Stephen J. Northrup

Health Policy Staff Director
U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Stephen J. Northrup is the health policy Staff Director for the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, chaired by U.S. Senator Michael B. Enzi (R-WO).

Before joining Chairman Enzi’s staff as a policy advisor in January 2003, Mr. Northrup was the Executive Director of the Long Term Care Pharmacy Alliance (LTCPA), formed in 2001 to represent the interests of pharmacies that serve patients in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.  He led LTCPA’s federal and state advocacy efforts on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for pharmacy services and other government initiatives that affected the profession and business of long-term care pharmacy.

Mr. Northrup previously worked with the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) as Executive Director.  He managed all aspects of the association’s agenda, including advocacy, public relations, membership services and development, and strategic planning.  He played a key role in the industry's interaction with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration during the agency's implementation of the FDA Modernization Act of 1997.

Mr. Northrup came to MDMA from Loyola University Medical Center where he was Director of Government and Community Relations. Prior to his tenure at Loyola, he was a legislative analyst for the Washington-based Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), which represents the nation’s medical schools, major teaching hospitals, and medical school faculty societies.  He held the same position for Williams & Jensen, P.C., a Washington law firm with an extensive legislative practice.

Mr. Northrup holds a B.A. from Hamilton College and an M.P.A. from George Mason University.