Mark Brown is a policy specialist in the field of state and local government employee coverage with the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Office of Income Security Programs. Since 2003, he has been responsible for maintaining the integrity of SSA’s Section 218 policy regarding Social Security and Medicare coverage for state and local government employees. Besides authoring new procedures and updating current policies, Mark also provides technical advice and assistance to legal and legislative components within SSA as well as to regional Social Security specialists, IRS representatives, executives of the National Conference of State Social Security Administrators, and various state social security administrators. He has made numerous presentations on diverse state and local coverage issues at national conferences and training sessions. Prior to his current position, Mark was a claims authorizer for the SSA’s Northeastern Program Service Center in New York City and the Office of Disability and International Operations in Baltimore, where he adjudicated retirement, survivor, and disability claims. |
