Clinical Professor
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Marc A. Cohen, Ph.D. is a Professor of Gerontology at UMass Boston. In his role at UMass, Dr. Cohen is the Co-Director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston and he also serves as a Research Director at the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation at Community Catalyst. Prior to joining UMass in the fall of 2016, Dr. Cohen served as the Chief Research and Development Officer and former President and co-founder of LifePlans, Inc., a long-term care research and risk management company.
Over his career, Dr. Cohen has conducted extensive research on public policy issues affecting the financing and delivery of long-term care services (LTSS). He has testified before Congress, the Bipartisan Policy Center, and other organizations, served on Governor Patrick’s Task Force on LTSS Financing for Massachusetts, was a Steering Committee member of the Long-Term Care Financing Collaborative, and served as a Chair for a National Academy of Social Insurance Study panel on Designing State-Based Social Insurance for LTSS. More recently he has been examining ways to improve person-centered care, add services to senior housing, and address issues related to caring for individuals dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
Over the years, his work has been quoted extensively and he has been interviewed by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine as a thought-leader on elder care financing issues. Dr. Cohen received his Ph.D. from the Heller School at Brandeis University and his Master’s Degree from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
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