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Katherine Griffith Vedete

Pronouns: She/Her

Senior Research Scientist
Katherine has over 15 years of experience managing health policy projects and providing technical assistance to federal and state Medicaid agencies.

Katherine has worked across various modalities, including learning collaboratives, one-on-one assistance, webinars, in-person meetings, and public reporting websites. Within NORC, she is focused on providing technical assistance to state agencies addressing various topics including quality improvement techniques, value-based payments, maternal and child health care, and behavioral health care.

Katherine directs the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services’ Medicaid Benefits and Coverage Oversight – Early and Periodic, Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment Benefit Task Order, which includes overseeing an environmental scan, state technical assistance, a report to Congress, and dashboard development. She also supports states by leading technical assistance sessions on Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) payments for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) and a project with the Office of Minority Health (OMH) of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) developing a Health Equity Plan for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) all-payer AHEAD Model. Previously she supported OMH/CMCS with Postpartum Care Quality Equity Assessments by interviewing states about their postpartum care measure data. She also managed the Washington Health Care Authority’s (HCA) Maternal Care Model by providing technical assistance to HCA on design considerations and implications for a maternal episode of care.

Prior to NORC, she was a senior advisor within CMCS. In that role, she oversaw the annual release of the Medicaid and CHIP Scorecard, which included identifying and vetting measures, getting stakeholder input, and updating the reporting website. In addition, she managed the Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program, which provided technical assistance to Medicaid agencies on topics such as beneficiaries with complex needs, community integrations, substance use disorders, quality measurement, data analytics, value-based payments, and financial simulations. Previously, Katherine was a Senior Manager at Academy Health, overseeing various state-based learning collaboratives and quality improvement projects.

Project Contributions

Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic & Treatment (EPSDT)

Assessing and analyzing state availability, delivery, and provision of EPSDT benefit services

Client:

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Medicaid Maternal Care Model in Washington State

Policy guidance on improving maternal and infant health care

Client:

The Washington State Health Care Authority

Support for CDC’s 6|18 Initiative

Engaging state health agencies to adopt 6|18 Initiatives that improve population health

Client:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Transforming Maternal Health Model Implementation & Monitoring

Testing whether payment and delivery system reform technical assistance can improve maternal health

Client:

Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servcies

UCLA Data Equity Center Technical Assistance

Supporting collection, imputation, weighting, analysis, and dissemination of data to promote health equity

Client:

University of California, Los Angeles, Data Equity Center