Public policy advisor, Dr. Katherine Hempstead, discusses the current state of the health insurance marketplace and her role in guiding data accessibility to address health disparities. In this episode, you will hear about new initiatives promoting medical accessibility, the experience of a policy advisor in promoting public advocacy, and lastly, the constantly-evolving field of healthcare policy and where legislation might take us in the future. 
Katherine Hempstead currently serves as a senior policy advisor at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, where she advises federal and state policy discussions on improving healthcare equity. Prior to, she has served as the director of the Center for Health Statistics in the New Jersey Department of Health and has worked in a number of CDC surveillance projects. She has led New Jersey’s participation in the National Violent Death Reporting System, worked at New Jersey’s Office of the Attorney General, and served on the faculty at the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy. Dr. Hempstead graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree and PhD. 

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