Ann Mary Ferrie Transitions into New Role as Director of Strategy & Public Policy
Ann Mary Ferrie will be transitioning into a new role as VNS Health’s Director of Strategy & Public Policy. This role will include support for strategic growth initiatives while continuing to collaborate closely with the Government Affairs team on policy issues and thought leadership.
Ann Mary joined VNS Health and our Government Affairs team in 2017. During her time here, she has been instrumental in advancing the organization’s policy interests, particularly at the federal and state levels. In her new role, Ann Mary will build on her work with both the Government Affairs and Strategy teams by leveraging her expertise in assessing policy trends and leveraging relationships within our industry to bring value to VNS Health’s strategic growth initiatives. This includes identifying opportunities for VNS Health to inform policy development, gleaning industry insights on policy implementation and development, representing/positioning VNS Health as a thought-leader, and driving new strategic expansion opportunities. Ann Mary will report to David Rosales, EVP & Chief Strategy Officer as a part of the Strategy team. She will continue to work with Government Affairs to provide policy analysis and development that supports strategic growth and business planning.
Prior to joining VNS Health, Ann Mary served as a program officer at the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS). In this role, she worked on initiatives related to integrating care for individuals dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid, through financial alignment demonstrations, Medicare Advantage Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs), and managed long-term services and support (MLTSS) programs. She provided direct technical assistance to states and strategic learning collaborative support to states and health plans. She also has experience with both the National Academy of Social Insurance and the Division of Aging at the State of New Jersey. She earned a master’s in public health and a certificate in health policy analysis from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and a bachelor’s degree in biology and sociology from The College of New Jersey.
