HCFO’s National Advisory Committee (NAC) provides general guidance and strategic direction for the program. Unlike the national advisory committees of other Robert Wood Johnson Foundation programs, HCFO’s NAC does not jointly review proposals or make funding recommendations. As you can see, HCFO’s NAC comprises a diverse group of leading policymakers and researchers.

Robert D. Reischauer, Ph.D., Chair
The Urban Institute

Linda Bilheimer, Ph.D.
National Center for Health Statistics

Kathleen Buto
Johnson and Johnson

Robert M. Crane
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.

Julie A. James
Independent Consultant

Harold S. Luft, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco

Mark V. Pauly, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania

Mark Peterson, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles

Louis F. Rossiter, Ph.D.
The College of William & Mary

Katherine Swartz, Ph.D.
Harvard University

Joseph W. Thompson, M.D., M.P.H.
Arkansas Center for Health Improvement

Alan R. Weil, J.D.
National Academy for State Health Policy

Representative of CMS Administrator, ex officio

Representative of AHRQ Director, ex officio