Maria Martino

Maria Martino is the Acting Director and Deputy Director of the Office of Legislation (OL). OL is the focal point at CMS for legislative policy, congressional relations, and coordination of GAO/OIG engagements regarding Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and private health insurance issues. This work includes analyzing congressional legislation, preparing senior CMS leadership for Congressional Committee hearings and meetings with members of Congress, responding to Congressional inquiries, coordinating GAO/OIG engagements, and working with CMS program components to develop the Administration’s legislative proposals.

Maria has more than 30 years of federal service, including over 20 years serving in various positions in CMS, including as Special Assistant to the CMS Administrator and as the Director of the Congressional Affairs Group in OL where she provided direction to and supervision of a team managing customer service and relationships with 535 Members of Congress regarding Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and private health insurance programs.  Prior to returning to CMS in 2007,  Maria was an Assistant Director of Medicare Payment Policy at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), where she focused primarily on Medicare inpatient and outpatient issues.  Maria began her government career as a Presidential Management Fellow in the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE).

Maria received a Master of Science (MS) degree in Public Management and Policy from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, and a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Political Science from LeMoyne College, Syracuse NY.