Katy Talento is the CEO of AllBetter Health, where she helps employers reform their health benefits. A Harvard-trained epidemiologist and former White House top health policy advisor, she has a long history of fighting for price transparency and lower drug costs. Katy leverages her deep experience in policy and public health to challenge the current healthcare system.
Outside of her policy work, Katy is a practicing naturopath and a home birth mentor. She is passionate about holistic wellness, including nutrition and natural medicine, and previously founded a mentorship program for junior high girls in Washington, D. C. She also writes a Substack publication called "AllBetter with Katy Talento. "
Uniquely, Katy combines her background as an epidemiologist and White House advisor with two years of service as a Catholic nun.
Katy Talento ND ScM
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Chief Executive Officer at AllBetter Naturopathy
Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
Overview
Personality Overview
Judgemental
Hard To Convince
ROI Conscious
They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They respond well to confident salespeople.
Topics They Care About
Healthcare System Reform
Actively works to dismantle inefficiencies in healthcare, describing her mission as taking on the "health care Leviathan" destroying employer bottom lines and harming their workforces.
Employer Health Benefits
As CEO of AllBetter Health, she creates innovative health plans for self-funded employers, focusing on cost reduction and improved benefits by removing misaligned financial incentives.
Price Transparency
A key focus of her work in the White House and a frequent topic in her writing, she advocates for ending secret healthcare prices to empower patients and employers.
Media Appearances
Katy has no verified media appearances
Work History
9-2023
Chief Executive Officer at AllBetter Naturopathy
8-2023
Faculty Lecturer at University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
2022
Chief Executive Officer at AllBetter Naturopathy
9-2020
Chief Executive Officer at AllBetter Health
2-2020 - 12-2025
Executive Director at Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries
1-2017 - 5-2019
Special Assistant To The President at The White House
11-2016 - 1-2017
Health Policy Advisor at U.S. Presidential Transition Team, President-Elect Support, Office of Nationwide Engagement (ONE)
7-2016 - 11-2016
Health Policy Advisor at Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.
1-2015 - 1-2017
Legislative Director at U.S. Senate, Office of Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC)
3-2013 - 1-2015
VP, Corporate Affairs at MosquitoZone Corporation
2-2011 - 2-2013
Deputy Staff Director at U. S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Republican Office
3-2010 - 12-2010
Director of Speechwriting at Republican National Committee
5-2005 - 8-2008
Staff Director at U.S. Senate Federal Financial Management Subcommittee, Republican Office
8-2004 - 5-2005
Senior Policy Advisor at Office of U.S. Senator Sam Brownback
9-2001 - 8-2004
Professional Staff at U.S. Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension, Republican Office
2000 - 2001
Associate (formerly with Caliber Associates) at ICF International
12-1998 - 11-2000
Program Evaluator and Associate Director Contracts and Grants at WHITMAN-WALKER CLINIC 1525
6-1998 - 12-1998
Research Instructor at Georgetown University Medical Center
Chief Executive Officer at AllBetter Naturopathy
Education
1996 - 1998
Master of Science - MS from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
8-1990 - 5-1994
Bachelor of Arts - BA from University of Virginia
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Location : Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
Job Level : Leadership
Designation : Chief Executive Officer at AllBetter Naturopathy
