Kathryn Linehan, MPH, is an Associate Scientist at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is an expert in Medicare payment policy, with a focus on post-acute care, and a trusted health policy researcher with over 25 years of experience. Throughout her career, Kathryn has conducted research with public and private-sector organizations dedicated to providing federal policymakers with timely, factual, unbiased analysis to inform coverage and health care payment policy.

She joins the Center for Health Systems and Policy Modeling from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) where she was a Principal Policy Analyst.

She holds an MPH with a concentration in health policy and management from the University of Michigan School of Public Health.