Sarah Goodell - Author Bio
Sarah Goodell, MA

Sarah Goodell, MA

Expertise

Private health insurance and the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid, health delivery systems, health financing

About

Sarah Goodell is a health policy consultant with over 25 years of experience. She is currently working as an independent consultant focusing on the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, health financing, and health delivery systems.

She previously served as director of the Synthesis Project, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. At the Synthesis Project she managed projects on a variety of topics, including risk adjustment, Medicaid managed care, hospital consolidation, the primary care workforce, care management, and medical malpractice.

Prior to her work as a consultant, Ms. Goodell spent five years as a policy analyst in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Her work at ASPE focused on private insurance and patient protections, including external appeals processes and privacy.

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Applied Sociology, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Master of Arts (MA) in Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Latest Work

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