Margaret French is a senior vice president of the health care practice at Venn Strategies. Prior to joining Venn, she was a senior member of the government relations team for America’s Essential Hospitals (AEH), where she advocated for Medicaid-dominated hospitals and health systems including a third of the nation’s Level I trauma centers. She also managed the Essential Hospitals Political Action Committee. Previously, she served as director of federal affairs at America’s Physician Groups, where he focused on Medicare payment policy and value-based payment models. She began her career on the staff of Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), managing the Senator’s health care portfolio, among others.