ALAN FAIRBANK, PHD 203.453.

6828 _ 77 Leetes Island Road, Guilford, CT 06437 _ af

89b658@westpost.net
Senior Health Policy Analyst leveraging expertise in domestic and international
health care systems and comprehensive evaluation methodologies to generate recom
mendations on policies and reform worldwide. Offers in-depth experience estimat
ing impacts on costs and coverage of Medicare, Medicaid, and state/federal healt
h reform.
Policy Advisor:
* As Executive Director of the Office of Health Care Access (OHCA), advised CT G
overnor on health reform planning.
* Headed a five-member team, assisting in private health insurance law and regul
ation development in Romania as well as clarifying and delineating roles for the
Ministry of Health and the Insurance Supervisory Commission.
Health Reform Expert:
* Led a 75-member citizens' advisory commission and a 25-person health data revi
ew board under CT's OHCA in order to coalesce ideas and recommendations for stat
e health reform; managed comprehensive survey of the uninsured.
* Drafted policy framework with an eight-member World Bank team focused on Leban
on health insurance reform.
Funding Specialist:
* Reported feasibility of using general revenues over wage-based payroll tax to
support Albanian health care.
* Researched the system-wide effects of large funding increases for vertical hea
lth programs rolled out in many developing countries, including funds from, for
example, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
Written Authority:
* Wrote policy memos and performed numerous cost estimates on Medicare, Medicaid
, and health reform bills for CBO.
* Drafted policy memo on potential coverage and cost impacts on federal and stat
e health reform proposals (of 2009) for the CT Health Policy Project, specifical
ly on possible impacts on CT's recently passed SustiNet Health Plan.
PhD, Economics, and MA, Political Economy _ BOSTON UNIVERSITY
MPA, Development Economics _ PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (WOODROW WILSON SCHOOL)
BA, Political Science _ SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW
Consultant _ FAIRBANK & ASSOCIATES 2006-Present
* Serves as Senior Fellow at Connecticut Health Policy Project, advising on the
potential state impact of proposed changes in national health care on Medicare,
Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Project (CHIP).
* Estimated and reported $25M potential savings for long-term family planning co
verage in Ghana national insurance.
* Provided health care services research and funding analysis for USAID projects
in over a dozen countries.
* Examined government insurance plans in Lebanon as well as West Bank and Gaza f
or World Bank Mission policy reviews.
* Analyzed pooled funding, strategic purchasing, and management autonomy for pri
mary health centers in Albania.
* Designed a simple costing model for health program components of poverty reduc
tion strategies for World Bank.
Senior Associate _ ABT ASSOCIATES, INC. 2000-2006
* Performed estimations and created projection models for National Health Accoun
ts throughout Africa.
* Oversaw teams in Zimbabwe, Jordan, and Kenya in organizing and leading worksho
ps on social health insurance, examining country needs and formulating plans for
national health benefits programs.
* Improved efficiency and sustainability in primary health care systems in Alban
ia, India, and Ethiopia.
* Facilitated private health insurance studies in Slovakia and Bulgaria for Roma
nian health officials.
Consultant _ FAIRBANK & ASSOCIATES 1996-1999
* Instrumental in financing reform and reorganization for the Ministry of Health
in Barbados, meeting conditions set in order to secure a $15M loan with the Int
erAmerican Development Bank.
* Assessed health systems in Dubai and identified high-potential investment oppo
rtunities for Dubai Investments.
* Evaluated projects testing new health technologies in developing countries, fu
nded by Ford Foundation loans.
* Guided health financing reform for Belize, focusing on private contracting and
user fee adjustments.
Senior Research Associate _ UNITED HEALTHCARE 1995
* Served as health economist for a six-member multidisciplinary team designing d
isease management and outcomes research protocols for the cost-effective treatme
nt of select chronic diseases (e.g., asthma).
Executive Director, Office of Heath Care Access _ OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, STATE
OF CONNECTICUT 1994-1995
* Managed a $9M budget and 70+ staff members in coordinating administrative, tec
hnical, and PR activities.
PRIOR: Principal Analyst for the Congressional Budget Office of the US Congress:
Supplied cost estimates for proposed legislative changes and comprehensive heal
th reform bills; maintained budget baseline for Medicare Part A and the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program.