Health Policy Summer Intern - 40 hrs/wk - Days - Detroit
Henry Ford Health System
GENERAL SUMMARY:
The intern will work full-time with the Policy Team, assisting the team in evaluating state and federal health policy issues for the system. Under supervision, the intern will review proposed state and federal laws and regulations, conduct analyses, and write summaries, coordinate with subject matter experts to obtain their feedback, and draft and edit deliverables for stakeholders. The intern will have the opportunity to contribute to policy analyses on a variety of issues, such as healthcare reimbursement across multiple provider types, the 340B Drug Discount Program, healthcare workforce issues, Artificial Intelligence in healthcare, public health, health equity, the social determinants of health, and additional key federal, state, and local issues that may arise during the internship. The intern will actively participate in staff meetings, sit in on key health system policy meetings, and learn how to conduct policy work for a health system that includes a health plan, and balances differing perspectives of providers and a health insurer. The Policy Team will connect the intern to Henry Ford Health's Government Affairs team, including the Health Alliance Plan (HAP), and the intern will have an opportunity to learn how policy analysis is translated into advocacy. The intern will be responsible for drafting a longform policy brief on a key policy issue that is relevant to Henry Ford Health, as well as conduct a presentation on this topic. At the end of the internship, the intern should be able to point to key deliverables or initiatives to which they contributed and have built connections across Henry Ford Health.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
+ Bachelor's degree required.
+ Incoming 2nd year Masters-level student (MPH, MHSA, MPP) studying health policy.
Additional Information
+ Organization: Corporate Services
+ Department: Ctr for Health Srvcs Research
+ Shift: Day Job
+ Union Code: Not Applicable
Additional Details
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
Overview
Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .
Benefits
The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is
committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to
race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,
weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,
or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.
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