NHPF is advised by a Steering Committee of key federal participants. This group provides feedback on the content and scheduling of meetings, papers, and site visits and offers guidance on general rules and procedures. The Steering Committee has consistently maintained that the Forum's continued success depends on keeping all products nonpartisan, objective, and relevant to its audience of congressional and executive branch health staff.

Steering Committee Members

Melissa Bartlett
Counsel (R)
Committee on Energy and Commerce
U.S. House of Representatives

James R. Baumgardner, PhD
Deputy Assistant Director for Health
Health and Human Resources Division
U.S. Congressional Budget Office

Cybele Bjorklund
Staff Director (D)
Subcommittee on Health
Committee on Ways and Means
U.S. House of Representatives

Linda Bilheimer
Associate Director, Analysis and Epidemiology
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Thomas B. Bradley, PhD
Chief
Health Cost Estimates Unit
U.S. Congressional Budget Office

Carolyn M. Clancy, MD
Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Charles Clapton
Staff Director (R)
Subcommittee on Health
Committee on Ways and Means
U.S. House of Representatives

Michelle Easton
Chief Health and Welfare Counsel
Committee on Finance
U.S. Senate

Edward Eliasberg, JD
Staff Attorney, Legal Policy Section
Antitrust Division
U.S. Department of Justice

Cynthia Fagnoni
Managing Director
Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office

Keith Fontenot
Deputy Assistant Director
Health and Human Resources
U.S. Congressional Budget Office

Richard Foster
Chief Actuary
Office of the Actuary
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Charlene M. Frizzera
Chief of Operations
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Edward Grossman
Senior Counsel
Legislative Counsel
U.S. House of Representatives

Roger Herdman, MD
Director
National Cancer Policy Board
Institute of Medicine

Elizabeth Hilder
Staff Attorney
Bureau of Competition
Federal Trade Commission

Donald Johnson
Deputy Director
Office of Legislation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Marjorie Kanof, MD
Managing Director
Health Care Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office

Thomas M. Kickham
Director
Partnership and Promotion Group
Center for Beneficiary Choices
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Lauren LeRoy, ex officio
President
Grantmakers in Health

Mark E. Miller, PhD
Executive Director
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

Wendell Primus, PhD
Policy Advisor
Office of the Speaker
U.S. House of Representatives

A. Kathryn Power
Director
Center for Mental Health Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Sue Quantius
Staff Assistant
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Committee on Appropriations
U. S. House of Representatives

Steve Redhead
Head, Health Services, Research, and Aging Policy
Domestic Social Policy Division
Congressional Research Service
Library of Congress

Richard Rimkunas
Section Head, Income Support Research and Development
Domestic Social Policy Division
Congressional Research Service
Library of Congress

Andy Schneider
Chief Health Counsel
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
U.S. House of Representatives

Donald Shriber
Associate Director, Washington Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Public Health Service
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Lana Skirboll, PhD
Director
Office of Science Policy
Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Bridgett Taylor
Professional Staff Member (D)
Committee on Energy and Commerce
U.S. House of Representatives

Lyman Van Nostrand
Deputy Director
Office of Planning and Evaluation
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Marc Walton
Office of Policy, Planning, and Legislation
Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(January 30, 2008)

About NHPF | Publications | Meetings | Site Visits | Links | Site Map | NHPF Home