Paul D. Jacobs is the Director of Modeling at the Center for Health Systems and Policy Modeling (CHSPM) at Johns Hopkins University. He has over 20 years of experience in health economics research and policy modeling covering a wide range of issues including coverage, financing, the affordability of healthcare, and Medicare Advantage payment policy. Prior to joining CHSPM, Paul was an Economist and Mathematical Statistician at the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), where he published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles across a range of policy relevant topics. Prior to AHRQ, Paul worked at the Congressional Budget Office where he developed economic microsimulation models of the U.S. healthcare system. Those models addressed key healthcare reform policies including the Affordable Care Act’s coverage provisions and proposals to reform Medicare payment and health plan choice.