Full Name
Melissa Bartlett
Job Title
SVP, Health Policy
Company
MODERATOR - The ERISA Industry Committee
Speaker Bio
Melissa Bartlett is the senior vice president, Health Policy for ERIC, leading the development of ERIC’s health policy and advocacy for its legislative and regulatory priorities at the federal, state, and local levels. She supports ERIC member companies in advancing policies impacting all aspects of employer-sponsored health coverage, including the taxation of benefits, health care costs, quality, safety, and access, as well as laws and regulations affecting how health care benefits are administered on a nationwide basis.
Prior to joining ERIC, Melissa was a principal at Chamber Hill Strategies, providing a broad range of healthcare stakeholders with strategic counsel, policy development, and congressional and agency engagement on health care legislative and regulatory matters. Melissa brought to the firm her extensive experience working within government, corporations, and associations to help drive success for her clients. She previously served as associate vice president for Government Relations for Sanofi. Additionally, Melissa served as vice president for Government Relations and Representation for Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) and represented health insurers through her regulatory work for America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP).
Her first health policy experience was working with large, multi-specialty group practices as legislative counsel for the American Medical Group Association (AMGA). Melissa’s government experience includes serving as counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce focusing on Medicare and a wide range of health policy issues within the Committee’s jurisdiction. Prior to her work for Congress, Melissa developed HIPAA strategies, policies, and program improvements as a HIPAA Privacy Program Specialist for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and assisted with investigations to secure HIPAA compliance. Melissa earned her JD at the University of Kentucky College of Law, and her BA in Journalism from Franklin College.
Prior to joining ERIC, Melissa was a principal at Chamber Hill Strategies, providing a broad range of healthcare stakeholders with strategic counsel, policy development, and congressional and agency engagement on health care legislative and regulatory matters. Melissa brought to the firm her extensive experience working within government, corporations, and associations to help drive success for her clients. She previously served as associate vice president for Government Relations for Sanofi. Additionally, Melissa served as vice president for Government Relations and Representation for Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) and represented health insurers through her regulatory work for America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP).
Her first health policy experience was working with large, multi-specialty group practices as legislative counsel for the American Medical Group Association (AMGA). Melissa’s government experience includes serving as counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce focusing on Medicare and a wide range of health policy issues within the Committee’s jurisdiction. Prior to her work for Congress, Melissa developed HIPAA strategies, policies, and program improvements as a HIPAA Privacy Program Specialist for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and assisted with investigations to secure HIPAA compliance. Melissa earned her JD at the University of Kentucky College of Law, and her BA in Journalism from Franklin College.
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