Alice Weiss

JD Program Director, National Academy for State Health Policy

Alice M. Weiss joined the National Academy for State Health Policy in October of 2007. At NASHP, she is the co-director of the Maximizing Enrollment for Kids program, a $15 million Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded initiative that assists states to maximize enrollment of children eligible for public health coverage and prepare eligibility and enrollment systems for health reforms applicable in 2014. Weiss also contributes to work related to health reform implementation, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and promoting health coverage for all children. Weiss previously served as Majority Health Counsel for Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, with primary responsibility for Medicaid, CHIP, and private health insurance coverage legislation. Key legislative initiatives she contributed to included the CHIP Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA), Hurricane Katrina health relief legislation, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. Weiss’ prior work includes policy analysis and input to legislation and regulatory initiatives related to private health coverage and Medicaid for the National Partnership for Women & Families and the U.S. Department of Labor. Weiss received her Bachelor of Arts from Haverford College and her Juris Doctorate from Northeastern University Law School.

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