 Brittney Manchester |
Brittney Manchester, who hannded media outreach for signing up people for ObamaCare, has joined APCO Worldwide as senior associate director of its healthcare practice.
As director of communications for the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services, Manchester, Manchester promoted outreach Open Enrollment program for healthcare insurance and the rollout of more than 60 Medicare issues during the Obama and Trump administrations.
She also provided messaging guidance, handled national reporters and counseled CMS leadership on press strategy for events.
Prior to CMS, Manchester was senior consultant at Deloitte and PA specialist for the Office of Personnel Management.
Jim Weiss, founder & chairman of Real Chemistry, has joined the board of ICR Inc. as it steps up its healthcare capital markets offering.
Ruder Finn has hired Kelly Yoder, who spent a dozen years at Weber Shandwick rising to North America health lead, as managing director, global head of health & life sciences.
ICR has named John Capodanno head of US healthcare corporate communications and Matthew Willey managing director in its medical technology and diagnostics practice. 
April is National Minority Health Month, spotlighting the urgency to improve health outcomes in communities of color.
In a recent conversation about the evolving media landscape, Doug Simon, CEO of D S Simon Media, spoke with Campbell O’Connor, Group Director, Media & Engagement at Real Chemistry, about how AI is influencing media relations and healthcare communications.
