Transitioning to 2027: The Health Care Landscape and Possible Impact of Midterm Elections
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Monday, September 28th;12:45 – 1:30pm
Transitioning to 2027: The Health Care Landscape and Possible Impact of Midterm Elections: A Fireside Chat with Former HHS Secretary Dr. Donna Shalala
Join former HHS Secretary Donna Shalala for a discussion on the healthcare landscape heading into the midterm elections and the implications for 2027. Following initial remarks, Dr. Shalala will participate in a moderated and audience-driven Q&A exploring the public policy process as it applies to federal healthcare programs, major policy issues facing the U.S. healthcare system, how government institutions and stakeholders influence healthcare policy, and the strengths and weaknesses of the current healthcare system.
Meet Our Speaker
Dr. Donna E. Shalala, Trustee Professor of Political Science and Health Policy, University of Miami
Dr. Donna Shalala, a distinguished scholar and educator, is currently Trustee Professor of Political Science and Health Policy at the University of Miami. She was President of the University of Miami (2001-2015), Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1987-1993), and President of Hunter College of the City University of New York (1980-1987). One of the most honored academics of her generation, she has held tenured professorships at Columbia University, The City University of New York (CUNY), The University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of Miami. Dr. Shalala has been elected to seven national academies including the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Education, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. She has more than five dozen honorary degrees from American and International Universities. She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
One of the country’s first Peace Corps Volunteers (Iran), her public service also includes serving as Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services in the Clinton administration for eight years. In 2008 President George W. Bush selected her as the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. She was named one of “America’s Best Leaders” by U.S. News & World Report (2005), received the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights (2010), and was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame (2011).
Professor Shalala received her A.B. from Western College for Women and her PhD from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Moderator: Marilyn Yager, Senior Policy Advisor, Alston & Bird
Marilyn Yager is a senior policy advisor in the Washington, D.C. office. She provides policy and political insight on a variety of health care issues and assists clients in developing, designing and implementing their legislative and regulatory strategy.
Marilyn has more than 30 years of senior management, policy and government experience in both the public and private sectors. Her public sector experience includes several roles in the Executive Branch, serving as both chief of staff to the White House chief of staff and deputy assistant to the President on health and budget in the Office of Public Liaison. She also served as professional staff on the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee for Massachusetts Senator John Kerry and spent five years as a legislative aide in the House of Representatives.
Marilyn also has considerable experience in government affairs, having served as executive director of the Renal Leadership Council, director of health policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and director of federal relations for the Massachusetts Hospital Association.
An Iowa native, Marilyn began her career in the Cascade Mountains as a Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA)—the national public service program. In 2021, Marilyn was named a “Top Author” by JD Supra for the thrice weekly Coronavirus Flash publication during the first six months of the pandemic.
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