Mark A. Zezza, Ph.D., joined The Commonwealth Fund in January 2011 as a Senior Policy Analyst. In this role, Dr. Zezza works on issues related to payment and delivery system reform, with a focus on the development of accountable care organisations.
Dr Zezza joined the Commonwealth Fund from the Engelberg Center for Healthcare Reform at the Brookings Institution, where he managed projects evaluating and providing implementation support to health reform initiatives on accountability payment models, health information technology, and quality measurements.
Prior to Brookings, Dr Zezza was Associate Director at the Lewin Group, working as a member of the State Healthcare Reform team to analyse the economic and coverage effects of various reform proposals. From July 1999 through 2006, Dr Zezza worked at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services analysing and helping to operationalise various Medicare payments systems.
He holds a B.S. in Math and Psychology from Dickinson College, an M.A. in Economic Policy Analysis from the University of Maryland and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the same institution.
Dr Zezza presented at the Nuffield Trust’s 2012 Health Policy Summit.