Harriet Komisar Joins The Hilltop Institute

Harriet L. Komisar, PhD, a health economist with more than fifteen years of experience researching topics related to long-term care financing and health policy, has joined The Hilltop Institute as a senior research analyst in the Long-Term Supports and Services (LTSS) unit. In this capacity, she will assume a leadership role in developing and managing research and policy analysis related to LTSS for older adults and other persons with disabilities. Prior to joining Hilltop, Komisar was a research professor in the Health Policy Institute at Georgetown University. While at Georgetown, her research focused on assessing needs and access to long-term care for individuals eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid—dual eligibles—and developing and modeling alternatives for long-term care financing. Previously, Komisar was a principal analyst at the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, where she worked on issues related to Medicare’s payment policies.

July 1, 2009