Government Relations And Health Policy Officer

The Voice of Ohio's Public Policy ProfessionalsGOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND HEALTH POLICY OFFICER

Government Relations and Health Policy Officer

Full-time / Benefits eligible

Summary:

• Engages system leadership in relevant discussions on a local, state, and national level to advance health research, education, patient care, health access, healthcare coverage, and public policy.
• Monitors, analyzes, develops, and assumes responsibility for legislative, regulatory, and policy proposals that affect the health system, its physicians, Summa Care, New Health Collaborative, and the community.
• Assumes primary responsibility for advancing Summa Health System’s relationship building goals and serving as key point of contact with elected officials and public sector agency leadership across federal, state, and local boundaries, including but not limited to CMS, CMMI, the Ohio Department of Insurance, the Ohio Department of Medicaid, the Ohio Department of Health, The Office of Health Transformation, and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
• Connects System leadership and staff to key government relations initiatives.
• Connects key public-sector leadership to Summa health policy and public-sector funding initiatives.