As the Director of Health Care Costs on NASHP’s Coverage, Cost, and Value team, Johanna leads work to help states lower prescription drug, hospital, and health system costs and make care more affordable for consumers, taxpayers, and employers. Johanna began her career at NASHP, working on health care costs as a Research Analyst and Policy Associate before joining Arnold Ventures’ health care team. At Arnold Ventures, she managed the Provider Payment Incentives portfolio, identifying and developing grantmaking and policy opportunities to shift how we pay for health care to better align reimbursement with patient outcomes, value, and total costs of care. She received her master’s in public policy from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, with a Certificate in Health Administration and Policy, and completed her bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on communications, law, economics, and government at American University.