Samantha Wallack Meklir serves as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Policy, Immediate Office
within the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), U.S. Department of Health &
Human Services (HHS). In this role, she leads strategic policy development, coordination, and execution
with industry and federal stakeholders to advance and inform the successful implementation of health
IT including for opioid use disorder prevention and treatment, advanced health models, and settings
across the care continuum. She’s held various positions within HHS over the past two decades including
with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Office of Legislation, Chicago Regional Office, and
Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services), and with the Health Resources and Services Administration. She
received her undergraduate degree from Tufts University and her graduate degree in Public Affairs from
the University of Texas- Austin in 2000.