Carrie Graham, Ph.D.

Carrie Graham, Ph.D. is a Research Professor and the Director of the Medicare Policy Initiative at Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reform (CHIR) where she oversees a portfolio of policy analysis, research and technical assistance for policymakers on Medicare Advantage and original Medicare. Previously she was the Director of Aging and Disability Policy at the Center for Health Care Strategies. She also holds an Adjunct Professor appointment at the University of California, San Francisco, Institute for Health and Aging.

Dr. Graham has been working in the field of aging research, health policy, and evaluation research for over 25 years, including evaluating California’s Dual Financial Alignment Initiative and other efforts to expand managed care delivery systems for older adults and people with disabilities. In 2018-2019 she worked as a Health and Aging Policy Fellow in the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means on Medicare oversight and legislation for post- acute care, surprise billing, and price negotiations for Part D prescription drugs. In 2020 she acted as consultant to California in the development of the state’s Master Plan for Aging; and subsequently provided technical assistance for over 20 states developing their own multisector plans for aging. Dr. Graham holds a doctorate in medical sociology from UCSF and a master’s degree in gerontological studies from the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from University of California, San Diego in sociology and African studies.