Elizabeth Carpenter

Associate Policy Director, Health Policy Program
carpenter@newamerica.net
 
Elizabeth Carpenter

As Associate Policy Director for the Health Policy Program at the New America Foundation, Elizabeth Carpenter focuses on the need for comprehensive coverage expansion that emphasizes both personal and shared responsibility, as well as cost growth containment. Additionally, she works to encourage bipartisan conversations about health information technology, prevention and wellness, disparities in access to timely health care, and ways to make our delivery system more efficient.

Before joining New America, Ms. Carpenter served as a legislative and research assistant to Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), focusing on health care and education issues. Ms. Carpenter received her bachelor’s degree in political science from Brown University.

 

Publications

Transcript or Resource | Dec 5, 2008
Article | Nov 20, 2008 | The Philadelphia Inquirer
Policy Paper | Nov 13, 2008 | New America Foundation
Policy Paper | Oct 8, 2008
Policy Paper | Mar 25, 2008
Policy Paper | Mar 4, 2008
Policy Paper | Feb 18, 2008
Policy Paper | Feb 4, 2008 | New America Foundation
Policy Paper | Dec 10, 2007

Events

Press

In the News Item | Dec 22, 2009 | McClatchy Newspapers
In the News Item | Dec 22, 2009 | The Kansas City Star
In the News Item | Oct 1, 2009 | The Miami Herald
In the News Item | Sep 17, 2009 | Christian Science Monitor
In the News Item | Sep 17, 2009 | Marketplace
In the News Item | Sep 17, 2009 | The Houston Chronicle
In the News Item | Sep 16, 2009 | Kaiser Network
In the News Item | Sep 16, 2009 | McClatchy Newspapers
In the News Item | Sep 16, 2009 | The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
 

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