Marcia J. Nielsen

The Center for Health Policy Development is a independent academy of state health policymakers. It specializes in health policy and practices providing a forum for constructive work across branches and agencies of state government on critical health issues. It works on a range of policies such as behavioral health, care coordination, children’s health, delivery system reform, eligibility and enrollment, health information technology, insurance exchanges, long term and chronic care, medicard, oral health, payment reform, women's health, and other. The company is headquartered in Portland, ME.

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City offers health grant making, health advocacy, health communications, mental health care, safety net health care, healthy eating active living, tobacco prevention and oral health care. The firm serves communities in Kansas City, Missouri and a six county service area that includes Allen, Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas and Cass, Jackson and Lafayette counties in Missouri. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.