Caitlin N. Carney

Caitlin N. Carney specializes in school-based Medicaid services and technical assistance to help implement programs and improve beneficiary outcomes. Carney has worked in state and federal government her entire career and is a managing consultant within Mathematica’s Health Division.

Currently, Carney serves as deputy project director on the Medicaid School-Based Services Technical Assistance and Analytics, working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Education, and state Medicaid and state and local education agencies to help implement and finance Medicaid services provided in schools. Through this federal, state, and local collaboration, she finds action-oriented solutions to complex policy challenges, bridging gaps between Medicaid and educational agencies through large- and small-group and one-on-one support and written resources. Carney also leads work for the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council to research provider solutions to the workforce challenges of direct support professionals serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This work includes conducting surveys and focus groups and collaborating with community members to identify effective policy solutions that address local needs.

Carney joined Mathematica in May 2023 from a large consulting firm where she worked with states and local governments on grants management and compliance. Before consulting, she worked for the Massachusetts Office of Medicaid (MassHealth), where she oversaw MassHealth’s School-Based Medicaid Program (SBMP) and developed and implemented federal financing strategies. Under Carney’s leadership, MassHealth implemented “Free Care” expansion for the SBMP and worked with other states to help with policy and State Plan Amendment development, operations and implementation, and program integrity. This experience fostered her commitment to technical assistance, which informs her current work.

Carney holds an M.P.P. in women’s health and an M.B.A. in nonprofit management from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, as well as a B.A. from Drake University.