Molly Knowles

Mary (Molly) Knowles, M.P.P., is a research public health analyst with RTI’s Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care Program. She has extensive experience in Medicaid, Medicare, health, and LTSS policy analysis and research. She has conducted qualitative research projects on several Medicaid issues, including Medicaid managed care, the effect of the changing Medicaid delivery systems for enrollees with long-term care needs, delivery of care systems for individuals dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare, and health care coverage for nonelderly low-income adults. As a former senior analyst at the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, Ms. Knowles has considerable experience working on issues related to the Medicaid program, contributing to several reports to Congress and providing technical assistance to congressional staff on Medicaid policy issues. With support from ASPE, she has compared outcomes for PACE enrollees to those receiving services in other ways, explored opportunities to expand PACE to younger populations, and identified barriers to PACE growth.