Leah Faunce is experienced in supporting state initiatives focused on a range of topics, including home and community-based services, alternative payment models, and analytics.
Since joining Mathematica in 2023, she has served as project manager and research associate on several large-scale state and federal health initiatives. Her portfolio includes work with state partners in California, Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, Vermont, Minnesota, and Iowa, focusing on topics such as payment and access reforms in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, home and community-based services for individuals with disabilities and behavioral health needs, telehealth expansion, and evaluating health care expenditures.
Before joining Mathematica, Faunce worked in administration at a psychiatric hospital, where she developed an early interest in the intersection of policy and care delivery. She holds a BA in health services from the University of Pittsburgh and is a Certified Associate in Project Management.
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