Introduction

Robyn Elliott is one of the most effective health care advocates in Maryland. She has helped clients realize cutting-edge policy achievements, often leading Maryland to become the first state in the country to implement innovative health care access policies. She is also an expert in the State budget process, and she has supported clients in leading successful funding initiatives.

Achievements

Charlotte Ellertson Innovation Award - American Society for Emergency Contraception

Choice Advocate Award - NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland

"Locking Down Our Patient's Privacy" - Planned Parenthood of Maryland

Advocate of the Year - Maryland Women's Coalition for Health Care Reform

Innovator of the Year - The Daily Record

Clients

1) American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists

2) CareForth

3) Coordinating Center, The

4) Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants, Inc. (MDAPA)

5) Maryland Affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwive

6) Maryland Assembly on School Based Health Care

7) Maryland Association of School Health Nurses

8) Maryland Community Health System

9) Maryland Dental Action Coalition

10) Maryland Naturopathic Doctors Association

11) Maryland Occupational Therapy Association

12) Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

15-20 years

Relationships

Former Director of Governmental Affairs - Maryland State Department of Health

Biography

With over 20 years in the policy advocacy field, Robyn S. Elliott has been a strong and successful advocate for community health providers primarily focused on ensuring increasing funding for health services, expanding health benefits, and ensuring that the regulatory environment allows providers to operate efficiently and effectively. Prior to this, Robyn worked for both the legislative and executive branches, where she spent almost ten years advocating for health care funding and policy priorities within State government. This included three years as the Director of Governmental Affairs for the Maryland Department of Health, where she was responsible for the broadest legislative package of any State agency; and two years in the Department as an advisor to the Secretary and Chief Financial Officer on how to advocate for funding priorities. Before her tenure at the Department of Health, Robyn worked with the Maryland General Assembly for three years as a budget analyst. She was responsible for advising the legislature about the budgets and policies of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Department of Aging. Robyn came to the General Assembly with several years of experience in health care finance, where she managed the budget for a State cancer-screening grant program and oversaw the budget process for a large hospital department. She has a master's degree in health care administration from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.

Last Updated: November 03, 2024