Brian Merkey
Brian Merkey, Ph.D., is Manager of Data and Analytics for MedInsight Data Products, where he and his team support clients in deepening their understanding of healthcare markets across the country. His particular focus is in leveraging healthcare claims, provider records, and data assets of all kinds to both raise and answer important questions related to healthcare in the US. He joined the firm in 2021.
Experience
Dr. Merkey has more than a decade of experience in the healthcare analytics space. His work has included significant development of analytical processes for claims analysis, actuarial reserving, risk adjustment, provider reimbursement, and population health applications. Prior to joining Milliman, Dr. Merkey spent several years in both actuarial and clinical analytics teams at a regional health insurer.
Dr. Merkey's early academic work centered on the application of mathematical methods to understand drivers of emergent behavior in natural systems, a methodological angle that he has carried with him into healthcare.
- PhD, Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University
- MS, Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University
- BS, Physics, University of Minnesota
- BS, Mathematics, University of Minnesota