Under the Same Sky with Katie Heidorn of Insure the Uninsured Project
When it comes to unwinding the public health emergency (PHE), the state of California is leading the way. Not only do they have a plan in place for the end of the PHE, but the State’s Medi-Cal program also recently expanded to cover undocumented adults aged 50 and older. Throughout these changes, Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP) has been there, bringing policy leaders together to help shape the future of Medi-Cal while taking different perspectives into account. Executive Director of ITUP, Katie Heidorn, recently joined our Founder and CEO Abner Mason to discuss the work ITUP is doing to help shape policy in California.
About Katie Heidorn
Katie Heidorn is Executive Director of Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP). Katie has nearly two decades of experience working in health policy, government, and non-profits and is a skilled leader, facilitator, and communicator. Prior to leading ITUP, Katie was a Government Affairs Advocate for Health Net and Development Director and policy lead at the nonprofit California Coverage and Health Initiatives. Katie spent a decade in California state government including as a Deputy Secretary for the California Health and Human Services Agency and Principal Consultant in the Senate Appropriations Committee. She is also an alumna of the California Senate Fellows Program. Katie received her master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California and her bachelor’s of arts and sciences degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Comparative Literature from the University of California, Davis.
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