Mark Merlis is an independent health policy consultant in New Hope, Pa. His current and recent projects include a study of options for improving access to care for dual Medicare–Medicaid beneficiaries, an analysis of the potential role of reverse mortgages in financing long-term care, and a report on the erosion of retiree health benefits and possible solutions. Previously, he was Senior Fellow at the Institute for Health Policy Solutions; a senior program officer for the elderly at The Commonwealth Fund; a senior health policy analyst at the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; and an administrator in the Maryland Medicaid Program.
Mark Merlis
Consultant