Axios Pro: Health Care Policy
April 04, 2024
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š People moves that caught our eye
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Hill moves
- Jack Stelzner has joined Rep. Diana DeGette's office as communications director. He was previously the communications director in Rep. Mike Thompson's office for over two years.
- Elizabeth-Burton Jones has joined Rep. Kelly Armstrong's office as communications director. She was previously the communications director for Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks' office.
- Blake Kernen has joined Larry Hogan's Maryland Senate campaign as press secretary. She was previously the press secretary for House Budget Republicans.
- Matthew Ferry is now a principal at Invariant focused on health care, tax and trade. He previously was chief of staff to Rep. Brian Higgins.
Biden administration moves
- Kota Mizutani has joined the White House as as senior adviser in the office of public engagement. He was previously at the House Education and Workforce Committee.
Industry and lobbying moves
- Jennifer Friedman has joined Federal Health Policy Strategies as a senior vice president. She was previously at Outset Medical and HHS.
- Ariel Gonzalez has joined the Vogel Group as a principal. He was previously at Chamber Hill Strategies.
- David Allen has joined the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association as managing director, media relations. He was previously at AHIP.
- Aisha Furbach has joined the Children's Hospital Association as vice president of child health quality. She was previously at Legacy Health.
- Katie Orrico is becoming CEO of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. She was previously senior vice president there.
- Alye Mlinar has been named executive director of Telehealth Access for America campaign. She's a principal at Mehlman Consulting and formerly was the health policy advisor in House Majority Leader Steve Scalise's office.
- Fabian Lucero has joined PhRMA as a director of federal advocacy. He was previously a staffer on the Hill serving as a legislative director and health counsel for Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick.
- Peggy Chin Evans has joined Aledade as a vice president of community health center performance. She was previously the CEO of OneHealthPort, a Seattle-based health care data interoperability company.
- Christina Strogis has been promoted to director of health policy federal affairs at the ERISA Industry Committee.
Nonprofit and think tank moves
- Jackson Hammond has joined Paragon Health Institute as a senior policy analyst. He was previously a health care policy analyst at the American Action Forum.
- Joseph Kanter has been named the CEO of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. He was previously the state health officer and medical director for the Louisiana Department of Health.
- Darbin Wofford has been promoted to a senior health policy advisor at Third Way.
- Veronica Ingham has joined the Hub Project as senior director of abortion campaigns.
- Anthony Fauci is joining Georgetown Law's O'Neill Institute as a distinguished senior scholar. He's currently a distinguished university professor at the Georgetown University School of Medicine and McCourt School of Public Policy.
Public affairs and communications moves
- Claire Nance Klakring has joined Firehouse Strategies as a vice president. She was previously the communications director for Rep. Michelle Steel.
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