Profile

Alan Morgan MPA

National Rural Health Association
Platinum Most Valuable Member

Contact Details

National Rural Health Association

Bio

Bio: Recognized as among the top 100 most influential people in healthcare by Modern Healthcare Magazine, Alan Morgan serves as Chief Executive Officer for the National Rural Health Association.  He has more than 30 years experience in health policy at the state and federal level and is one of the nation’s leading experts on rural health policy.

Mr. Morgan served as a contributing author for the publication, “Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care,” and for the publication, “Rural Populations and Health.”  In addition, his health policy articles have been published in: The American Journal of Clinical Medicine, The Journal of Rural Health, The Journal of Cardiovascular Management, The Journal of Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology Review, and in Laboratory Medicine.  

Mr. Morgan served as staff for former US Congressman Dick Nichols and former Kansas Governor Mike Hayden. Additionally, his past experience includes tenures as a health care lobbyist for the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, the Heart Rhythm Society, and for VHA Inc.

He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from University of Kansas, and a master's degree in public administration from George Mason University

Education

George Mason University
Virginia, United States
MPA, 1998
Public Administration
1992 To 1998

University of Kansas
BS, 1990
Journalism
1986 To 1990

Job History

National Rural Health Association
CEO
Washington, DC, United States
January 2001 - present

VHA Inc.
Manager, Government Affairs
October 1998 - January 2001

The Heart Rhythm Society
Manager, Government Affairs
June 1995 - October 1998

American Society for Clinical Pathology
Manager, Congressional and Regulatory Affairs
July 1992 - June 1995

Congressman Dick Nichols
Legislative Assistant
January 1991 - July 1992

Kansas Governor Mike Hayden
Deputy Press Secretary
January 1990 - January 1991