Amanda Walsh Email and Phone Number

• Advocate and lobby Congress on behalf of association representing over 300 public and not-for-profit hospitals and health systems nationwide including:o Developed proactive strategy and led association's advocacy on legislation that established risk adjustment for socioeconomic status in the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program that was signed into law December 2016o Lobbied Congress to successfully stop cuts ($1.7 billion) to Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payments resulting in three delays of cuts over four years • Strong background in legislative process and federal health policy with a focus on Medicaid and Medicare payment. • Develop Congressional champions by increasing awareness of association and expanding the breadth and depth of relationships on Capitol Hill• Initiate and execute proactive and defensive legislative strategies and campaigns to further association's priorities and mitigate legislative and policy threats• Created and currently growing Essential Hospitals Political Action Committee (PAC); manage Board of Directors, oversee operations; ensure Federal Elections Commission compliance• Launched successful member-hospital advocacy training tools and other hospital- member focused projects• Advise association leadership and educate hospital leaders on Congressional activity and response• Helped lead Partnership for Medicaid coalition and currently represent association at coalition meetings and health care industry events• Develop and facilitate quarterly well-attended events on Capitol Hill

Policy and Legislative Affairs• Exclusive staff for all Education and Workforce Committee tasks including preparing Member for hearings and mark-ups• Responsible for education, labor, retirement, pensions, and government oversight issues• Provided recommendations to the Member on relevant issue areas and monitored the House floorConstituent Services• Planned and executed special, in-district events including: a widely-attended job fair with over 35 employers and hundreds of constituents; the Member's first College Presidents' Roundtable on Economic Development; and a STEM education advisory panel• Served as point-of-contact for constituent and national interest group inquiries and requests• Represented, explained, and defended the Member's position

Policy and Legislative Affairs• Served as member of health staff during the Affordable Care Act debate from 2008-2010• Served as primary education staff member and provided key support on budget and tax issues• Drafted legislation with stakeholder and constituent support• Provided regular briefings to senior staff and the Senator on updates in policy areas• Drafted memoranda, floor speeches, and talking points for the SenatorOutreach and Constituent Services• Regularly met with constituents and interest groups to discuss legislative priorities• Drafted and edited hundreds of official correspondence in response to constituent inquiries.• Managed and produced weekly legislative mailings to approximately 3,000 constituents• Assisted constituents with navigating federal agencies