Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America has brought on Juliet Johnson as deputy VP in its pubic affairs division.
Johnson joins PhRMA from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where she was director of its 225-plus staffer communications unit.
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She handled communications surrounding the Affordable Care Act and Health Insurance Marketplaces and messaging/tactics for the Open Enrollment sign-up process.
Johnson also held executive positions at Ketchum and FleishmanHillard and served as deputy of staff to Congressional Republican deputy whip Eric Cantor, who lost a primary contest in a stunning upset to Tea Party star David Brat.
She also worked as deputy press secretary for Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey during his historic resignation, fielding a barrage of media inquires from the Garden State, New York, Philadelphia and national press.
A breakthrough is not successful merely because it works. It succeeds when people and health systems can actually use it.
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.
