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Merrell Aspin

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Merrell Aspin

Organization

Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program

Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year

2001

Rappaport Public Policy Fellows spend 10 weeks each summer serving within the highest levels of state and municipal governments in the Greater Boston Area. The program includes students from graduate and professional programs at local universities.

Graduate School
Harvard School of Public Health

Undergraduate School
Vanderbilt University

Mentor
Patricia McGovern, Vice President, CareGroup at Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center and Rappaport Institute Advisory Board Member

Agency
Massachusetts Division of Medical Assistance

Supervisor
Kate Willrich, Director, Managed Care System

Description of Fellowship
Merrell worked as an intern with the Massachusetts Division of Medical Assistance in the Managed Care Program, where she researched contracting issues for the Division’s strategic planning process for their upcoming contracting process.