Anna Bickers

Anna Bickers specializes in project management, data product management, and policy analysis for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) data and policy projects.

Since joining Mathematica in 2018, Bickers has leveraged her expertise across projects at the intersection of policy, data, and technology to maximize the impact of evidence-based solutions. Currently, she is the lead project manager of Learning Collaboratives to Support the Development of High-Performing State Health Coverage Programs. On this project, Bickers has overseen the implementation of efficient and effective operations, created robust mechanisms for quality accountability, and provided robust tools to support the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services’ policy-related technical assistance to states throughout the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Past projects include leading development of a Medicaid data quality (DQ) tool called the DQ Atlas under the Medicaid and CHIP Business Information Solution data analytics project, qualitative analysis of public comments about access to Medicaid and CHIP coverage and services, and product management of a Medicaid and CHIP data dashboard with visualizations and selected measures related to outcomes and access to care.

Before joining Mathematica in 2018, Bickers was a health policy analyst for the Maryland Department of Health, supporting implementation of the state’s Promoting Interoperability Program. She has also held positions with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Atrium Health. She has an MSPH in health policy and management from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Project Management Professional certification.