Christian Laurence-Diaz

Christian has over 17 years of experience in a myriad of health policy positions, including currently as a Senior Program Analyst in the Office of the Secretary at HHS. At HHS he advises top-level officials on major budgetary and policy considerations within Medicare and prepares detailed analyses of Medicare regulations, including the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule that established CMS’s coding/payment for the treatment of opioid use disorder. He also coordinates the Department’s annual mandatory Medicare legislative proposal development, including strengthening behavioral health for Medicare beneficiaries and expanding telehealth for the treatment of serious mental illness/substance use disorders. Christian also serves as a Board Member for a nonprofit organization in New York that serves individuals who experience substance use disorders through a non-stigmatizing, low-threshold, evidence-based approach that emphasizes harm reduction.