The Better Healthcare Policy Group consists of these senior healthcare executives, researchers and economists who share a common interest in adapting Medicare Advantage to meet the needs of Americans under age 65.

•  George C. Halvorson – Chair, Institute for InterGroup Understanding; Former CEO, Kaiser-Permanente Health Plans and five other health care delivery and financing organizations; former chair, The International Federation of Health Plans and The Partners for Quality Care.
• Jon M. Kingsdale, PhD. – Board Chair – Atrius Health Equity Foundation, Associate Professor at Boston University and Adjunct Professor at Brown; organized and led the Massachusetts Health Connector, the model for health insurance exchanges under Affordable Care Act (ACA).
• Stephen M. Shortell, PhD. – MBA, MPH – Distinguished Prof. of Health Policy & Management Emeritus, UC-Berkeley, elected member of the National Academy of Medicine; past editor of Health Services Research; past president of the Association for Health Services Research
• Richard M. Scheffler, PhD. – Distinguished Prof. of Health Economics & Public Policy, UC-Berkeley, Founding Director of the Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare.
• Allyson Y Schwartz – former President & CEO of the Better Medicare Alliance and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
• John Toussaint, MD – Executive Chairman, Catalysis Inc.; founding chair of the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality & the Wisconsin Health Information Organization.
• Peter A. Wadsworth – Managing Partner, Amory Associates; former healthcare investment banker & health insurance executive specializing in managed care.
• Gail Wilensky, PhD. (in memoriam) –former Administrator of the Medicare & Medicaid and chair of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; currently trustee, of the United Mine Workers of America’s Combined Benefits Fund; numerous non-profit and corporate boards.

It is with deep regret that we learned of the passing on July 11 of our esteemed colleague. Dr. Gail Wilensky. She was a valued member of the Better Healthcare Policy Group since its formation in 2020. Her experience, broad knowledge of the US healthcare system and her critical thinking will be irreplaceable.