Amanda Brodt, M.P.P., is a Director with AcademyHealth's Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute, where she supports state health policymakers move evidence into practice. For nearly two decades she has directed the Medicaid Medical Directors Network (MMDN), a learning network focused on the development and use of evidence-based medicine, measurement and improvement of health care quality, and the redesign of health care delivery systems. With support from various funders and partners including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the MMDN synthesizes and disseminates policy relevant findings to policymakers who tend to need information quickly. Network members collaborate with one another and cross-sector state partners on improving immunization rates, advancing care coordination for CYSHCN, and promoting quality measurement and improvement in Medicaid and CHIP. The MMDN has provided policy analysis and collaboration to parties including The White House, Congressional staff, CMS, NIH, and various state agencies. She received her B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Economics, and her M.P.P. from the University of Maryland.
The (Medicaid Medical Directors Network) MMDN focuses on the development and use of evidence-based medicine, measurement and improvement of health care quality, and the redesign of health care delivery systems.
With a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Eugene Washington Engagement Award, the Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute will bring together stakeholders to distill the latest PCORI-supported findings and identify strategies for dissemination to improve care coordination for children with special health care needs.
AcademyHealth, in collaboration with NASHP and AIM, hosted and facilitated 8 regional meetings across the United States that convened state-level decision makers and cross-sector immunization partners with an overarching goal of increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates for children under 5. At the conclusion of the regional meetings, AcademyHealth and NASHP facilitated a roundtable with key state and federal leaders to distill lessons learned and support thought leadership for future federal funding opportunities.
AcademyHealth's Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute and the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) with technical assistance support from Immunize Colorado are working with state health officials to increase immunization rates through the collaborative use of state agency resources.