Tamara Huson currently serves as a Senior Analyst and Contracting Officer at MACPAC, where employment started in August 2019. Tamara's prior experience includes roles as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where assistance was provided in research focused on survivorship care planning, and as an intern with the Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation, conducting policy research. Additional internships include working with the North Carolina General Assembly and the American Cancer Society, where responsibility for community fundraising events was highlighted. Academic credentials include a Master of Science in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Global Studies from Lehigh University. Tamara also holds an International Baccalaureate Diploma from West Morris Central High School.
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MACPAC - Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) is a non-partisan legislative branch agency that provides policy and data analysis and makes recommendations to Congress, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the states on a wide array of issues affecting Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). MACPAC serves as an independent source of information on Medicaid and CHIP, publishing issue briefs and data reports throughout the year to support policy analysis and program accountability. The Commission’s authorizing statute, 42 U.S.C. 1396, outlines a number of areas for analysis, including: · payment; · eligibility; · enrollment and retention; · coverage; · access to care; · quality of care; and · the programs’ interaction with Medicare and the health care system generally. In carrying out its work, the Commission holds public meetings in Washington, DC and regularly consults with state officials, congressional and executive branch staff, beneficiaries, health care providers, researchers, and policy experts. A permanent staff of analysts with backgrounds in public policy, public health, Medicaid and CHIP operations, and data analysis supports the Commission’s deliberations and conducts its analytic work.