# Impact Health Policy Partners

> Impact Health Policy Partners is a Washington, D.C.-based health policy consulting and advocacy firm that turns federal and state policy into practical intelligence, strategy, and government-relations work. Founded by Billy Wynne as Wynne Health Group and renamed in 2023, the firm serves health systems, life sciences companies, insurers, foundations, governments, investors, and nonprofits through advisory services and its Policy Hub research product.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Billy Wynne (Founder and Chairman)
- **Products:** Policy Hub, Advisory Services, Knowledge Services, State Policy Hub, Government Contracting
- **Notable:** Built Policy Hub into a database covering more than 200 federal health policy topics and programs., Reported more than $225,000 in contributions to mission-aligned organizations by June 2023., Adopted a standing commitment to contribute 5% of net profits to charities that improve health.

## Products & services

- **Policy Hub** — A searchable database and newsletter service covering federal health policy developments across more than 200 topics and programs, with real-time analysis, hearing summaries, primers, and weekly previews.
- **Advisory Services** — Policy and political landscape assessment, Medicare and Medicaid strategy, regulatory comments, legislative drafting, advocacy materials, executive briefings, and coalition management.
- **Knowledge Services** — Real-time analysis, forward-looking policy insight, regulatory breakdowns, bill tracking, grant monitoring, issue briefs, and newsletters.
- **State Policy Hub** — Biweekly state policy tracking and analysis for federal-affairs professionals across Medicaid, drug pricing, insurance reform, public options, waivers, behavioral health, and related topics.
- **Government Contracting** — Support for states and municipalities launching or improving public health and health-care programs.
- **Government Relations** — Congressional and regulatory advocacy, appropriations strategy, coalition building, and engagement with agencies and lawmakers.

## Achievements

- Built Policy Hub into a database covering more than 200 federal health policy topics and programs.
- Reported more than $225,000 in contributions to mission-aligned organizations by June 2023.
- Adopted a standing commitment to contribute 5% of net profits to charities that improve health.
- Founder Billy Wynne helped draft health reform policy that became part of the Affordable Care Act before starting the firm.
- CEO Yvette Fontenot served in senior health-policy roles at the White House, HHS, Senate Finance Committee, and House Energy and Commerce Committee.
- Expanded from federal policy intelligence into state policy tracking, public-sector implementation, and coalition management.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published a health-care AI policy roundup covering ARPA-H, FDA leadership, congressional oversight, liability, cybersecurity, and standards.
- **2026-07** — Published a regulatory outlook on the administration's 2026 Unified Agenda across coverage, payment, drug prices, health IT, workforce, equity, and public health.
- **2026-03** — Senior Vice President Dawn Joyce testified to California legislative health committees on federal instability, coverage, and affordability.
- **2025-12** — Dawn Joyce and Lena Marceno coauthored a Commonwealth Fund explainer on new federal limits on state Medicaid provider taxes.
- **2025-10** — Impact Health experts coauthored Commonwealth Fund analysis on how states could access new federal rural-health funds.

## Links

- Website: https://impacthealthpolicy.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impact-health-policy-partners

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Last updated: 2026-09-20