About the Bloggers
Here's the real scoop on our bloggers. If you want their stuffy bios, please visit our website. What you really need to know about us is that we all care so deeply about helping uninsured children and families, that we have dedicated our professional lives to fixing the health care system.
Jocelyn Guyer is co-director of CCF and has a real knack for boiling down complex policies into digestible chunks. Jocelyn's calm, patient demeanor belies the tough-minded policy wonk that lurks beneath the surface. We often wonder how she does it all while keeping up with the care and feeding of three young lads on the home front. This blog was her brainchild so we guess that means she really has four children.
Joan Alker is co-director of CCF and is known for her unwavering commitment
to a strong Medicaid program. She has an uncanny ability to cut to the
heart of an issue and tell it like it is. Joan was inspired to start
blogging when her daughter became the editor of her 5th grade
class blog. Her eight- and ten-year-old daughters now collaborate on
the "Sister's Blog" and Joan is hoping they'll share some of their
blogging tips.
Tricia Brooks is kind of like a wonk except she has actually run something. Tricia drank the Kool-Aid for kids coverage when as a mom of two little ones (now in college) she couldn't imagine raising children without health insurance. She founded a successful nonprofit organization that began covering kids in 1995 and administered New Hampshire's Children's Health Insurance Program until last year when she joined CCF. She's our go-to-gal when we have questions about how things work out where the rubber meets the road. Tricia's an MBA with a big heart.
Liz Arjun came to CCF from the Children's Alliance in Washington State, the organization behind the No Kidding! blog. She spends much of her time working with state-based groups to improve health coverage for children and families. Liz is known as a passionate advocate for children's healthcare coverage and the real mama bear comes out when someone starts messing with kid's coverage. Prenatal care is particularly near and dear to her heart right now as she is expecting her first child this summer.
Joe Touschner is a really smart guy who cares a lot about kids. Joe became interested in working on children's health coverage issues as he felt like the country was failing uninsured children and wanted to make an impact on health policy. He works closely with state groups to improve health care coverage for children and families. He keeps himself mentally challenged by conducting research on Medicaid, CHIP, and other complex topics. Luckily Joe has good health insurance because, outside of the office, he keeps himself physically challenged by skiing and biking.
Dawn Horner is our jack-of-all-trades "senior program director". Not only does she work on policy issues, she helps keep the organization running smoothly. Dawn came to us from Los Angeles, where she grew up and spent almost ten years advocating for children's health insurance for California's children. Though she misses the sunny days, she is now happy to bring her state-level experience to helping children across the nation. Being raised by a single mother who struggled financially, Dawn understands the challenges low-income families face - bringing an important perspective to our work to help those most in need.
If it is true that the difference between something good and something great is attention to detail, then you better have Martha Heberlein on your team if you want to produce something great. She is the master of data at CCF. Martha didn't join the field of children's health policy because she likes data; she dislikes the current health care system and finds accurate data a powerful advocacy tool. Her interest in health policy stems from her experience running a residential program for women with mental illness and developmental disabilities where she spent much of her time confronting the flaws in the system while advocating for the best care for her clients. She decided to take on those flaws directly and went off to graduate school where she focused on health policy and its ethical imperative.
Cindy Mann has moved on to serve as the Director of Medicaid and State Operations at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
If it is true that the difference between something good and something great is attention to detail, then you better have Martha Heberlein on your team if you want to produce something great. She is the master of data at CCF. Martha didn't join the field of children's health policy because she likes data; she dislikes the current health care system and finds accurate data a powerful advocacy tool. Her interest in health policy stems from her experience running a residential program for women with mental illness and developmental disabilities where she spent much of her time confronting the flaws in the system while advocating for the best care for her clients. She decided to take on those flaws directly and went off to graduate school where she focused on health policy and its ethical imperative.
Cindy Mann has moved on to serve as the Director of Medicaid and State Operations at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Love the bios!
Please help me understand the child health care laws in Utah. I have recently moved to Utah, from Oregon, to live near my family. My grand daughter, 2.5 years old, is severely ill. My daughter and I, took her to the "family clinic" this afternoon. However, my grand daughter was denied treatment because her parents have not yet been able to pay off her (my grand daughter's) birthing care from her birth. I was shocked that a little two year old was denied treatment because her parents are struggling to pay her birthing bill. And, by the way, the bill is in the name of my grand daughter!!! Please inform me as to the child health care laws in Utah... not much on the net, and I thought I would ask you, the bloggers of this site, before attaining an attorney. Thank you, Marla J. Johnson, Ph.D.
please call me at 202 784 4576 and I will connect you with people in Utah who will be the best source of information for you on where to get help