Amy Wodarek O’Reilly

Amy Wodarek O’Reilly’s work focuses on using person-centered methods to identify innovative strategies to improve program operations.

She currently directs one of three Public Health Data Modernization Implementation Centers, funded through the CDC’s Public Health Infrastructure Grant National Partners. Most recently, she directed Mathematica’s Medicaid and CHIP Learning Collaborative project to help develop high-performing state health coverage programs. Throughout her work, she has led engagements to seek rapid consensus on strategies for improving the operations of programs, including many initiatives required through the Affordable Care Act. She has worked extensively with agencies on program performance, operations, analytics, and data quality, prioritizing the development of a technical assistance and training events for federal and state agencies administering Medicaid and CHIP.

As the parent of a child with medical complexity, Wodarek O’Reilly has lived experience coordinating services and support for a child living with terminal diagnoses, so that her child and family could thrive. This experience inspired her to put patients’ and families’ voices at the center of her professional work. She holds an M.P.A. from the Ohio State University.