Laura Wooster, MPH

Laura Wooster, MPH brings nearly 20 years of experience in national health policy and government affairs, with deep expertise in physician association advocacy, payment models, federal and state regulatory advocacy, coalition building, and payer engagement. At Healthsperien, Laura manages and develops client strategies, including leading the firm’s behavioral health portfolio.

Most recently, Laura served for nine years as Chief Advocacy Officer at the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), where she oversaw the College’s federal and state legislative, regulatory, reimbursement, and practice advocacy and was a member of the College’s Senior Management Team.

Before joining ACEP, Laura was Senior Vice President, Public Policy, at the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), where she directed federal and state legislative and regulatory activities, policy development, and grassroots engagement. She was named one of Politico’s 2014 Emerging Health Care Leaders. She also spent five years at the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, first developing policy on delivery system reform, quality, and health IT, and then as a Senate and Administration lobbyist and coalition builder. She began her health policy career at the National Alliance for Health IT.

Laura holds a Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Michigan and a Master of Public Health from the University of Illinois School of Public Health.