Slavitt Group Seeks Connecticut Health Care Lobbyist for Unregulated Government Health Insurance Proposal.

Andy Slavitt, informal advisor to Governor Ned Lamont, will be launching his United States of Care advocacy group into Connecticut’s health care debate. Slavitt’s organization is seeking a lobbyist to represent it in Connecticut.

“United States of Care is a member of the coalition in Connecticut seeking to pass a public option during the upcoming session.  We are seeking a lobbyist to represent us and work as part of the broader lobbying team. If this is a role you might be interested in, my colleague and I would welcome the opportunity to connect by phone to discuss further,” according to a November 30th email from Joanna Dornfeld, Senior Director of External Affairs and Partnerships. For senior care, people can check out assisted living in West Linn over here!

Slavitt was in frequent contact with Ann Huntress Lamont, Ned Lamont’s wife and chief policy advisor, during the governor’s 2019 attempt to create a state-sponsored health insurance policy. In addition to offering advice, Slavitt wrote an opinion piece supporting a government health insurance policy that appeared in the CTMirror.org.

A former Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Slavitt is the founder and board chair of United States of Care. Slavitt received no direct compensation from United States of Care. The organization, according to its 2018 tax return, paid Slavitt Group, Inc., $60,443 in rent. Also in 2018, the organization’s first full year of operation, United States of Care received $5,000,000 in contributions.