Jayme Fuglesten

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Director, Congressional Relations
Washington Office

Education

M.P.P., George Washington University; B.A. in political science, University of Minnesota

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Overview

Jayme Fuglesten (she/her) is director of Congressional Relations at the RAND Corporation. The Congressional Relations office is charged with disseminating and helping translate RAND's research to policymakers in Congress, helping to ensure greater access to knowledge that is trusted for its objectivity, comprehensiveness, and enduring value.

Prior to joining RAND, she served as an aide in the U.S. Senate for Senator Amy Klobuchar and Senator Kent Conrad. During her career in the Senate she advised and developed legislative proposals on issues relating to the Affordable Care Act, medical technology and innovation, Medicare payment policy, health care costs, and quality.  

Fuglesten received an M.P.P. in public policy from George Washington University and a B.A. in political science from the University of Minnesota.

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Commentary

  • David Luckey, senior international and defense researcher, and Jayme Fuglesten, director of Congressional Relations at RAND, on Capitol Hill, photo by Grace Evans/RAND Corporation

    A New Approach to Fighting Synthetic Opioids: Q&A with David Luckey and Jayme Fuglesten

    The opioid crisis isn't just about drug policy or law. It involves national security, homeland security, intelligence, diplomacy, supply chain issues, and cryptocurrency. Drawing on RAND's expertise across all those areas, the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking delivered a plan, a call to action about what it's going to take to save lives.

    Apr 26, 2022

  • Doctors looking up information about their patient on a tablet

    The Little Exchange That Could...Transform the U.S. Health Care System

    As Congress continues to think about whether and how to support the development of Health Information Exchanges, it should consider the commitment required to bring a mature statewide or national network of HIEs into practice. It should prioritize the evaluation of government-funded HIEs, so that research can help inform and foster return on investment for scarce taxpayer dollars.

    Jan 28, 2015 The Health Care Blog