Sharon Arnold’s research interests include health care financing and payment policy.  She is also interested in evidence-based policymaking.  In her over 30 year career, she has held senior positions at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at HHS.

Sharon received her Ph.D and MS from the Pardee Rand School, and her MSPH from UCLA.