Ruth E. Tabak

Ruth Tabak has nearly twenty years of experience in Federal health policymaking, data analytics, and program operations, including in the public and private sectors.

Ms. Tabak joined BRG from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) where she ran a team of over 25 staff conducting an enrollment data reconciliation process between nearly 300 health insurers offering ACA Marketplace coverage and the Federal enrollment database (healthcare.gov). In this position, Ms. Tabak developed annual validation processes for Federal funds paid to the health insurance plans, served as a primary CMS liaison with health plans, directed analytic and operational teams, and was an expert resource for offices throughout CMS on enrollment and payment analytics.

During the Affordable Care Act legislative process, Ms. Tabak served on the majority staff of the Ways and Means Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, handling a policy portfolio that included Medicare Advantage, Part D, Medicare post-acute care and hospice policies on behalf of the Health Subcommittee.  She contributed to drafting key policies that were enacted into law relating to Medicare Advantage reimbursement rates and the Part D benefit structure. Ms. Tabak began her career as a consultant at Avalere Health, advising pharmaceutical and health plan clients on implications of legislation, regulations, and market trends in the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs.

Ms. Tabak received Masters of Public Health and Public Policy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and an AB from Brown University.