We develop, test, and evaluate models of financing, regulation, and coverage across federal insurance programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, and other payor systems, toward increasing access and improving efficiency and equity.
Laws, funding systems, and governance structures affect inequities in health outcomes and access. We examine how such social structures affect health and create or sustain inequities, and how they can be changed to improve health and promote equity.
We aim to identify and scale systems-level innovations to strengthen public-service delivery and cross-sector coordination, toward spurring effective institutional change.
Moving from knowledge to action, we build frameworks with the aim of translating complex evidence into actionable policy recommendations for diverse audiences.
With a focus on place-based solutions, we conduct applied research addressing disparities in rural and regional health infrastructure and outcomes.
High-functioning health systems share certain characteristics: accessibility, affordability, quality, equity and community engagement. We study why and how some systems work well so we can understand how to improve all health systems and the health of communities they serve.
