Kathleen A. Buto

Kathy Buto is currently an independent consultant, focused on health policy issues. She serves as a Commissioner, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, which advises Congress and the Administration on Medicare payment to health plans and providers.

Ms. Buto retired in March 2013 as Vice President, Global Health Policy, Government Affairs, at Johnson & Johnson, where she was responsible for helping to identify opportunities for J&J to take leadership in shaping health care policy globally.

She managed a team that included physicians, economists, and health policy analysts in the U.S., Europe, and Asia Pacific and addressed issues that included expanding access to health services for populations in the emerging markets, interacting with health care authorities, and promoting prevention services globally.