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Richard Froh was born in California’s Sacramento Valley and educated in public schools in the state. He attended pharmacy school at the University of California and then went to Harvard to study for his Master’s of Public Health. Froh worked at a number of positions in the public health sector, including at the US Public Health Service and UCLA’s National Health Law Program. From 1978 through 1981, Froh worked as a professional staff member for the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Labor and Human Resources. In 1981 he took a position in Kaiser Permanente government relations department, eventually becoming Vice President of Government Relations. He retired from that position in 2004. In this interview, Mr. Froh discusses health care public policy from the 1960s through the Clinton Administration, with a focus on the government relations program of Kaiser Permanente. Approximately 5 hours, 30 minutes; video interview conducted by Martin Meeker.