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Laura Elkins

Laura Elkins

Laura Elkins’ experience with both public and private sector communications and marketing enables her clients to bolster their content creation, community awareness, and outreach efforts. As a senior account supervisor, Elkins helps health care organizations find their footing as subject matter experts and gain traction as respected thought leaders.

Working with everyone from top government officials to corporate CEOs, Elkins served as communications director for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. Other previous experience includes leading internal communications efforts for a company with more than 4,000 employees and managing group marketing efforts for a well-known Nashville attraction.

Elkins earned a juris doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law and is licensed to practice in the state of Tennessee. She also earned her bachelor’s degree in consumer science from the University of Tennessee.

Latest Case Studies

Rural Advocacy Toolkit Drives Legislative and Community Awareness

In 2016 as the state of New Mexico faced both new and continued financial challenges, state agencies were asked to implement dramatic and wide-ranging budget reductions. For hospitals, physicians and dentists, reductions in Medicaid payment rates were expected to reach $78 million. The cuts were expected to have a disproportionate impact on safety net hospitals, which would experience a 5% cut to inpatient payments, a 3% cut in outpatient payments and a 20% cut in the enhanced supplemental payments intended to offset uncompensated care.

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Raising Awareness on Impact of Potential Medicaid Cuts

In 2016 as the state of New Mexico faced both new and continued financial challenges, state agencies were asked to implement dramatic and wide-ranging budget reductions. For hospitals, physicians and dentists, reductions in Medicaid payment rates were expected to reach $78 million. The cuts were expected to have a disproportionate impact on safety net hospitals, which would experience a 5% cut to inpatient payments, a 3% cut in outpatient payments and a 20% cut in the enhanced supplemental payments intended to offset uncompensated care.

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