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Deborah Fournier

Director of Health Law and Policy
Phone: (603) 513-5156
Office: UNH CHHS Institute for Health Policy and Practice, Hewitt Hall Suite 202, Durham, NH 03824

Deborah H. Fournier, JD, Director, Health Law and Policy.  Deborah has twenty years of health policy experience, including posts at national organizations such as the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP).  Ms. Fournier has also served in two state Medicaid programs, culminating in her serving as NH’s Medicaid Director.  Ms. Fournier’s career has encompassed health policy related to public health crises, healthcare financing, payment reform, health insurance coverage programs, social drivers of health, and Medicaid.  She is currently focused on healthcare affordability and emerging pathways for sustainably financing healthcare services and public health services.

Education

  • J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law 
  • Bachelor of Arts in History from Whitman College