Annie Averill
Annie Averill
Deputy Director
Annie Averill, MPP is a Deputy Director with the Integrated Care team at Aurrera Health Group. She joined the team in September 2022. Annie works on a variety of projects that support behavioral health policy in California, including CalAIM Behavioral Health and the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System.
Prior to joining Aurrera, Annie worked at Commonwealth Medicine, where she worked within the MassHealth Office of Behavioral Health on policy development and implementation for a variety of behavioral health delivery system reform projects in Massachusetts. She previously worked with the Institute for Health Policy and Practice on behavioral health delivery and payment reform projects across New Hampshire, including work on harm reduction education and technical assistance for health care providers. Annie also interned with the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum, where she co-authored an issue brief on telehealth use in Massachusetts during COVID-19. Annie brings expertise in Medicaid, behavioral health policy development, policy analysis, and program implementation to her work at Aurrera.
Annie holds a master of public policy degree from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. She graduated cum laude from Brandeis University with a bachelor’s degree in politics and health science, society & policy, with minors in women’s and gender studies and anthropology. She lives in Massachusetts with her partner and their cat, Tofu. In her free time, Annie enjoys reading, cooking, traveling, and biking around New England.
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MPP, Brandeis University
BA, Politics and Health Science, Society & Policy, Brandeis University
