Matt Hess

Matthew Hess supports projects and manages coalitions to advance policy changes that advance improved health for all, including addressing high prescription drug costs and surprise medical bills, ensuring hospital price transparency, and promoting high-value health care. Prior to joining Families USA, Hess worked on numerous campaigns at the congressional, gubernatorial and presidential levels. Most recently, he served on the Biden-Harris campaign in Michigan, where he managed and trained volunteers and expanded the campaign’s digital footprint. Prior to his time on the Biden-Harris campaign, he was a Senior Associate at Waxman Strategies, where he worked on federal drug pricing reform and provided technical assistance, coalition support, and research and analysis. Hess holds a BS in Biology from Syracuse University.