She specializes in health policies. In that capacity, Ms. Ambegaokar monitors and evaluates federal, state and local policies affecting low-income immigrants and their access to affordable health care. Prior to joining the NILC, she served as supervising attorney of the Health Consumer Center of Los Angeles, where she worked on local and state health policy issues and managed a multi-language consumer hotline that served Los Angeles County residents with health coverage and access issues. She earned her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California at Davis.