She is a health services researcher with interest in drug policy and its influence on medication use by older adults. Her work on the Medicare population and prescription drug benefits has been funded from the National Institute on Aging, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Commonwealth Fund, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and AARP. She is currently collaborating with Harvard Medical School and Tufts University School of Medicine under a 4-year National Institute of Aging grant to assess the influence of Medicare Part D on cost-related underuse of medications. Bachelor’s degree in Humanities: University of California, Berkeley; Master’s degree in Humanities: Williams College; Doctorate in Health Services Research: University of Maryland. David Degrand(508) 363-0999