Kate Paris

Kate Paris is the Vice President of Policy & Advocacy at UnitedHealthcare Community & State. Kate leads a team of health policy subject matter experts to drive business insights, strategy and analysis for UnitedHealthcare leadership on emerging Medicaid, Medicare and healthcare policy trends. Kate manages multiple partnerships supporting UnitedHealthcare’s coalition building efforts on key advocacy priorities. Within her role, Kate has active leadership roles with key trade associations including Medicaid  Health Plans of America, MLTSS Association and the Special Needs Plan Alliance.

Kate has served in multiple roles across UnitedHealthcare since joining the company in 2012, including in clinical operations and performance management, where she built a team to develop and lead key maternal health programs focused on improving maternal health outcomes.

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Prior to joining UnitedHealthcare in 2012, Kate served as planning and project development director at the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) of Minnesota and worked within the legislative and administrative branches of the state of Minnesota.

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Kate Paris earned her master’s in public administration from the University of North Dakota following bachelor's degrees in English and environmental studies from the University of Minnesota-Morris. She currently resides in Minnesota with her family.