Anna Hyde is the Vice President of Advocacy and Access at the Arthritis Foundation. She oversees both the federal and state legislative programs, in addition to grassroots engagement. Her focus is to raise the visibility of arthritis as a public health priority, build support for federal and state legislation that ensures access to affordable, high-quality health care, and enhance patient engagement in the policy-making process. Anna previously served as Senior Director of Advocacy and Access, managing the federal affairs portfolio and overseeing the state advocacy team.
Prior to joining the Arthritis Foundation in 2014, Anna worked as Senior Manager for Federal Affairs at the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, where she managed a portfolio of issues including appropriations, physician workforce, and health IT. She began her health policy career as a Congressional Fellow for Energy and Commerce Committee members, where she drafted legislation and staffed Committee activities. Anna received a BA in History from Southern Methodist University, and taught junior high and high school history before moving to Washington D.C. in 2007 to pursue an MA in Political Science from American University.
Anna Hyde has been a guest on 1 episode.
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Episode 30: Advocating for Arthritis
March 2nd, 2021 | Season 3 | 31 mins 40 secs
access to care, advocacy, advocates, advocating, affordable care, ankylosing spondylitis, arthritis, capitol hill, federal laws, fibromyalgia, gout, grassroots, health care, healthcare, juvenile arthritis, lawmakers, legislation, lupus, osteoarthritis, patient engagement, policy, policy-making, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatologist shortage, state laws
People with arthritis face unique barriers to care – and we are working hard to break down these barriers by advocating for the arthritis community with lawmakers and decision makers on Capitol Hill and beyond. Our guest expert, Anna Hyde, will help us understand how sharing our arthritis stories with policy makers can be a driving force for change.
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