Michael J. O’Grady

Michael O’Grady is a senior fellow at the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago and a principal of O’Grady Health Policy LLC. He is a veteran health policy expert with over 20 years of experience working in Congress and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). He served as the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at DHHS and previously was a senior health advisor on the majority staff of both the Senate Finance Committee and the Joint Economic Committee. In addition, he was a senior analyst for three Medicare Commissions established by Congress and prior to that time spent many years with the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress developing econometric and actuarial models of social legislation. Throughout his career, Dr. O’Grady has shaped significant health care legislation and a broad spectrum of health reimbursement issues. He has been instrumental in the development of key federal policy and programs tackling some of the most complex and controversial health issues facing the county. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Rochester.