Melissa Jaffe
Specialist Director, Federal Advisory
Melissa has over 20 years of experience in health policy and data and deep knowledge of government and commercial health insurance markets developed through a career in both the private sector and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. At CMS, she oversaw a multi-disciplinary data analytics team in the CCIIO Front Office and advised senior leadership on market dynamics to support policy development and the implementation of multiple transformative healthcare programs.
At KPMG, Melissa leverages this background to ensure all elements of client delivery are aligned with agency needs and provides policy and strategy support to numerous CMS engagements focused on the ACA Marketplaces, the No Suprises Act, and Medicare Advantage. Melissa also leads publication of the firm’s widely distributed weekly healthcare policy newsletter, Around the World of U.S. Healthcare in 360 words or less.