Simay Okyay McNutt, MPH, is a Senior Health Policy Manager at Applied Policy where she leads the durable medical equipment and MedTech portfolio. She specializes in strategy development for federal market access including, coding, coverage, and reimbursement in Medicare and Medicaid.

At Applied Policy, Simay has overseen numerous successful Medicare coverage expansions of medical technologies and completed dozens of successful coding applications. Her experience includes an emphasis on health policy and advocacy, developed through her work in collaborative strategy building.

Simay currently serves on the Policy Committee for American Public Health Association’s Aging and Public Health Section. Prior to joining Applied Policy, she worked as a certified clinical medical assistant at a clinical practice. Simay graduated with a double major with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Chemistry and a Bachelor of Arts in Women, Gender and Sexuality from the University of Virginia. She holds a Master of Public Health from the Milken School of Public Health at George Washington University.