FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Washington, DC — January 14, 2020 — NIHCM Foundation has awarded over $500,000 in grants to support nine investigator-initiated research studies.
"Our grants support research with the potential to positively impact our health care system by building the evidence base and informing decision makers," said Nancy Chockley, Founding President and CEO of NIHCM Foundation.
This year's grantees are exploring the following topics:
From the Center for Connected Health Policy - |
Mei Kwong |
Christine Calouro |
Trey Bierman |
Josh Feng, University of Utah |
Luca Maini, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Thomas J. Hwang, Harvard University |
- Measuring the Value of Emergency Mental Health Care
Emergency departments (EDs) frequently treat patients with behavioral health conditions but may be ill-equipped to do so. This study will explore variations in the quality of behavioral health care provided in EDs and the relationship between facility capacity and involuntary detentions.
From the University of Southern California - |
Sarah Axeen |
Seth Seabury |
Michael Menchine |
Hanke Heun-Johnson |
Ashvin Gandhi, University of California, Los Angeles |
Pierre Dubois, Toulouse School of Economics |
Susana Vasserman, Stanford University Institute for Economic Policy Research |
Maria Steenland, Brown University |
Amal Trivedi, Brown University |
- The Zero-Price Effect in the Individual Insurance Market
Many health insurance exchanges now feature plan options with no premium, and current policy proposals may increase the availability of these plans. This study will explore how zero-price plans affect insurance take-up among different demographic groups and the types of health plans chosen by enrollees.
Coleman D. Drake, University of Pittsburgh |
David Anderson, Duke University |
- How Coordinated Care Impacts Competition and Physician Referrals
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are designed to provide coordinated care for patients, which has implications for referral patterns from primary care providers to specialists. This study will examine how ACO penetration affects competitive dynamics in regional health care markets and the impacts on cost and quality.
From the University of Minnesota - |
Russell J. Funk |
Pinar Karaca-Mandic |
Aks Zaheer |
Sohyun Park |
Pierre Thomas Léger, University of Illinois at Chicago |
Robert Town, University of Texas at Austin |
Jeffrey Clemens, University of California at San Diego |
From Johns Hopkins University - |
Jodi D. Segal |
Aditi Sen |
Susan Hutfless |