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.
• Lucy Xenophon, MD, MPH former Chief Transformation Officer at Mount Sinai Morningside.
• Barak Richman Alexander Hamilton Professor of Business Law, George Washington University.  primary research interests include the economics of contracting, new institutional economics, antitrust, and healthcare policy.

It is with deep regret that we learned of the passing on July 11, 2024 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.