Meryl Schulman, MPH, is a senior program officer at the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS). In this role, she leads initiatives focused on improving behavioral health care for people served by Medicaid. Her work advances evidence-based substance use disorder treatment, harm reduction strategies, and innovative care models that better meet the needs of people who use drugs. She also works on emerging approaches such as psychedelic-assisted therapies, examining their implications for Medicaid policy, access, and care delivery.

Meryl also leads CHCS’ efforts to expand access to high-quality health care for individuals experiencing homelessness and to strengthen cross-sector partnerships between health care and homeless services providers. Previously, she contributed to CHCS’ initiatives promoting trauma-informed approaches within health care organizations and integrated care models for individuals with complex health and social needs.

Across these areas, Meryl provides strategic consultation and technical assistance to support program design, implementation, and improvement for state agencies, managed care organizations, and health care and community-based providers, and has extensive experience facilitating learning collaboratives.

Meryl holds a master’s degree in public health and a certificate in health policy analysis from The Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. She earned her bachelor’s degree in public health from Franklin & Marshall College.

In her free time, Meryl enjoys traveling, playing tennis, and spending time outdoors with her dog.