Kirsten Sloan

Kirsten Sloan is the Director of Federal Health and Long-Term Care for AARP.  As AARP’s chief health lobbyist she manages a team of senior lobbyists responsible for working with Congress and the Administration on AARP’s key health care priorities.  These priorities include Medicare, health care reform. prescription drug affordability, long-term care, Medicaid, managed care, health insurance, and health care quality. 

Prior to taking over her current role Kirsten worked as the Deputy Director of the Health Team, as the Association’s Medicare lobbyist, and as a Legislative Specialist with a special focus on the Catastrophic Coverage Act.  Before coming to AARP, Kirsten was the Legislative Aide for Congressman Norm Dicks (D-WA) and was responsible for health care appropriations and aging issues.  Kirsten is a graduate of the University of Washington in Seattle, WA.

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Healthcare Forum: “Cost and Coverage:  Healthcare Chicken and Egg”

Healthcare reform has often been an argument between those who see cost as the paramount issue, and those more concerned with coverage. Should we consider cost and coverage separately, or must reform encompass both?

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