● Press Room

Making Affordable, Equitable Health Care a Right for All Americans

Connect with our team of health care policy experts and advocates working to protect the Affordable Care Act and expand coverage nationwide.

● About Us

Protecting Health Care for Every American

Protect Our Care is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making high-quality, affordable, and equitable health care a right, not a privilege, for everyone in America.

In 2017, we defeated Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Since then, we’ve expanded with state teams across the country, continuing to defend the ACA, Medicaid, and other critical programs.

Get in Touch

General Press Inquiries

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Public Health Watch Team

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● Meet the Team

Press Team

Our communications team can connect you with policy experts and leadership, including Founder and Chair Leslie Dach and President Brad Woodhouse.

Maddie Twomey

Communications Director

Maddie is the Communications Director at Protect Our Care. Prior to joining POC, Maddie worked on the health policy team at the Center for American Progress, where she helped develop and advocate for policies to expand health coverage, lower costs, and improve quality of care. She began her work in health policy and advocacy at AARP during congressional attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act in 2017. Maddie holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the George Washington University.

Ashlyn Kelly

Deputy Communications Director

Ashlyn Kelly joined Protect Our Care as a Press Assistant in October 2022. She graduated from Framingham State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts and minors in Political Science and Journalism in May 2022. Prior to joining Protect Our Care, she interned on Senator Elizabeth Warren’s press team in 2021 and was a field fellow on Senator Ed Markey’s successful reelection campaign in 2020.

Jeremy Funk

Public Health Watch Deputy Director

Jeremy Funk is a seasoned rapid response communicator and strategist with more than 20 years of experience working for progressive advocacy groups and campaigns. Most recently, Funk was the Director of Media Relations for Accountable.US, and worked more than a decade as Communications Director for Americans United for Change. Funk cut his teeth as a researcher and press assistant for the reelection campaigns for U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD), and later served as Pennsylvania Rapid Response Director for President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign. Funk received a B.S. in English and Political Science from the University of South Dakota.

● Nationwide Impact

Fighting for Health Care Access Across America

In addition to our advocacy at the federal level, we are working to educate the public and hold elected officials accountable on the ground in these states:
Arizona • California • Georgia • Iowa • Michigan • Ohio • Pennsylvania • Virginia • Wisconsin

● What We Offer

How We Can Help

Expert Interviews

Set up interviews with health care policy and communications experts on our national team and state affiliate teams across the country.

Real Stories

Connect you with everyday Americans, including Affordable Care Act enrollees, Medicaid recipients, and frontline health care professionals.

Policy Expertise

Provide information and policy expertise on major health care issues facing America today, including rural hospital closures, threats to public health, and Medicaid and ACA cuts.

● In the News