John Hoff, Esq. 

John Hoff is a health care lawyer, consultant, and policy analyst.  He is an Adjunct Professor at George Mason University, Department of Health Administration and Policy.  He has practiced law for more than 35 years, specializing in health law and policy.  In 2001, he became a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Department of Health and Human Services where he was actively involved in the Department's effort to promote health IT; between 2005 and 2009 he was Health Attaché to the U.S. Missions to UNESCO and OECD.  He is a Trustee of the Galen Institute, a not-for profit think tank; a leader in developing market, competitive, and consumer-responsive health care reform; and author of numerous works on health care policy and law, most recently on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Obamacare).

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