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Kate Harris has spent her career working at the intersection of public health and public policy, primarily on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Washington State and Colorado. In 2019 she joined the Colorado Division of Insurance as the Chief Deputy Commissioner for Life & Health Policy, where she oversees much of the Division’s work increasing consumer protections and Coloradans’ access to affordable, high-quality health coverage and care.
Prior to this Kate was the Policy and External Affairs Director at Connect for Health Colorado, the state’s health insurance marketplace. Kate holds a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Policy and Governance with a graduate certificate from the University of Washington’s School of Public Health.
