About: Marian Mulkey, MPH, MPP
Website: http://www.chcf.org
Profile: Marian Mulkey is a senior program officer for the California HealthCare Foundation's Market and Policy Monitor program, which promotes greater transparency and accountability in California's health care system. Mulkey leads CHCF's portfolio of work to inform the design of California coverage expansion policy proposals and to communicate their potential impact. She has managed numerous projects to analyze health insurance market trends related to cost, complexity, and consumer affordability. She is an authority on California's uninsured population and on the regulatory environment surrounding state and local efforts to expand access to care and coverage. Prior to joining CHCF, Mulkey worked as an independent health policy consultant and at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, where her responsibilities included pricing, utilization data reporting, and policy development. Mulkey received a bachelor's degree in biology and economics from Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and master's degrees in public policy and public health from the University of California, Berkeley.