The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) seeks people who are committed to producing high-quality work in an intellectually challenging environment.

MedPAC is a small, nonpartisan federal agency that advises the U.S. Congress on Medicare payments to health care providers and issues affecting access to and quality of care received by Medicare beneficiaries. MedPAC staff evaluate Medicare policies, develop options for consideration by the Commission, and present their work in regular public meetings. MedPAC publishes its recommendations and supporting analyses in two annual reports to the Congress and in other reports periodically mandated by the Congress. In addition, staff prepare analyses of proposed regulations, write issue briefs, and contribute to the preparation of Congressional testimony. They provide technical support as needed to staffs of Congressional committees through memos and briefings.

New Opening 4/10/12: Health Policy Analyst

Health Policy Analyst / Senior Health Policy Analyst
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) seeks a health policy analyst to serve as an analyst on the Commission’s staff.  The ideal candidate will have specific experience with Medicare’s payment policy and other Medicare policies affecting providers and beneficiaries. 
The candidate chosen for the position will evaluate current and alternative Medicare policies, develop options for consideration by the Commission, and present their work in regular public meetings. He or she will provide technical support as needed to Congressional committees through memos and briefings. The analyst must be able to frame policy questions, develop research plans, and simulate the effect of payment policies on providers. He or she must be willing to work independently or as part of a team, taking or giving direction as needed by a particular project.

Analytical skills:

• Ability to analyze Medicare policies, identify issues of relevance to the Congress, develop policy options and evaluate their implications.
• Ability to investigate complex issues and synthesize quantitative and qualitative information.
• Ability to research Federal regulations or similar sources of Medicare’s policies.  Familiarity with academic literature on relevant health policy issues.
• Ability to conduct quantitative analyses (statistics, econometrics, or microsimulation models). 

Communications skills:

• Ability to produce high-quality written work on time.
• Strong speaking skills to present research at MedPAC’s public meetings.  The ideal candidate will be able to communicate complex technical concepts and analyses to both technical and nontechnical audiences.

Education and experience:

• A graduate degree in economics, health services research, public policy, public health, health administration, or related field.
• A minimum of five years of post-graduate experience with federal or state government, a policy research organization or trade association, academic institution, insurer or health plan, or a health care provider or provider association.

The position may be filled at the level of Health Policy Analyst or Senior Health Policy Analyst, depending on education and experience.  Salary will be commensurate with the position filled. U.S. Citizenship required.  To apply, please send a resume or curriculum vita to jmathews@medpac.gov, or to

James E. Mathews, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, MedPAC
601 New Jersey Ave, NW, Suite 9000
Washington, DC 20001

New Opening 4/6/2012 : Senior Health Economist

Senior Health Economist
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) seeks a health economist to serve as a senior analyst on the Commission’s staff. 
MedPAC is a nonpartisan federal agency that advises the U.S. Congress on Medicare payments to health care providers, and issues affecting access to and quality of care received by Medicare beneficiaries. MedPAC analytic staff members evaluate Medicare policies, develop options for consideration by the Commission, and present their work in regular public meetings. They provide technical support as needed to Congressional committees through memos and briefings. MedPAC publishes its recommendations and supporting analyses in two annual reports to the Congress and in other reports.
Senior analysts must be able to frame policy questions and develop research plans. They must be able to work independently or as part of a team, taking or giving direction as needed for a particular project.

Analytical skills:

• Ability to perform quantitative analysis of Medicare data, cognizant of its policy environment and implications.  The ideal candidate should be able to identify quantitative methods appropriate to apply to data to analyze a given policy question, and execute such analyses.
• Economic and econometric modeling (e.g., theoretical models, forecasting models, etc).
• Basic and advanced statistical methods (e.g., multivariate regressions, instrumental variable analysis).
• In-depth familiarity with relevant economic and health policy analytic literature.
• Ability to research varied topics as needed by the Commission.

Writing and communications skills:

• Ability to produce high-quality written work on time.
• Strong speaking skills to present research at MedPAC’s public meetings.  The ideal candidate will be able to communicate complex technical concepts and analyses to both technical and nontechnical audiences.

Education and experience:

• A doctorate degree in economics, with an emphasis in health care.  We may consider exceptionally qualified candidates at the master’s level.
• At minimum of five years of post-graduate experience with federal or state government, a policy research organization, an academic department, insurer or health plan, or a health care provider or provider association.
• A record of peer reviewed publications is advantageous, but not a requirement.

Salary commensurate with experience. U.S. Citizenship required. To apply, please send a resume or curriculum vita by June 15, 2012, to jmathews@medpac.gov, or mail to

James Mathews
Deputy Director, MedPAC
601 New Jersey Ave, NW, Suite 9000
Washington, DC 20001