Edward Neuschler

Ed Neuschler, Senior Program Officer at the Institute for Health Policy Solutions (IHPS), has over 29 years of experience in health care policy at the national level, largely related to health insurance issues. IHPS is an independent non-profit organization that seeks to develop creative and workable solutions to health system problems. Many of IHPS' projects involve the design of private health insurance approaches that both achieve public interest objectives and are viable in the market. One area of particular interest and expertise is developing strategies, such as premium assistance, that coordinate public subsidies and private contributions to expand private health insurance coverage of the uninsured. Another is purchasing pools that give small-firm employees and families a choice of health plans.

In his previous position as Senior Director for Policy and Research at the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM), Mr. Neuschler was responsible for public policy research, analysis and educational activities regarding private health insurance benefit and care management issues. Prior to NIHCM, he was Vice President for Policy Development and Research at the Health Insurance Association of America, where he and his staff provided analytical, research and statistical support, focusing on issues related to private insurance market reform and coverage expansions for uninsured workers. Mr. Neuschler began his analytic career with the U.S. Health Care Financing Administration, where he focused on Medicaid and related issues regarding coverage of low-income populations and served for several years as Director of Medicaid and Long-Term Care Policy in HCFA's Office of Legislation and Policy. Subsequently, he served as Senior Fellow in Health Policy Studies with the National Governors' Association, where in addition to analytic functions related to health insurance coverage and cost issues, he convened conferences and directed technical assistance on managed care purchasing issues. Mr. Neuschler holds a Masters Degree in Public Policy from the University of California at Berkeley.

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