Medicaid
The Department often focuses its research on the nuances of Medicaid programs and subsequent policies regarding access, affordability, delivery of care and overall health outcomes have affected or been impacted by low-income populations and their providers. Assistant Professors Carrie Fry, PhD, and Kevin Griffith, PhD have used insurance claims and hospital discharge data to measure access to opioid use disorder, mental health and, more recently, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to care, excess mortality and other areas. Dr.
Global Health Research & Policy
The Department’s health policy efforts extend beyond U.S. borders to improve the health of communities around the globe.Our faculty are conducting epidemiological research in Sub-Saharan Africa, Central and South America, working to inform the health care system in the Middle East, and recently have established new agreements to study aspects of public health in South America.
