Mia Heck is a Senior Fellow for Health Policy at the Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy, and a government affairs consultant in Washington, DC. With nearly two decades of experience in policy, government service, and strategic planning, Mia's career has been defined by a commitment to community-based care models and national government relations initiatives, driving ideas for policy reform across health and human services programs. Having previously served as a Schedule C appointment in the Presidential Administrations of George W. Bush and Donald J. Trump, Mia also served as the Director of Federal Health Policy at Change Healthcare. In this role, she provided strategic guidance on critical policy issues impacting healthcare technology.