Ellen O'Brien, Ph.D., was a research associate professor in the Health Policy Institute at Georgetown University when this paper was written. Currently, she is with the Public Policy Institute at AARP, where her research focuses on health care policy and the economic security of the elderly in retirement. Dr. O'Brien received her M.A. in economics at the University of Iowa and her Ph.D. in economics at the University of Notre Dame.
Ellen O'Brien
Research Associate Professor, Health Policy Institute at Georgetown University