Caitlin Dodd supports clients with research and analysis that span a variety of healthcare sectors and stakeholders.
Before joining Avalere, Caitlin spent over 2 years at an advocacy-focused agency holding project management and account executive roles.
Caitlin has a bachelor’s degree in advertising and a master’s degree in marketing from the University of Florida.
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The USPSTF develops independent, evidence-based preventive recommendations through an evidence-based review process. Avalere Health helps organizations successfully navigate, engage, and influence these processes.
Policymakers, professional societies, and advocates support the preservation of USPSTF’s evidence-based recommendations and independence amid reported plans for a sweeping overhaul.
Reported plans to reshape the USPSTF align with recent changes to ACIP and may shape the future of preventive care recommendations and access.
Avalere Health helps innovators shape USPSTF recommendations, driving preventive care access, payer coverage, and clinical adoption.
In Kennedy v. Braidwood, the Supreme Court affirmed HHS’s USPSTF appointment power, keeping the ACA’s no-cost preventive-service mandate fully in force.
If finalized, the President’s FY 2026 proposed budget cuts and restructuring of AHRQ is anticipated to impede key USPSTF activities.
The Supreme Court weighs a case that could reshape access to no-cost preventive services under the ACA and redefine USPSTF's legal authority