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Linda Elam

Managing Director

Manatt Health
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  • Washington, D.C.
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  • Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D., Health Policy and Management, 2004

    University of California, Berkeley, M.P.H., Health Policy and Administration, 1996

    Howard University, B.S., Zoology, 1982

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Linda Elam, Ph.D., M.P.H is a public health and health policy executive leader in Manatt’s Washington, D.C. office. She guides health care clients on issues relating to health equity, Medicaid strategy, long-term care and federal and local policy.

Prior to joining Manatt, Linda served as CEO and Plan President of Amerigroup, District of Columbia, Inc., a managed care organization serving the Medicaid population in Washington, D.C. Previously, Linda served as deputy assistant secretary for planning and evaluation directing the office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, where she provided leadership on policies supporting the independence, health and productivity of elderly individuals and people with physical and mental disabilities.

At the state level, Linda was senior deputy director and State Medicaid Director at the District of Columbia’s Department of Health Care Finance, where she helped develop and implement programmatic changes related to the Affordable Care Act, including Medicaid expansion, and led the initial work to establish the District’s health benefits exchange.

Prior to her government service, Linda was a principal policy analyst with the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, where she focused on prescription drug policy, Medicaid and access to care, and racial and ethnic disparities in health care. 

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Memberships

Executive Committee Member, Stakeholder Engagement Team, National Institute on Aging (NIA) IMPACT Collaboratory, 2021—present

Board Member, Altarum, 2019–present

Advisory Board Member, University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, 2019–present

Commissioner, Mayor’s Commission on Health Equity, District of Columbia, 2019–present

Advisory Board member, Activate Care, 2018–present

Member, National Academy of Social Insurance, 2015–present

Adjunct Faculty, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, 2013–present

Member, American Public Health Association

Member, Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society

Publications

Publications

Co-author, “State Strategies to Improve Maternal Health and Promote Health Equity Compendium,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, October 2022.

Co-author, “Maintaining Telehealth Access to Medicaid-Covered Pediatric Services After the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency,” Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, August 2022.

Co-author, “Working With Community-Based Organizations and Individuals With Lived Experience to Support Continuity of Coverage at the End of the Public Health Emergency,” Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, August 2022.

Co-author, “Strategies to Ensure Continuous Coverage for Children at the End of the Public Health Emergency,” Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, August 2022.

Co-author, “Centering Health Equity in Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstrations: A Roadmap for States,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, February 2022.

Co-author, “Centering Health Equity in Medicaid: Section 1115 Demonstration Strategies,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, February 2022.

Co-author, “Racism and Racial Inequities in Health: A Data-Informed Primer on Health Disparities in Massachusetts,” Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, December 2021.

Co-author, “Supporting Health Equity and Affordable Health Coverage for Immigrant Populations: State-Funded Affordable Coverage Programs for Immigrants,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program, October 2021.

Quoted, “Why East Coast Hires Are Buying Into Manatt’s Hybrid Services Strategy,” The American Lawyer, July 21, 2021.

Contributor, “On the Path to Health Justice: Opportunities for Academic Medicine to Accelerate the Equitable Health System of the Future,” Manatt Health, July 2021.

Linda in the News

  • 03.14.22

    Twitter Chat Q&A: Centering Health Equity in Medicaid Section 1115 ...

    Long-standing structural racism and related health inequities experienced by people of color further laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic have mobili...

  • 12.14.21

    Manatt Continues Growth of Digital and Technology Team With Arrival ...

    Timothy Lohse’s extensive intellectual property litigation and prosecution experience and Michel Narganes’ sophisticated corporate work ...

  • 10.29.21

    Manatt Continues to Invest and Innovate in Pro Bono Capabilities With ...

    Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, today welcomed Alexandra S. McCown to its pro bono practice, resident in the New York office. McCown will ...

  • 10.20.21

    Manatt Adds Seasoned Physician and Researcher to Expanding Health ...

    Senior Advisor Amy Salerno adds to firm’s integrated legal and consulting health care capabilities, bringing significant clinical, financial ...

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Linda's Articles

  • 10.21.22

    State Strategies to Improve Maternal Health and Promote Health Equity ...

    Despite new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) establishing four out of five pregnancy-related deaths as preventable, ...



  • 10.20.22

    Maintaining Telehealth Access to Medicaid-Covered Pediatric Services ...

    The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) spurred a seismic shift in the delivery of health care, including services provided to children and ...



  • 10.06.22

    Working With CBOs and Individuals to Support Continuity of Coverage ...

    As a condition for receiving enhanced federal funds under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, states are maintaining continuous enrollment ...



  • 09.22.22

    Strategies to Ensure Continuous Coverage for Children at the End of ...

    The Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides enhanced federal matching funds to states as a condition for maintaining Medicaid enrollment ...



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Linda's Newsletters

  • 10.27.22

    Supporting Children & Families Enrolled in Medicaid as the COVID-19 ...

    During the COVID-19 public health emergency, states implemented numerous Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program policies and ...

  • 04.20.22

    Centering Health Equity in Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers: A Road Map ...

    Long-standing structural racism and related health inequities experienced by people of color further laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic have ...

  • 01.12.22

    Racism and Racial Inequities in Health

    The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare long-standing racial and ethnic health inequities and disparities across America, including in Massachusetts.

  • 11.03.21

    Supporting Health Equity: State-Funded Affordable Coverage Programs ...

    The crisis in immigrant health coverage has been both highlighted and exacerbated by the recent pandemic.



Linda's Events and Webinars

  • 12.14.22

    The Role of State-Based Marketplaces in Advancing Health Equity

    Join Manatt for the Fourth of Our Imperatives Deep-Dive Sessions on the Topics You Voted Most Important to You. There are currently a ...



  • 05.24.22

    Ten Health Care Imperatives for the 2020s: Navigating Through the ...

    In January 2021, Manatt Health described the ten health care imperatives essential for improving our health care system and advancing health ...



  • 03.16.22

    Advancing Health Equity: The Roles of Health Plans

    People of color face persistent disparities in access to health care coverage and treatment, quality of care, and health outcomes. The pandemic has ...



  • 03.09.22

    Levers of Change: Remapping the Health Care Landscape

    President Biden set an ambitious health care agenda in his campaign and maintained that focus as he took office. The Biden administration has ...

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