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Scott C. Brunner, M.A., Senior Analyst & Strategy Team Leader, directs the institute’s work on Medicaid, insurance coverage and access to health care. Before joining KHI, Brunner held several leadership positions during nearly 14 years as a Kansas government employee. Most recently he helped oversee the transition of the Kansas Health Policy Authority from a freestanding agency to a division within the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Prior to the merger, Brunner served as KHPA's chief financial officer. He directed the state's Medicaid program from 2004 to 2006, before and after primary responsibility for its management was transferred to KHPA from the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. Brunner holds a master’s degree in American Government and Public Policy from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.