John Michael O'brien MPH, PharmD

John Michael O’Brien is Vice President of Public Policy at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the Mid-Atlantic region’s largest health insurer. Dr. O’Brien leads federal and state government and regulatory affairs related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and its impact on the company’s 3.4 million members. He also supports the company’s delivery system reform efforts, including extending its Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) program to 25,000 Medicare beneficiaries.

Before joining CareFirst, John was Acting Director of the division of strategic partnerships at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. At CMS he led a team of public affairs and health insurance specialists.