Alison Barkoff is the Harold and Jane Hirsh Associate Professor of Health Law and Policy and Hirsh Program Director at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. Her research and scholarship focus on healthcare access, health and public health law, civil rights, disability and aging policy, and long-term services and supports (LTSS). Prior to joining GW, she led the Administration for Community Living (ACL) in the US Department of Health and Human Services from January 2021 to October 2024, where she served as the advisor to the HHS Secretary on aging and disability policy, oversaw national disability and aging programs, and led cross-agency initiatives related toLTSS, civil rights, housing, direct care workforce, family caregiving, healthy aging, and public health. She previously served as Special Counsel for Olmstead Enforcement in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, was a senior advisor at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Department of Labor, and held leadership roles at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law and Center for Public Representation. For more than 25 years, Ms. Barkoff has focused on legal and policy advocacy to improve the lives of people who face the most significant challenges in accessing care. She has testified before Congress and the US Commission on Civil Rights and is a nationally recognized expert on LTSS, disability and aging policy, Medicaid,a nd civil rights
