Researcher

Harald Schmidt, Ph.D., M.A.

Assistant Professor - University of Pennsylvania

Harald Schmidt PhD, MA, is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, and a Research Associate at the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics, both at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. His research centers around personal responsibility for health, public health ethics and resource allocation. Further information can be found at: http://medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/faculty-all/harald-schmidt

Authored by Harald Schmidt, Ph.D., M.A.

Publication

Variability in Primary Care Physician Attitudes Toward Medicaid Work Requirement Exemption Requests Made by Patients With Depression

It is medically, ethically, and legally imperative that measures aimed at protecting vulnerable patients are not undermined by the burdensomeness of exemption procedures, or by physicians’ political or personal views.

Posted May 01, 2021

Topics Paying for Care Access to Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

Grant

Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements: Factors Influencing Physicians' Willingness to Request Exemptions

The goal of this project is to understand the scope of variation in primary care provider (PCP) response to work requirements and lead to the development of targeted guidance and other policy tools to improve PCP consistency and protect physician and patient welfare.

Topics

Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid