Amy provides short and long-range strategic policy advice for hospitals, health systems, device and drug manufacturers, professional medical societies, and patient groups seeking to affect legislative and regulatory health care policy and encourage innovation. She represents clients on Medicaid and Medicare coverage and payment policies – utilizing legislative and regulatory strategies to impact change.

In addition to her federal practice, Amy works with device and pharmaceutical manufacturers to obtain coverage and payment for products under state Medicaid programs.

Amy regularly speaks to health care organizations about the implications of legislative and regulatory changes to the Medicaid and Medicare programs, healthcare system and delivery change, healthcare reform implementation, Part B and D drug issues, health information technology, and Medicare coverage and payment for new and emerging technologies.

Prior to joining Arent Fox, Amy managed the health care practice for a federal relations firm, where she represented hospitals and hospital coalitions. She directed the Washington, DC practice of a state and federal relations firm in which she represented children’s hospitals, health plans and specialty providers.

Amy developed her health care policy background through years of public service with the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and federal Health Care Financing Administration (now Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.)

Amy served on the legislative and budget team at HCFA during the passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, developing significant experience on payment and financing issues. While at the agency, she worked on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital program policy, Medicaid provider taxes, intergovernmental transfers, drug rebates, 1115 waivers, development of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and a wide range of agency budget issues. In 1997, she headed an agency implementation team on several BBA-97 payment issues.

Amy started her professional career in Florida, serving as leadership aide to the state House Majority Leader, Anne Mackenzie, where she managed the health policy and elder affairs portfolio for the Democratic Caucus and worked with House Members to develop legislative priorities, draft legislation, and create written content to support and promote Member initiatives.

Amy directed legislative affairs for the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. In this capacity, she represented Governor Lawton Chiles and his health care agenda before the state legislature. During her tenure, Amy served as legislative point person for the Governor’s health reform proposals – including Medicaid expansion initiatives, health coverage for small businesses, fraud and abuse reforms, and state employee health insurance changes. She simultaneously led a statewide grassroots campaign in support of the Governor’s health care reform proposals.

In addition to her policy and legislative work, Amy has managed several state legislative races in Florida and a Congressional campaign in Illinois and volunteered in dozens of federal races.

Amy serves on the Board of Directors to the Junior Statesmen Foundation. She is the immediate past chair of the Montgomery County Board of Social Services. She has also served as a court appointed special advocate for foster children in Montgomery County.

Amy’s publications include:

• “Continuing the Success of Covering Kids Through SCHIP,” Journal of Pediatric Health Care; March/April 2006 (Vol. 20, Issue 2, pp. 130-132)
• “Issue Focus: Pay for Performance (P4P),” JNP: The Journal for Nurses Practitioners; July/August 2005 (Vol. 1, No. 1, p. 40)
• “Medicaid Reform and the 109th Congress,” Journal of Pediatric Health Care; July/August 2005 (Vol. 19, Issue 4, pp. 249-252)
• “CMS Proposes Elimination of Medicaid Intergovernmental Transfers,” Arent Fox Legal Update; January 24, 2007
• “New Health Care Act Encompasses Beneficiary Services, Quality Reporting,” Ocular Surgery News; February 1, 2007
• “FDA Warning Prompts Medicare Changes on Anemia Agents,” Hem/Onc Today, May 2007 (Vol. 8, No. 5, p. 76)
• “Outlook Unclear for Children’s Health and Medicare Legislation Increases to Physician Payments May Signal Cuts for Others,” Hem/Onc Today; September 2007
• “Are Medicaid Crossover Policies Affecting Patient Care?” Oncology Issues; September/October 2007 (Vol. 22, No. 5)

In August 2005, Amy testified before the federal Medicaid Commission on changes to cost-sharing and benefit flexibility, as proposed by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

Amy received the HCFA Administrator’s top award for service for the development of President Bill Clinton’s fiscal year 1998 Medicare and Medicaid legislation program.

Amy served on the Montgomery County Board of Social Services from 2008 through 2010, advocating for programs and services to support Montgomery County’s safety net. She served as chair of the board in 2009 and 2010.

In 2009, Amy received the Albert Arent Pro Bono Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Public Interest.

In 2011, Amy was appointed to trustee of the Junior Statesmen Foundation, and in 2012 was named an officer to the foundation’s board of directors.

In her spare time, Amy enjoys boating on the Chesapeake with her husband and two children.