Deputy Assistant Secretary
Matt led ASPE's Office of Health Policy in the US Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS). ASPE (Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation) provides HHS, the White House and other government agencies with timely and objective advice on policy goals. ASPE also publishes an extensive range of research on important healthcare topics. During Matt's time at HHS, he helped the department make significant progress in improving the health of all Americans and moving toward a more patient-centered and sustainable system. Notable successes that Matt participated in during his time include eliminating surprise billing for patients, bringing sorely needed price transparency to consumers, lowering excessive drug prices, encouraging market-based reform, addressing rural health issues and building a modern inter-operable healthcare IT system. He was also involved in tracking the COVID-19 pandemic, providing information used to allocate ventilators, allocate provider relief funds and ease regulatory burden on the healthcare system.