Jennifer Ryan

About Jennifer Ryan

Jennifer Ryan is a national health care and Medicaid policy expert and serves as a senior executive at mission-driven health policy and communications consulting firm. Jennifer joined Harbage Consulting in January 2015 and serves as the firm’s Executive Vice President. Among other executive and management responsibilities, Jennifer provides strategic advice to state and local government agencies, foundations and community organizations on Medicaid policy and operational issues. In June of 2020, Harbage Consulting became Aurrera Health Group - we changed the name of our firm to reflect its evolution and our commitment to promoting access to comprehensive, affordable, high quality health coverage and care. Our tagline is - Mission Driven. Forward Thinking. From 20••••14, Jennifer was part of the leadership team at the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). She served as Director of the Intergovernmental and External Affairs Group, where she led CMCS’ work to maintain strong relationships with states, consumer groups, research and policy organizations, and the provider community. In addition, she guided the Center’s communications efforts. Jennifer also created and led the State Operations and Technical Assistance (SOTA) initiative, designed to assist states with policy and operational implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Jennifer spent over two years as the Deputy Director for Policy of the Children and Adults Health Programs Group. In this role, she managed the development of policy guidance implementing the Affordable Care Act and facilitated the review of Medicaid section waiver proposals. From 2009 through 2011, Jennifer served as the Senior Advisor to the CMS Deputy Administrator, where she assisted in priority setting, policy development and execution of new CMCS initiatives. Prior to her time at CMS, Jennifer spent nine years at the National Health Policy Forum at the George Washington University where she led site visits for congressional staff, and published numerous policy briefs on Medicaid, Medicare and CHIP. She began her career in the federal government as a policy and legislative analyst focusing on Medicaid eligibility and CHIP implementation.

Experience

1. Executive Vice President

   Aurrera Health Group

   Jan 2015 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US

Education

• Gustavus Adolphus College

  Bachelor of Arts - BA