Sample of Current Clients

  • Decoding Health Care — Researching, writing, and editing consumer guides, blog articles, newsletters, and other materials; consulting on company strategy; researched, wrote, and updated a book on health insurance, health care issues, and consumer tips

  • Texas Health Institute — Serving as an associate as needed for policy research and writing; previously researched and wrote large grant-funded reports on health equity and the ACA, presented health equity work at DiversityRx conference in Oakland, and wrote policy briefs on different health topics

  • The University of Texas at Austin — Usually one or more projects a year on editing and formatting books and reports; have edited and helped publish many books for professors over the years on health care and insurance topics, environmental and energy issues, national security, and other policy issues; also researched and co-wrote many health policy reports for various projects

  • Dell Technologies — Marketing research, writing, and related tasks; oversee a subcontractor

Sample of Past Clients

  • Ireland & Associates, LLC — Performed writing, research, and consulting on preparation of large proposals for health plans responding to Medicaid managed care state RFPs in various states across the U.S. (for seven years); topics included health equity, maternal health, member engagement, population health, social determinants of health, EPSDT, and more

  • Sendero Health Plans (as a subcontractor) — Helped to write and organize Austin-based start-up Medicaid health plan policies and procedures

  • Integrated Care Collaboration — Research on Central Texas health organizations and programs, program planning, and grantwriting

  • St. David's Foundation — Co-wrote a journal article on a school dental program

  • Research and Planning Consultants, Inc. — Research and report-writing on proposed legislation and managed care issues in Tennessee; presented findings twice to a joint study committee of the Tennessee General Assembly

  • Hogg Foundation for Mental Health — Researched and revised sections of the foundation's Integrated Health Care Resource Guide, including financial and policy barriers, opportunities, and solutions for integrating mental and physical health services

  • Texas Association of Local Health Officials — Grantwriting for several grants on improving local health departments in Texas

  • Texas Medical Association — Research and writing on public health issues in Texas

  • Texas Health and Human Services Commission — Research and writing to complete needs assessments for various cities in Texas, incorporating demographics, statistics on health and social needs, economic indicators, and medical shortage areas

  • Texas Department of Health (now Texas Department of State Health Services) — Policy analysis, research, and writing on public health policy for a large legislative report; writing on health conditions; program evaluation for the Traumatic Brain Injury Project