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Dr. Jeff Bailet
Dr. Jeff Bailet, CEO of San Francisco-based Altais, got his start in government relations when he was the chief medical officer of a medical group in Seattle. After the practice announced it would move to a different health system, the city’s deputy mayor asked him to help address fears among the public and community clinics that the change would make it more difficult for the city’s neediest populations to access care. Those outreach efforts culminated in an agreement that secured healthcare access for those communities for 10 years.
“That was my sort of first taste of how powerful advocacy can be,” Bailet said. “I realized early on that the medical community can’t do it alone. It’s a team sport.”