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Joel White — President

Joel White is the President of the Council for Affordable Health Coverage (CAHC). As CAHC’s president, Joel leads a seasoned team of government affairs professionals while managing the coalition of more than 30 organizations representing patients, drug manufacturers, providers, employers, and other sectors committed to market-based reforms that lower costs for consumers. CAHC has helped enact a number of laws to lower health costs and advance market-based reforms, including small businesses and individual coverage reforms, drug cost reductions, consumer transparency, and expansion of HSAs. Joel’s dedication to advancing healthcare reform is unmatched. For over two decades, he has led various issue campaigns to lower healthcare costs, including reforming Medicare, improving small business health coverage, lowering drug costs, and promoting healthcare transparency. Joel is a sought-after health policy expert, frequently speaking at national events, testifying before Congress, and producing high-profile policy summits and briefings featuring White House officials, Cabinet Secretaries, and Members of Congress. His thought leadership has been featured in major media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, National Journal, Politico, and more. Previously, Joel served as the Staff Director for the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, where he played a crucial role in enacting significant health policies, including the creation fo the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Health Savings Accounts. He also helped negotiate and pass key legislation such as the Deficit Reduction Act and the Tax Reform and Health Care Act. Joel is also the co-author of the book, Facts and Figures on Government Finance (1992), which brings together data on public finance at all levels of government, with comparisons of taxing and spending levels spanning half a century. He holds a BS in Economics from the American University.