Gail Wilensky

I was a young analyst in HCFA's Office of Legislation and Policy in 1991-1992 when Dr. Wilensky was the administrator. She'd say ...... "come jog the mall with me". She was so kind and inspiring! I loved her health policy pieces because she would explain all sides of the story.

I am so very sorry for your loss. Gail was an incredible person, friend, mentor, and loved and lived life to the fullest. Her death is a loss to many many of us and I can't imagine the sorrow your family must be feeling. She touched us all with her laughter, wit, compassion and uncanny , pragmatic brilliance. My deepest sympathy.

I just learned of Gail's passing and am so so shocked and saddened by her loss. Knowing Gail for many years through work in DC and as friends in Royal Oak, we had recently been emailing about getting together on the shore. My condolences to the family as you absorb this gigantic loss. May her memory be a blessing.

I am truly inspired by the work she did. It's unfortunate that I didn't get to meet such an extraordinary woman; however, our fight is the same, accessible healthcare for all. I shall continue in memory of Dr. Gail Wilensky. She was a board member of Quest Diagnostics, my current employer. May she rest in peace.

Working with Gail was always a treat. We once went to Germany at the call of USAID after the merger of East and West to see what opportunity existed to recast the newly united nation's health financing scheme. Every subsequent encounter started with a happy recollection of that impossible assignment laughing at our memories of how really bad the food was. My last encounter was on a cold Fall day trudging through her yard on the Eastern Shore to get to a goose blind. Waving, Gail laughed...

Gail was such an inspiration.

Gail had a long-standing relationship with the Healthcare Financial Management Association as a speaker at many HFMA events and member of HFMA´s Healthcare Leadership Council, a recipient of HFMA´s Board of Directors Award, and for 20+ years a columnist for HFMA´s magazine, hfm. I know I speak for all of HFMA in expressing deep sadness at the loss of such a singular and extraordinary person, who we will always remember for her breadth of knowledge, the thoughtfulness and fairness of her ideas...

Gail and I met more than 40 years ago, in collegial conversations about uncompensated hospital care and uninsured patients. She visited the University of Florida several times and hosted me at Project Hope. Over the years, she was a consultant, advisor, mentor, and friend. I will miss her. My condolences to her family.

I had the distinct privilege of serving on a board with her. We met quarterly and I was always impressed by her insights into health care operations and policy and how policy affected providers' operational decisions in ways that many making policy decisions never quite understood. She was so committed to making quality of care available to all but always cognizant that care was delivered by people working in systems which greatly influenced how good the care actually was. Her realistic...