Marilyn Moon

Marilyn Moon, Ph.D., is an expert on health care financing and delivery with a particular emphasis on Medicare. She is currently serving as a visiting scholar for the Center for Medicare Advocacy. From 2003 to 2013, she directed the health program at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and from 2013 to 2018 she directed the Center on Aging at AIR. Dr. Moon also served as a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, a senior analyst at the Congressional Budget Office, and an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. From 2008 through 2012 she chaired the Maryland Health Care Commission, and she was a public trustee for the Social Security and Medicare trust funds from 1995 to 2000. She has served on a number of boards for nonprofit organizations, including the Medicare Rights Center, the National Academy of Social Insurance, and the Holy Cross Health System. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, and in 2014, she received the Robert M. Ball award from the National Academy of Social Insurance. Dr. Moon earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.