Miriam H. Straus is the associate director at the Center for Health Law and Policy at the O’Neill Institute, where she focuses on Medicare Advantage and commercial health care cost containment. Straus advises federal and state policymakers, analyzes key health care litigation, and provides public education on a wide range of pressing health policy issues.
Straus has significant experience in health law and policy. Prior to joining the O’Neill Institute, she was a policy advisor at Community Catalyst, where she advocated for state and federal actions to address medical debt, health care consolidation, and private equity in health care. In that position, Straus testified in support of state and federal efforts to lower health care costs, drafted coalition comments on federal rules, and provided technical assistance to state and federal policymakers.
Straus has also worked in private practice, representing health care providers and life sciences companies in a variety of litigation and compliance matters. In addition, Straus provides pro bono representation to low-income Philadelphia residents.
Straus received her J.D. from the George Washington Law School and her B.A. from Brown University.
