Staff Profile
Christopher Perrone is deputy director of the Foundation's Health Reform and Public Programs Initiative, which is working to support the implementation of national health reform in California and advance the effectiveness of public coverage programs.
Perrone is leading CHCF's efforts to improve the policies and practices that shape Medi-Cal and other publicly funded health care programs, and to promote greater transparency of and accountability for the performance of these programs. Perrone was most recently a senior program officer in the Foundation's Market and Policy Monitor program, and prior to that directed CHCF's Medi-Cal Policy Institute.
Prior to joining CHCF, Perrone served as director of planning for the Massachusetts Division of Medical Assistance. In that capacity, he was the first external recipient of the Globe Award, given by the Office of Strategic Planning at HCFA (now CMS), for his work to improve the delivery and financing of acute and long-term care services for low-income seniors. Perrone has also held positions with The Lewin Group, the American Psychological Association, and the Center for Health Policy Studies at Georgetown University.
Perrone received a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a master's degree in public policy from Harvard University.
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