Prior to being elected to the PRC, Jason Marks had an extensive career in healthcare finance and rate setting. As Hospital Programs Manager for Oregon Medicaid, he was part of a team effort that extended coverage to 134,000 uninsured persons through the Oregon Health Plan. Subsequently, Commissioner Marks became a Principal in Myers and Stauffer LC, a mid-sized accounting firm, where he led a national consulting practice extending to 20 states and the federal government. From 1995 through 2000, he was the managing partner for contracts with the State of New Mexico to assess costs, develop rates, and consult on the regulation of hospitals, clinics, Medicaid waiver providers, and HMOs. In 2003 and 2004, he assisted UNM Hospital in obtaining the financing for the construction of a new children’s hospital and critical care facility.

Commissioner Marks has a Bachelors degree from Reed College, in Portland, Oregon, and a law degree from the University of New Mexico. He is a member of the New Mexico legal bar. <skip to detailed resume>

Commissioner Marks and his family

 

Education:

J.D., University of New Mexico School of Law, Summa Cum Laude, May 2004.

Graduate Coursework in Public Administration, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon; Health Policy and Administration, U.N.C-Chapel Hill.

B.A., Sociology, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, December 1983.

Professional Experience:

Healthcare Finance Consultant, 2000 - 2004.

Myers and Stauffer LC, Certified Public Accountants, 1993 - 2000
Senior (non-CPA) executive for a healthcare accounting and consulting firm with six offices and over 150 staff members, responsible for directing the firm's acute care and managed care consulting practice. Served as project manager on engagements with governmental healthcare agencies in 20 states and the federal government. Practice areas included cost analysis, rate setting, policy analysis, federal compliance, and litigation support for hospital, physician, pharmacy, dental, home health, managed care, and other healthcare sectors.

Oregon Department of Human Resources, Office of Medical Assistance Programs, 1987 - 1992

Oregon Health Sciences University Hospital, 1984 - 1986

Other Experience and Civic Activities
• Owned and operated a small software development company in the 1980s
• Agricultural Commodities Technician, Federal Grain Inspection Service, 1980 - 1984
• Funding Review Panel Member, United Way of Central New Mexico 2002
• Board Member, Douglas County AIDS Project
• Cub Scouts/Webelos Den Leader
• Shop Steward, SEIU Local 503
• Guest Lecturer Univ. of New Mexico, Univ. of Kansas