Podcast 174: Advancing Health Care Policies to Meet People’s Needs w/ Natalie Davis
ABOUT NATALIE DAVIS
Natalie Davis has spent nearly two decades shaping American healthcare policy, working to ensure that all people have access to affordable, quality care. In 2018, she co-founded United States of Care with Andy Slavitt, focusing on a person-centered approach to healthcare solutions and forging partnerships with organizations, advocacy groups, and communities to drive systemic change.
Her prior roles include serving as Senior Advisor at CMS, where she supported a major healthcare expansion, and as Director at the Bipartisan Policy Center, launching reform initiatives to develop innovative, politically viable healthcare solutions.
ABOUT UNITED STATES OF CARE
United States of Care is a non-profit organization focused on building a healthcare system that serves everyone. Their mission is to ensure people have access to affordable, quality care that meets their needs regardless of their background or circumstances. Working with leaders, communities, and individuals across the country, they focus on developing innovative, non-partisan solutions to healthcare challenges, emphasizing policy, patient experience, and health equity.
John Marchica
John Marchica is a veteran health care strategist and CEO of Darwin Research Group. He is leading ongoing, in-depth research initiatives on integrated health systems, accountable care organizations, and value-based care models. He is a faculty associate in the W.P. Carey School of Business and the graduate College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University.
John did his undergraduate work in economics at Knox College, has an MBA and M.A. in public policy from the University of Chicago, and completed his Ph.D. coursework at The Dartmouth Institute. He is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and is pursuing certification as a Fellow.
About Darwin Research Group
Darwin Research Group Inc. provides advanced market intelligence and in-depth customer insights to health care executives, with a strategic focus on health care delivery systems and the global shift toward value-based care. Darwin’s client list includes forward-thinking biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, as well as health care providers, private equity, and venture capital firms. The company was founded in 2010 as Darwin Advisory Partners, LLC and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. with a satellite office in Princeton, N.J.
