BIO

Angel Hardy Heinz is the Public Policy Manager for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. In this role Angel serves as the key liaison on behalf of the Reeve Foundation for Coalitions focused on disability policy and advocacy initiatives. Angel … [Read more...] about Angel Heinz

Sheri Denkensohn, JD is a 41-year quadriplegic. Sheri attended the University at Albany, received her law degree at the Georgetown University Law Center, and worked for the Federal Government for 25 years, 19 years at the US Department of Health and … [Read more...] about Sheri Denkensohn

Melanie Lambert, MSW, recently joined the Center for Medicare Advocacy as Senior Medicare Advocate. Ms. Lambert has a background in public service, advocacy, and program management, and with a passion for promoting health equity and social justice. … [Read more...] about Melanie Lambert

Eric Krupa is a supervising attorney at the Center for Medicare Advocacy. He primarily works to ensure that the Center is a dependable source of information, advocacy, and representation for individual Medicare beneficiaries in the state of … [Read more...] about Eric Krupa

Christine Huberty is involved in various aspects of the Center’s efforts, from direct advocacy to policy work. Prior to joining the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Christine served as the Lead Benefit Specialist Supervising Attorney at the non-profit … [Read more...] about Christine Huberty

A. Frank Johns was the first North Carolina attorney to earn an LLM, masters in law in Elder Law from Stetson University College of Law (2008), and currently serves on its faculty as an adjunct professor of law. Johns is a leader of the National … [Read more...] about Frank Johns

Dushanka V. Kleinman D.D.S., M.Sc.D. is Professor Emerita, School of Public Health (SPH), University of Maryland, where she served as the Associate Dean for Research and Principal Associate Dean. During her SPH tenure (2007-2023), she also served on … [Read more...] about Dushanka Kleinman

Julie Appleby, senior correspondent, has reported on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, health care treatments and costs, trends in health insurance, and policies affecting hospitals and other medical providers. Before joining KFF Health … [Read more...] about Julie Appleby

Jerold E. Rothkoff is the founder and managing attorney of the Rothkoff Law Group, where he dedicates his practice to serving clients in the areas of elder law, life care planning, asset protection, veterans’ benefits, estate planning, and long-term … [Read more...] about Jerold Rothkoff

Jamila Headley (she/her) has spent the past 18 years advancing health care and other social justice campaigns with movements and movement leaders on five continents. Her work has spanned health systems research and policy analysis, organizing, … [Read more...] about Jamila Headley