Nicholas Uehlecke

Principal, Todd Strategy Group & Former Senior Advisor at US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Nicholas Uehlecke joined Todd Strategy Group in 2021 where he provides tailored solutions to advance client goals. He is a former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. In his role, he worked on Medicare, Medicaid, commercial and general insurance issues, health care reform and a range of other topics under the jurisdiction of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration. Nick also spent time working on key areas related to regulatory burden relief, drug pricing, health care data, health IT, health system integration, and efforts to make health care more value-based in America.

Nick also served as HHS staff-lead on the Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative and worked on a range of issues related to the COVID-19 public health emergency, including the administration of the $178 billion Provider Relief Fund.

Prior to HHS, Nick was a Professional Staff Member for the Committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives for eight years, working on issues ranging from Medicare’s Parts A and B, Medicare Advantage and Part D, and commercial insurance and Affordable Care Act reforms.

Before Nick’s tenure on Capitol Hill, he spent time as an analyst for the Marwood Group, working on health care as well as financial services, education, and energy policy.