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Simon F. Haeder

Simon F. Haeder is a Ph.D. student in Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is currently working on several research projects in health policy focusing on the implementation of the ACA and insurance regulation. He is also working on a research project investigating regulatory politics at the president’s Office of Management and Budget, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Department of the Interior.

His most recent work has been published in the American Political Science Review, Health Affairs, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.

Prior to his current appointment he worked for more than two years as a project manager at Fresno Healthy Community Access Partners where his focus was on systemic health policy change, the implementation of telemedicine projects, farm worker health care, and access to care. Simon also worked for the Maddy Institute for Public Policy, Central California Legal Services as well as several state and federal legislators.

Simon received an M.A. in International Relations (2007) and a Master’s in Public Administration (2010) as well as a Bachelor’s in Political Science (2006) from California State University, Fresno. He also received a Master’s in Political Science (2011) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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