FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, September 5, 2019
Contact:
Leslie Champlin
American Academy of Family Physicians
913-906-6252
lchampli@aafp.org
WASHINGTON — The American Academy of Family Physicians is pleased to announce that Stephanie E. Quinn today joined the AAFP as director of the Division of Government Relations. As director, Quinn will provide strategic and operational oversight of the AAFP’s federal and state advocacy activities aimed at advancing the AAFP’s legislative priorities.
“Stephanie brings nearly 15 years of federal and state health-related advocacy experience to the AAFP. Her expertise in working with government programs, federal regulatory requirements, payment reform and coalition building will strengthen the voice of family medicine as we work to ensure patient access to high-quality and cost-effective health care,” said Shawn Martin, senior vice president for advocacy, practice advancement and policy.
Quinn comes to the AAFP from CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield, Baltimore, where she served as vice president for federal government affairs. There she led the organization’s efforts to educate members of Congress, staff and federal agencies on health care legislation and regulations affecting drug pricing, insurance market reforms and Medicare. She also has served as assistant director for congressional relations for the American Society for Radiation Oncology and deputy director for government affairs for Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.
She is a member of the board of directors for Alluma, an organization founded to design policy and technology to improve access to public benefit services for low-income communities. Quinn is also on the advisory committee of the Belfast-Beltway Boxing Project, which supports youth boxing clubs, teen suicide prevention programs and local organizations that offer amateur athletics and/or after-school programs for at-risk youth.
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About the American Academy of Family Physicians
The AAFP is the largest national association of family physicians, representing 128,300 physicians and medical students. Family medicine’s cornerstone is an ongoing, personal patient-physician relationship focused on impactful care for people of all ages, races and genders across all medical conditions. The AAFP supports every stage of a family physician's career and provides evidence-based resources, advocacy and community to empower family medicine. To learn more, visit aafp.org. For information about health care, medical conditions and wellness, please visit the AAFP’s patient education website, familydoctor.org.