The Health, Retirement, and Long-Term Analysis Division is seeking a health economist to contribute to a variety of projects and analyses in the health area. Recently completed studies include: multiple analyses of the effects of the Affordable Care Act on insurance coverage and federal health care spending; a study of illustrative options for designing a premium support system for Medicare; an assessment of the effects of prescription drug use on Medicare spending for medical services; a study of the characteristics, health care spending, and health care delivery arrangements of dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries; and an assessment of the future demand for long-term services and supports by elderly people. Ongoing and potential future topics for analysis include drivers of health care cost growth, effects of competition in the health care system, and factors influencing the supply and price of health care services.  The successful candidate will contribute to the full range of the division's responsibilities. Those responsibilities include preparing longer-term CBO studies and shorter-term memoranda and testimonies, performing detailed analyses of proposed legislation, and constructing and improving models that underlie CBO’s policy analyses.  Analysts are also encouraged to turn projects or independent research into CBO working papers or outside publications.  Qualifications Applicants should have a strong quantitative background, excellent writing skills, and a desire to work as part of a team on issues of current legislative interest to the Congress. Applicants should also have a Ph.D. in economics or a related discipline, and prior experience in health policy analysis.  Salary and Benefits Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience, education, and other qualifications. CBO offers excellent benefits and an appealing work environment.   How to Apply Please submit a cover letter, résumé, salary history, and contact information for three (3) references online at www.cbo.gov/careers. Recent graduates should submit an unofficial copy of academic transcripts and submit letters of recommendation in place of contact information for references. Although there is no deadline for applying, this position may be closed when CBO has received a sufficient number of applications from qualified candidates. This position is governed by the Veterans Employment in Opportunity Act, as made applicable by the Congressional Accountability Act, as amended.  Because this is a ‘covered position’ within CBO, appointment to this position is governed by the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998, as made applicable by regulations approved pursuant to the Congressional Accountability Act. Accordingly, qualified applicants who are not current employees of CBO and who were separated from active duty in the armed forces under honorable conditions and who served on active duty in the armed forces during certain wars, in certain expeditions or campaigns, or during specific time periods (veterans) or who are disabled veterans may be eligible to receive preference over nonpreference eligible applicants in appointment decisions. Spouses, widows, widowers, and mothers of certain veterans may also be eligible to claim preference, if the veteran cannot. If claiming veterans’ preference, an applicant must identify himself or herself as eligible for veterans’ preference in the Self-Identification for Veterans’ Preference section of the application and must complete and submit CBO's  Veterans’ Preference Eligibility Form  together with the supporting documentation specified on that form to  veao@cbo.gov  within two weeks of applying. Applicants may obtain a copy of CBO’s Veterans’ Preference in Appointments policy by submitting a written request to  careers@cbo.gov . Contact Nancy Fahey, Washington, DC, 202-226-2628,  careers@cbo.gov EEO M/F/V/D