2016 Awarded Grants


Effect of Arkansas's Premium Assistance Medicaid Expansion on Marketplace Premium Rates
Grantee Institution: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Principal Investigator: Joseph Thompson, M.D., M.P.H.
Grant Period: September 1, 2016 – February 28, 2017

Evaluating Variation in Health Risk Across Small Firms and Its Implications for the Future of the Small Group Market
Grantee Institution: University of Southern California
Principal Investigator: Erin Trish, Ph.D.
Grant Period: September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017

The Impact of Maryland’s Capitated Hospital Payment Model on Hospital-Based and Ambulatory Surgical Center Care 
Grantee Institution: George Washington University
Principal Investigator: Jesse Pines, M.D.
Grant Period: September 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017

Analyzing Changes in the Second Lowest Cost Silver Plan: Implications for Consumers 
Grantee Institution: RAND Corporation
Principal Investigator: Christine Buttorff, Ph.D.
Grant Period: September 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017

Financial Risk Protection and Affordability in the ACA Marketplaces
Grantee Institution: Stanford University
Principal Investigator: Maria Polyakova, Ph.D.
Grant Period: September 1, 2016 - February 28, 2017

Provider-Led Plans and Insurance Affordability
Grantee Institution: Emory University
Principal Investigator: David Howard, Ph.D.
Grant Period: September 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017

Special Enrollment Periods: Analyzing Enrollee Risk, Improving Policy Responses 
Grantee Institution: Urban Institute
Principal Investigator: Stan Dorn, J.D.
Grant Period: September 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017

2015 Awarded Grants


Medicaid Expansions & Personal Finance
Grantee Institution: The Urban Institute
Principal Investigator: Kyle Caswell, Ph.D.
Grant Period: May 15, 2015 – April 29, 2016

Projecting the ACA’s Impact on Firm Self-Insurance and the Small Group Market
Grantee Institution:
University of Southern California
Principal Investigator: Erin E. Trish, Ph.D.
Grant Period: May 15, 2015 – December 31, 2015

How do ACA Smoking Penalties Affect Insurance Enrollment and Smoking Cessation? 
Grantee Institution: Yale University
Principal Investigator: Abigail Friedman, Ph.D.
Grant Period: May 15, 2015 – June 30, 2016

The Dynamic Efficiency of Health Insurance Generosity
Grantee Institution: Ohio State University
Principal Investigator: Kurt Lavetti, Ph.D. 
Grant Period: May 15, 2015 – December 31, 2015

Potential Pitfalls and Improvements to ACA’s Risk Adjustment 
Grantee Institution: The Urban Institute
Principal Investigator: Bowen Garrett, Ph.D.
Grant Period: May 15, 2015 – January 29, 2016