Kate Nordahl oversees the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute (MMPI) which seeks to promote a broad understanding of the Massachusetts Medicaid program (also known as “MassHealth”) through its policy research and analysis.  Prior to joining MMPI, Nordahl served as Assistant Commissioner for the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy where she led the agency’s work monitoring the impact of the state’s health reform law and analyzing health care cost trends in the Commonwealth. Prior to her role at the Division, Nordahl was Director of Policy and Research at the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation where she developed the Foundation’s research agenda assessing the impact of health reform. Before joining the Foundation, Nordahl spent 12 years in leadership positions with the MassHealth program in roles ranging from directing the MassHealth managed care program to designing the Senior Care Options program for seniors dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. She holds a master’s degree in health policy and management from the Harvard School of Public Health and a bachelor’s degree from Brown University.