CMMI’s Fowler on health policy’s ‘stubborn challenges,’ her personal ties to medicine

Liz Fowler’s career just came full circle: last March, she took charge of the health policy innovation center she crafted as a congressional staffer 12 years ago.

WASHINGTON — Liz Fowler’s career just came full circle: last March, she took charge of the health policy innovation center she crafted as a congressional staffer more than 12 years ago.

Fowler is an institution in the Washington health policy scene, having worked in Congress, in the Obama White House, in the private sector, in a private foundation, and now in the Biden administration. Her work, she told STAT in an interview, was inspired by her family ties to health care policy. She was included in the inaugural STATUS List recognizing standout individuals in health, medicine, and science.

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