KAYLEE O’CONNOR
Director
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
With deep expertise in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Kaylee O’Connor, a director with Manatt Health, serves as a trusted advisor to states and other health care stakeholders navigating some of the most consequential federal Medicaid transitions in decades. From the COVID-19 public health emergency through the nationwide “unwinding” of the federal Medicaid continuous enrollment condition and into the current era of sweeping federal policy change under H.R.1, O’Connor pairs deep policy expertise with practical implementation strategy.
Beginning in 2020, O’Connor provided in-depth technical assistance to more than a dozen states responding to the COVID- 19 public health emergency. She worked directly with state officials to analyze rapidly evolving federal legislation and guidance and develop strategies to stabilize state agency workforces and eligibility operations, support providers and mitigate disruptions to coverage and care for enrollees.
