Kristen O’Brien is an completed healthcare govt with a deep understanding of regulatory advocacy and healthcare coverage efforts.
Kristen presents a powerful background and a eager eye for options to obstacles and challenges impacting healthcare purchasers. With greater than 10 years of expertise, her work focuses on implementing new legal guidelines by way of the rulemaking course of, in addition to working with related company officers to develop and enhance company steering.
Kristen lately served as Principal of the Well being Business Coverage and Regulatory Follow Group at a regulation and lobbying agency the place she offered illustration for hospital methods, doctor practices, medical gadget firms, digital well being firms and commerce associations. She has in depth expertise in offering evaluation and counsel associated to authorities healthcare cost applications below Medicare and Medicaid. She additionally has in depth information of navigating the Facilities for Medicare & Medicaid Providers (CMS), the Workplace of the Nationwide Coordinator for Well being Data Expertise (ONC) and others.
Beforehand, Kristen offered legislative and regulatory authorized evaluation as a senior legal professional for the American Medical Affiliation. Moreover, Kristen served on the employees of former Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), specializing in well being and environmental points, in addition to monetary reform.