With over two decades of experience in federal and state government, and in public affairs, Krista Drobac provides strategic advice on a broad range of state and federal legislative and regulatory issues around Medicaid, Medicare, accountable care, commercial insurance, digital health, public health and other areas.

Krista founded the Alliance for Connected Care, a 501(c)(6) organization dedicated to ensuring that all patients are able to realize the benefits of connected care, as well as Aligning for Health, a coalition advancing whole person health at the federal level. She is also the Executive Director of Moving Health Home, a coalition working to change federal and state policy to enable the home to be a clinical site of care.

Previously, Krista served as the director of the Health Division at the National Governors Association’s Center for Best Practices where she directed technical assistance for governors’ health advisors in the areas of health IT, health insurance Exchanges, Medicaid, delivery system reform and public health programs. She was a Senior Advisor at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) working in Medicaid and private insurance regulation and also served as Deputy Director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services where she worked on policy related to Medicaid and state employee health benefits programs. Prior to NGA, Krista spent five years on Capitol Hill as a health advisor.

Krista is a sought-after expert commentator and facilitator. Frequently quoted in the Washington Post, Axios, Modern Healthcare, and FierceHealthcare, she was also named one of the Hill’s Top Lobbyists in 2024. She holds a BA from the University of Michigan and an MPP from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.