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Marc A. Cohen, PhD, is co-director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston.
Cohen is a professor of gerontology at the University of Massachusetts Boston and research director at Community Catalyst. Prior to joining UMass Boston, he was chief research and development officer, former president, and co-founder of LifePlans, Inc., a long-term care research and risk-management company.
During his 30-year career, Cohen led major research studies related to issues affecting financing and delivery of long-term services and supports, led a national demonstration of a new falls-prevention program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and worked with managed care plans implementing new models of care designed to reduce hospital readmissions.
Cohen received an MA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a PhD from the Heller School at Brandeis University.