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Baltimore, Maryland Area

Rockville, Maryland

• Manage 50+ analysts overseeing 12k clinicians providing health care in underserved areas. • Implemented process improvements for $300 million public health loan and scholarship program resulting in a 75% case backlog reduction and collection of $6.5 million in FY16. • Reengineered division’s unemployment assistance program to streamline clinicians returning to work thereby avoiding compliance actions.

Bethesda, Maryland

• Strategically managed organization with $60 million budget charged with implementing and operating Affordable Care Act (ACA). -Oversaw development of national financial programs to stabilize new private health insurance market and affordability programs (financial support for consumers). -Served as business owner for IT systems implementing multi-billion dollar health insurer payment system. - Authorized payments to private health insurance companies of $2… Show more • Strategically managed organization with $60 million budget charged with implementing and operating Affordable Care Act (ACA). -Oversaw development of national financial programs to stabilize new private health insurance market and affordability programs (financial support for consumers). -Served as business owner for IT systems implementing multi-billion dollar health insurer payment system. - Authorized payments to private health insurance companies of $2 billion/ month.• Spearheaded hiring of 70+ staff across four divisions in less than a year.• Managed sensitive Agency and industry relationships to ensure successful program implementation under tight deadlines.• Regularly prepared materials and briefed CMS Administrator, HHS Department and Domestic Policy Council leadership on policy and operational implementation issues. Show less

Bethesda, Maryland

• Worked to establish new marketplace for private health insurers while managing 30 staff across two divisions working on initial ACA implementation.• Provided strategic, policy and editorial direction to staff drafting the July 2011 proposed and final rules on Health Insurance Exchange implementation.• Prepared rollout briefing materials on Exchange policy implementation issues used to brief HHS Department officials and Domestic Policy Council Leadership team.

Bethesda, Maryland

• Supervised 13 staff and managed regulation development and policy formulation process to implement the new Health Insurance Exchanges with focus on qualified health plan quality, market conduct and provider network access standards. • Recruited and hired 25 individuals to staff new Office of Health Insurance Exchanges.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Represented CMS on Congressional health reform drafting teams working on compromise Part D legislative policy options while supervising 5 legislative analysts.• Provided and coordinated technical assistance to Congress, CBO and OMB on Medicare Part C and D programs.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Supervised ten policy analysts who provided technical analysis of new drug benefit and amendments to the MA program, beneficiary education and Part B non-physician issues• Served as Team Leader for legislative impact analysis of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 on Medicare drug benefit and managed care provisions and assisted Group Director on Part C and D anti-fraud waste and abuse analytic projects. (June 2004 to March 2005)

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Provided input on legal, policy and operational issues to implement a new risk adjustment methodology for Medicare Advantage program. • Wrote risk adjustment decision-making policy memos for Agency leadership.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Health/Health Care Administration/Management

Masters, Social Work

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology