Amy E. Nordeng, JD
Senior Counsel

Amy's duties include representing MGMA before Congress, executive agencies and coalition groups on a variety of issues, including the federal physician self-referral (Stark) law, the federal antikickback statute, imaging and ambulatory surgery centers. She also facilitates MGMA's Imaging Workgroup.

Amy joined MGMA in 2006. Prior to joining MGMA, Amy was an attorney in private practice representing health care providers. She practiced in the San Diego office of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, representing physician practices and other providers in contracting and compliance matters. She has also worked with the Washington, D.C., firm of Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville, assisting a variety of providers with their reimbursement and regulatory concerns. During that time, she co-authored the MGMA publication "Understanding Compliance: A Program Guide Based on the OIG 2000 Guidance." Before practicing law, Amy worked as a legislative assistant for Sen. Kent Conrad from her home state of North Dakota.

Amy earned her law degree from the University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Mich., and her bachelor's in politics and women's studies from Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. 

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 Jennifer Martin, MA
Government Affairs Representative Eastern and Western Sections

Jennifer answers member questions about technical details of federal legislative and regulatory issues, coordinates grassroots efforts by MGMA members, and speaks before MGMA state and national meetings.

Prior to joining MGMA, Jennifer worked as a Senior Account Executive at Ketchum. In this role she worked with government clients such as CMS and ONC on issues including ICD-10, Version 5010 and the Meaningful Use Incentive Programs to create educational materials and conduct outreach to stakeholders. From 2007 to 2010 Jennifer worked at the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). At BIO, she kept members abreast of key FDA regulatory issues of concern, and worked with members to develop responses to agency requests for comments.

Jennifer has a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in political science from the Pennsylvania State University. She also holds a master’s degree in legislative affairs from the George Washington University. Jennifer joined MGMA in early 2011.

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Jeb answers member questions about technical details of federal legislative and regulatory issues, coordinates grassroots efforts by MGMA members, and speaks before MGMA state and national meetings.

Prior to joining MGMA, Jeb worked as a Legislative Associate at a leading state and local government affairs firm where he tracked and analyzed healthcare, immigration and labor legislation for corporate, trade association and non-profit clients in thirteen states. From 2007-2009, Jeb was a Legislative Assistant to a Representative in the Washington State House of Representatives, where he worked on a wide array of policy issues.

Jeb holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Washington in Seattle. Jeb started at MGMA in late 2011.

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Miranda Franco, MA
Government Affairs Representative

Miranda’s focus is on federal legislative and regulatory issues which include but are not limited to Medicare Physician Payment, the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

Prior to joining MGMA, Miranda worked for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons lobbying members of Congress on federal health care issues affecting their membership, including Medicare reimbursement issues. Most recently, Miranda worked for Reed Elsevier as the Manager, Government Affairs. In this role, Miranda lobbied Members of Congress on federal issues including health information technology and developed policy strategy, drafted testimony and comment letters.

Miranda has a Master of Arts degree in Government from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Ohio University

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Natalie Jamieson
Government Affairs Analyst

Natalie analyzes the impact of federal legislative and regulatory issues on physician group practices, and develops educational materials, tools, and resources to assist MGMA members with implementation in their practices. Natalie joined MGMA in March 2011.

Prior to joining the association, Natalie worked for a Pennsylvania Senior U.S. Senator in both their district and Capitol Hill offices, where she worked on a wide array of policy issues. She holds a bachelors degree in Political Science from Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA.

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Robert M. Tennant, MA
Senior Policy Advisor
Robert focuses on federal legislative and regulatory health information technology issues, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), electronic health records, electronic prescribing and ICD-10. He participates in numerous industry efforts, including:

• Board of Directors of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI)
• WEDI's Strategic National Implementation Process
• Certification Commission for Health Information Technology EHR Expert Panel
• American Health Information Community Consumer Empowerment Workgroup
• National Uniform Claim Committee
• e-Health Initiative's Policy Steering Committee
• Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare CORE initiative
• Healthcare Administrative Simplification Coalition (HASC)

Robert began his work with MGMA in June 1997.  He received his undergraduate degree from Carleton University and his master's degree from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Robert also attended the University of Maryland, College Park for Doctoral studies. Robert has also received the WEDI Distinguished Service Award and Leadership in Technology award 

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Stephanie Machado-Lynch, MA
Senior Government Affairs Coordinator

Stephanie is responsible for the marketing and communications for the Government Affairs department. She manages and develops educational sessions regarding advocacy and public affairs. She also provides editorial support for the Government Affairs staff and manages grassroots campaigns and the weekly newsletter. Stephanie also works as the main liaison between D.C. staff and the marketing and corporate communication departments in MGMA headquarters in Englewood, CO.

Before coming to MGMA, Stephanie worked as a high school English teacher in her hometown of Miami, Fl. After moving to Washington, D.C., she worked as a journalist with the Iran Visual News Corporation and Mi Gente Hispana magazine. She has published several freelance articles regarding U.S. foreign policy and politics.

Stephanie holds a Master of Arts degree in English Language and Literature from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree in English from Florida International University.

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