies affecting women throughout their lifespans, with an emphasis on coverage and access challenges facing women who are underserved or marginalized. Dr. Salganicoff has written and lectured extensively on the financing of and access to health services for women, on topics ranging from maternity care and reproductive health to Medicare and long-term…
Usha Ranji is associate director for Women’s Health Policy at KFF. Her work addresses the impact of major health policy issues on women and girls, with an emphasis on insurance coverage, access to care, and low-income populations. In particular, her work seeks to explain the intersection of health care financing policies with several key issues in women’s health, including maternity care, intimate partner violence, and preventive services. She has worked on several national survey projects,…
Larry Levitt is the executive vice president for health policy, overseeing KFF’s policy work on Medicare, Medicaid, the health care marketplace, the Affordable Care Act, racial equity, women’s health, and global health. He previously was editor-in-chief of kaisernetwork.org, which was KFF's online health policy news and information service and directed KFF's communications. Levitt, along with Dr. Mollyann Brodie, work with KFF’s founding President and CEO, Dr. Drew Altman, to oversee the organization. Prior to joining…
Tricia Neuman is senior vice president of KFF and executive director of its Program on Medicare Policy. She oversees KFF’s policy analysis and research pertaining to Medicare, and health coverage and care for aging Americans and people with disabilities. A widely cited Medicare policy expert, Dr. Neuman focuses on topics such as the health and economic security of older adults; the role of Medicare Advantage plans, Medicare and out-of-pocket spending trends; prescription drug costs, payment…
Samantha Artiga is senior vice president and director of the Racial Equity and Health Policy Program, which focuses on how racism and discrimination and social and economic inequities affect health. The program provides timely and reliable data, information and policy analysis on health and health care disparities affecting people of color, immigrants, and other underserved groups, as well as efforts to advance racial equity in health. Artiga has also conducted extensive work related to the…
Robin Rudowitz is senior vice president at KFF and director of the Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured, where she oversees all work on Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and low-income populations including coverage, eligibility, financing, delivery systems, access and long-term services and supports. Prior to joining KFF in 2004, Rudowitz was a senior manager at the Lewin Group, a health policy and management consulting firm. Rudowitz has worked on budget and health…
Cynthia Cox is senior vice president and director of the Program on the ACA, where she conducts economic and policy research on the Affordable Care Act and its effects on private insurers and enrollees. Her work focuses on enrollment, pricing and competition in the ACA’s exchange markets. Cox also directs the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker, a partnership of the Peterson Center on Healthcare and KFF aimed at monitoring the performance of the U.S. health system…
Nirmita Panchal is a senior policy manager for KFF's Program on the ACA and the Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Her work focuses on research and data analysis for mental health and substance use. Previously, she worked for the Program on the Health Care Marketplace, where she assisted with the annual Employer Health Benefits Survey. Nirmita holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Health Policy from the George Washington University School of…
Matthew Rae is the associate director of the Program on the Health Care Marketplace at KFF. The program researches and analyzes the private insurance market and policy proposals to reform it. In this capacity, Rae has managed the Employer Health Benefits Survey since 2011. He has a special interest in analytic methods and data analysis, including gleaning lessons from survey and claims data. Prior to joining KFF, he worked at the Government Accountability Office, New…
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