Jared Perkins is Manager, Federal and State Policy at the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC). He serves as a policy lead for maternal health, mental health, telehealth, and workforce issues.
Prior to coming to NACHC, he was a Legislative Analyst in the Office of Congressional Relations at the RAND Corporation where he handled a health care and veterans health care portfolio. He also spent time at the Alliance for Health Policy as a Health Policy Associate as well as worked for the late former U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) as a Casework Manager and Regional Representative. During his time with Senator Reid's office, he worked on health care issues and also was assigned outreach into the rural counties.