ARNOLD EPSTEIN, M.D., M.A., is the John H. Foster Professor of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Epstein served as Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management for 28 years, stepping down in May 2025. His research interests focus on quality of care and access to care. During 1993-94 he served in the Clinton Administration working in the White House on health reform, and in 2014-2016 he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary and head of the Office of Health Policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Epstein was vice chair of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Developing a National Report on Health Care Quality. He also served as chairman of the board of AcademyHealth. He was co-chair of the Performance Measurement Coordinating Council of the Joint Commission, the National Committee on Quality Assurance, and the American Medical Association. He served on the board of governors of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute and on the board of the Center for Health Care Strategies. Dr. Epstein is a recipient of the Distinguished Investigator award from AcademyHealth. He is associate editor for health policy at the New England Journal of Medicine, and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, the Association of American Physicians, and the American Society for Clinical Investigation. He also served as Senior Advisor to former Dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Dean Michelle Williams.
John H. Foster Professor of Health Policy and Management
Ayanian JZ, Cleary PD, Weissman JS, Epstein AM
The effect of patients' preferences on racial differences in access to renal transplantation. N Engl J Med. 1999 Nov 25; 341(22):1661-9.
The effect of patients' preferences on racial differences in access to renal transplantation.
For-profit and not-for-profit health plans participating in Medicaid. Health Aff (Millwood). 2001 May-Jun; 20(3):162-71.
For-profit and not-for-profit health plans participating in Medicaid.
Early Changes in Health Insurance Coverage under the Trump Administration. N Engl J Med. 2018 03 15; 378(11):1061-1063.
Early Changes in Health Insurance Coverage under the Trump Administration.
Figueroa JF, Zheng J, Orav EJ, Epstein AM, Jha AK
Medicare Program Associated With Narrowing Hospital Readmission Disparities Between Black And White Patients. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 04; 37(4):654-661.
Medicare Program Associated With Narrowing Hospital Readmission Disparities Between Black And White Patients.
Physician discretion and racial variation in the use of surgical procedures. Arch Intern Med. 1994 Apr 11; 154(7):761-7.
Physician discretion and racial variation in the use of surgical procedures.
Hadley J, Rabin D, Epstein A, Stein S, Rimes C
Posthospitalization home health care use and changes in functional status in a Medicare population. Med Care. 2000 May; 38(5):494-507.
Posthospitalization home health care use and changes in functional status in a Medicare population.
Cost-effectiveness of ticlopidine in preventing stroke in high-risk patients. Stroke. 1994 Jun; 25(6):1149-56.
Cost-effectiveness of ticlopidine in preventing stroke in high-risk patients.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
The effects of intravenous drug use and gender on the cost of hospitalization for patients with AIDS. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (1988). 1993 Jul; 6(7):831-9.
The effects of intravenous drug use and gender on the cost of hospitalization for patients with AIDS.
Epstein AM, Aaron HJ, Baicker K, Hacker JS, Pauly MV
Health care reform in perspective. N Engl J Med. 2009 Oct 15; 361(16):e30.
Chen LM, Jha AK, Guterman S, Ridgway AB, Orav EJ, Epstein AM
Hospital cost of care, quality of care, and readmission rates: penny wise and pound foolish? Arch Intern Med. 2010 Feb 22; 170(4):340-6.
Hospital cost of care, quality of care, and readmission rates: penny wise and pound foolish?
Chen F, Puig M, Yermilov I, Malin J, Schneider EC, Epstein AM, Kahn KL, Ganz PA, Gibbons MM
Using breast cancer quality indicators in a vulnerable population. Cancer. 2011 Aug 01; 117(15):3311-21.
Using breast cancer quality indicators in a vulnerable population.
Weingart SN, Zhu J, Chiappetta L, Stuver SO, Schneider EC, Epstein AM, David-Kasdan JA, Annas CL, Fowler FJ, Weissman JS
International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care
Hospitalized patients' participation and its impact on quality of care and patient safety. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011 Jun; 23(3):269-77.
Hospitalized patients' participation and its impact on quality of care and patient safety.
Ayanian JZ, Cleary PD, Keogh JH, Noonan SJ, David-Kasdan JA, Epstein AM
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
Physicians' beliefs about racial differences in referral for renal transplantation. Am J Kidney Dis. 2004 Feb; 43(2):350-7.
Physicians' beliefs about racial differences in referral for renal transplantation.
Udvarhelyi IS, Jennison K, Phillips RS, Epstein AM
Comparison of the quality of ambulatory care for fee-for-service and prepaid patients. Ann Intern Med. 1991 Sep 01; 115(5):394-400.
Comparison of the quality of ambulatory care for fee-for-service and prepaid patients.
Quality of care in for-profit and not-for-profit health plans enrolling Medicare beneficiaries. Am J Med. 2005 Dec; 118(12):1392-400.
Quality of care in for-profit and not-for-profit health plans enrolling Medicare beneficiaries.
Fowler FJ, Epstein A, Weingart SN, Annas CL, Bolcic-Jankovic D, Clarridge B, Schneider EC, Weissman JS
Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety
Adverse events during hospitalization: results of a patient survey. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008 Oct; 34(10):583-90.
Adverse events during hospitalization: results of a patient survey.
The growth of hospitalists and the changing face of primary care. N Engl J Med. 2009 Mar 12; 360(11):1141-3.
The growth of hospitalists and the changing face of primary care.
Governance around quality of care at hospitals that disproportionately care for black patients. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Mar; 27(3):297-303.
Governance around quality of care at hospitals that disproportionately care for black patients.
The long-term effect of premier pay for performance on patient outcomes. N Engl J Med. 2012 Apr 26; 366(17):1606-15.
The long-term effect of premier pay for performance on patient outcomes.
Park JJ, Humble S, Sommers BD, Colditz GA, Epstein AM, Koh HK
Health Insurance for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Under the Affordable Care Act. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 Aug 01; 178(8):1128-1129.
Health Insurance for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Under the Affordable Care Act.
Massagli MP, Weissman JS, Seage GR, Epstein AM
Correlates of employment after AIDS diagnosis in the Boston Health Study. Am J Public Health. 1994 Dec; 84(12):1976-81.
Correlates of employment after AIDS diagnosis in the Boston Health Study.
Influence of cardiac-surgery performance reports on referral practices and access to care. A survey of cardiovascular specialists. N Engl J Med. 1996 Jul 25; 335(4):251-6.
Influence of cardiac-surgery performance reports on referral practices and access to care. A survey of cardiovascular specialists.
Kahn KL, Schneider EC, Malin JL, Adams JL, Epstein AM
Patient centered experiences in breast cancer: predicting long-term adherence to tamoxifen use. Med Care. 2007 May; 45(5):431-9.
Patient centered experiences in breast cancer: predicting long-term adherence to tamoxifen use.
Clark CR, Hicks LS, Keogh JH, Epstein AM, Ayanian JZ
Promoting access to renal transplantation: the role of social support networks in completing pre-transplant evaluations. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Aug; 23(8):1187-93.
Promoting access to renal transplantation: the role of social support networks in completing pre-transplant evaluations.
Bundled Payments Initiative Participation and Retention-Reply. JAMA. 2018 05 22; 319(20):2138.
Bundled Payments Initiative Participation and Retention-Reply.
The effect of financial incentives on hospitals that serve poor patients. Ann Intern Med. 2010 Sep 07; 153(5):299-306.
The effect of financial incentives on hospitals that serve poor patients.
Low-quality, high-cost hospitals, mainly in South, care for sharply higher shares of elderly black, Hispanic, and medicaid patients. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011 Oct; 30(10):1904-11.
Low-quality, high-cost hospitals, mainly in South, care for sharply higher shares of elderly black, Hispanic, and medicaid patients.
Mortality and access to care among adults after state Medicaid expansions. N Engl J Med. 2012 Sep 13; 367(11):1025-34.
Mortality and access to care among adults after state Medicaid expansions.
The inverse relationship between mortality rates and performance in the Hospital Quality Alliance measures. Health Aff (Millwood). 2007 Jul-Aug; 26(4):1104-10.
The inverse relationship between mortality rates and performance in the Hospital Quality Alliance measures.
The role of quality measurement in a competitive marketplace. Baxter Health Policy Rev. 1996; 2:207-34.
The role of quality measurement in a competitive marketplace.
Sommers BD, Fry CE, Blendon RJ, Epstein AM
New Approaches In Medicaid: Work Requirements, Health Savings Accounts, And Health Care Access. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 07; 37(7):1099-1108.
New Approaches In Medicaid: Work Requirements, Health Savings Accounts, And Health Care Access.
Gatsonis CA, Epstein AM, Newhouse JP, Normand SL, McNeil BJ
Variations in the utilization of coronary angiography for elderly patients with an acute myocardial infarction. An analysis using hierarchical logistic regression. Med Care. 1995 Jun; 33(6):625-42.
Variations in the utilization of coronary angiography for elderly patients with an acute myocardial infarction. An analysis using hierarchical logistic regression.
U.S. governors and the Medicaid expansion--no quick resolution in sight. N Engl J Med. 2013 Feb 07; 368(6):496-9.
U.S. governors and the Medicaid expansion--no quick resolution in sight.
The predictive accuracy of the New York State coronary artery bypass surgery report-card system. Health Aff (Millwood). 2006 May-Jun; 25(3):844-55.
The predictive accuracy of the New York State coronary artery bypass surgery report-card system.
The characteristics and performance of hospitals that care for elderly Hispanic Americans. Health Aff (Millwood). 2008 Mar-Apr; 27(2):528-37.
The characteristics and performance of hospitals that care for elderly Hispanic Americans.
Beyond health care--socioeconomic status and health. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jun 05; 358(23):2509-10.
Beyond health care--socioeconomic status and health.
Hospital governance and the quality of care. Health Aff (Millwood). 2010 Jan-Feb; 29(1):182-7.
Hospital governance and the quality of care.
Joynt Maddox KE, Orav EJ, Zheng J, Epstein AM
Evaluation of Medicare's Bundled Payments Initiative for Medical Conditions. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jul 19; 379(3):260-269.
Evaluation of Medicare's Bundled Payments Initiative for Medical Conditions.
Do the poor cost more? A multihospital study of patients' socioeconomic status and use of hospital resources. N Engl J Med. 1990 Apr 19; 322(16):1122-8.
Do the poor cost more? A multihospital study of patients' socioeconomic status and use of hospital resources.
Sen AP, Chen LM, Wong Samson L, Epstein AM, Joynt Maddox KE
Performance in the Medicare Shared Savings Program by Accountable Care Organizations Disproportionately Serving Dual and Disabled Populations. Med Care. 2018 09; 56(9):805-811.
Performance in the Medicare Shared Savings Program by Accountable Care Organizations Disproportionately Serving Dual and Disabled Populations.
Seage GR, Landers S, Mayer KH, Barry MA, Lamb GA, Epstein AM
Medical costs of ambulatory patients with AIDS-related complex (ARC) and/or generalized lymphadenopathy syndrome (GLS) related to HIV infection, 1984-85. Am J Public Health. 1988 Aug; 78(8):969-70.
Medical costs of ambulatory patients with AIDS-related complex (ARC) and/or generalized lymphadenopathy syndrome (GLS) related to HIV infection, 1984-85.
Normand SL, Morris CN, Fung KS, McNeil BJ, Epstein AM
Development and validation of a claims based index for adjusting for risk of mortality: the case of acute myocardial infarction. J Clin Epidemiol. 1995 Feb; 48(2):229-43.
Development and validation of a claims based index for adjusting for risk of mortality: the case of acute myocardial infarction.
Use of diagnostic tests and therapeutic procedures in a changing health care environment. JAMA. 1996 Apr 17; 275(15):1197-8.
Use of diagnostic tests and therapeutic procedures in a changing health care environment.
Swartz K, Ayanian JZ, Soumerai SB, Epstein AM, Blumenthal D, McNeil BJ, Frank RG
Cures for an ailing system. Newsweek. 2007 Dec 10; 150(24):78, 80, 82 passim.
Weissman JS, Schneider EC, Weingart SN, Epstein AM, David-Kasdan J, Feibelmann S, Annas CL, Ridley N, Kirle L, Gatsonis C
Comparing patient-reported hospital adverse events with medical record review: do patients know something that hospitals do not? Ann Intern Med. 2008 Jul 15; 149(2):100-8.
Comparing patient-reported hospital adverse events with medical record review: do patients know something that hospitals do not?
Patients' perception of hospital care in the United States. N Engl J Med. 2008 Oct 30; 359(18):1921-31.
Patients' perception of hospital care in the United States.
Effects of patients' socioeconomic status and physicians' training and practice on patient-doctor communication. Am J Med. 1985 Jan; 78(1):101-6.
Effects of patients' socioeconomic status and physicians' training and practice on patient-doctor communication.
Cleary PD, Fowler FJ, Weissman J, Massagli MP, Wilson I, Seage GR, Gatsonis C, Epstein A
Health-related quality of life in persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Med Care. 1993 Jul; 31(7):569-80.
Health-related quality of life in persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
Blendon RJ, Donelan K, Leitman R, Epstein A, Cantor JC, Cohen AB, Morrison I, Moloney T, Koeck C, Levitt SW
Physicians' perspectives on caring for patients in the United States, Canada, and West Germany. N Engl J Med. 1993 Apr 08; 328(14):1011-6.
Physicians' perspectives on caring for patients in the United States, Canada, and West Germany.
Rosenthal MB, Landon BE, Normand SL, Ahmad TS, Epstein AM
Engagement of health plans and employers in addressing racial and ethnic disparities in health care. Med Care Res Rev. 2009 Apr; 66(2):219-31.
Engagement of health plans and employers in addressing racial and ethnic disparities in health care.
López L, Weissman JS, Schneider EC, Weingart SN, Cohen AP, Epstein AM
Disclosure of hospital adverse events and its association with patients' ratings of the quality of care. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Nov 09; 169(20):1888-94.
Disclosure of hospital adverse events and its association with patients' ratings of the quality of care.
Malin JL, Diamant AL, Leake B, Liu Y, Thind A, Kahn KL, Schneider EC, Epstein AM, Maly RC
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Quality of care for breast cancer for uninsured women in california under the breast and cervical cancer prevention treatment act. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Jul 20; 28(21):3479-84.
Quality of care for breast cancer for uninsured women in california under the breast and cervical cancer prevention treatment act.
Variations in ambulatory test use: what do they mean? Med Clin North Am. 1987 Jul; 71(4):705-17.
Variations in ambulatory test use: what do they mean?
Changes in ambulatory testing for hypertensive patients 1971-1980. Med Care. 1988 Jan; 26(1):1-8.
Changes in ambulatory testing for hypertensive patients 1971-1980.
Physician beliefs, attitudes, and prescribing behavior for anti-inflammatory drugs. Am J Med. 1984 Aug; 77(2):313-8.
Physician beliefs, attitudes, and prescribing behavior for anti-inflammatory drugs.
Performance reports on quality--prototypes, problems, and prospects. N Engl J Med. 1995 Jul 06; 333(1):57-61.
Performance reports on quality--prototypes, problems, and prospects.
Changing physician behavior. Increasing challenges for the 1990s. Arch Intern Med. 1991 Nov; 151(11):2147-9.
Changing physician behavior. Increasing challenges for the 1990s.
The OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Project: history and background. Int J Qual Health Care. 2006 Sep; 18 Suppl 1:1-4.
The OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Project: history and background.
The relation of body weight to length of stay and charges for hospital services for patients undergoing elective surgery: a study of two procedures. Am J Public Health. 1987 Aug; 77(8):993-7.
The relation of body weight to length of stay and charges for hospital services for patients undergoing elective surgery: a study of two procedures.
Relationship of beliefs and behavior in test ordering. Am J Med. 1986 May; 80(5):865-70.
Relationship of beliefs and behavior in test ordering.
Zuckerman RB, Wu S, Chen LM, Joynt Maddox KE, Sheingold SH, Epstein AM
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
The Five-Star Skilled Nursing Facility Rating System and Care of Disadvantaged Populations. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 01; 67(1):108-114.
The Five-Star Skilled Nursing Facility Rating System and Care of Disadvantaged Populations.
Brandfonbrener A, Epstein A, Wu S, Phair J
Corticosteroid therapy in Epstein-Barr virus infection. Effect on lymphocyte class, subset, and response to early antigen. Arch Intern Med. 1986 Feb; 146(2):337-9.
Corticosteroid therapy in Epstein-Barr virus infection. Effect on lymphocyte class, subset, and response to early antigen.
Attitudes about treatment of coronary heart disease among women and men presenting for exercise testing. J Gen Intern Med. 1997 May; 12(5):311-4.
Attitudes about treatment of coronary heart disease among women and men presenting for exercise testing.
Epstein AM, Seage G, Weissman JS, Cleary PD, Fowler FJ, Gatsonis C, Massagli MP, Stone VE, Coltin K, Craven DE
Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
Costs of medical care and out-of-pocket expenditures for persons with AIDS in the Boston Health Study. Inquiry. 1995; 32(2):211-21.
Costs of medical care and out-of-pocket expenditures for persons with AIDS in the Boston Health Study.
Pashos CL, Normand SL, Garfinkle JB, Newhouse JP, Epstein AM, McNeil BJ
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Trends in the use of drug therapies in patients with acute myocardial infarction: 1988 to 1992. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1994 Apr; 23(5):1023-30.
Trends in the use of drug therapies in patients with acute myocardial infarction: 1988 to 1992.
Weissman JS, Makadon HJ, Seage GR, Massagli MP, Gatsonis CA, Craven DE, Stone VE, Bennett IA, Epstein AM
Changes in insurance status and access to care for persons with AIDS in the Boston Health Study. Am J Public Health. 1994 Dec; 84(12):1997-2000.
Changes in insurance status and access to care for persons with AIDS in the Boston Health Study.
Haas JS, Weissman JS, Cleary PD, Goldberg J, Gatsonis C, Seage GR, Fowler FJ, Massagli MP, Makadon HJ, Epstein AM
Discussion of preferences for life-sustaining care by persons with AIDS. Predictors of failure in patient-physician communication. Arch Intern Med. 1993 May 24; 153(10):1241-8.
Discussion of preferences for life-sustaining care by persons with AIDS. Predictors of failure in patient-physician communication.
Hall JA, Epstein AM, DeCiantis ML, McNeil BJ
Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
Physicians' liking for their patients: more evidence for the role of affect in medical care. Health Psychol. 1993 Mar; 12(2):140-6.
Physicians' liking for their patients: more evidence for the role of affect in medical care.
Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making
Physician characteristics and organizational factors influencing use of ambulatory tests. Med Decis Making. 1985; 5(4):401-15.
Physician characteristics and organizational factors influencing use of ambulatory tests.
The insurance gap: does it make a difference? Annu Rev Public Health. 1993; 14:243-70.
The insurance gap: does it make a difference?
Oster G, Borok GM, Menzin J, Heyse JF, Epstein RS, Quinn V, Benson V, Dudl RJ, Epstein AM
Cholesterol-reduction intervention study (CRIS): a randomized trial to assess effectiveness and costs in clinical practice. Arch Intern Med. 1996 Apr 08; 156(7):731-9.
Cholesterol-reduction intervention study (CRIS): a randomized trial to assess effectiveness and costs in clinical practice.
The effects of group size on test ordering for hypertensive patients. N Engl J Med. 1983 Aug 25; 309(8):464-8.
The effects of group size on test ordering for hypertensive patients.
Fowler FJ, Cleary PD, Massagli MP, Weissman J, Epstein A
The role of reluctance to give up life in the measurement of the values of health states. Med Decis Making. 1995 Jul-Sep; 15(3):195-200.
The role of reluctance to give up life in the measurement of the values of health states.
Medicare's Bundled Payments Initiative for Medical Conditions. N Engl J Med. 2018 11 01; 379(18):e33.
Medicare's Bundled Payments Initiative for Medical Conditions.
Fernandopulle R, Ferris T, Epstein A, McNeil B, Newhouse J, Pisano G, Blumenthal D
A research agenda for bridging the 'quality chasm.'. Health Aff (Millwood). 2003 Mar-Apr; 22(2):178-90.
A research agenda for bridging the 'quality chasm.'.
The impact of a national prescription drug formulary on prices, market share, and spending: lessons for Medicare? Health Aff (Millwood). 2003 May-Jun; 22(3):149-58.
The impact of a national prescription drug formulary on prices, market share, and spending: lessons for Medicare?
Primary prevention and coronary heart disease: the economic benefits of lowering serum cholesterol. Am J Public Health. 1986 Jun; 76(6):647-56.
Primary prevention and coronary heart disease: the economic benefits of lowering serum cholesterol.
Institutional responses to prospective payment based on diagnosis-related groups. Implications for cost, quality, and access. N Engl J Med. 1985 Mar 07; 312(10):621-7.
Institutional responses to prospective payment based on diagnosis-related groups. Implications for cost, quality, and access.
Ascherio A, Biellik R, Epstein A, Snetro G, Gloyd S, Ayotte B, Epstein PR
Deaths and injuries caused by land mines in Mozambique. Lancet. 1995 Sep 16; 346(8977):721-4.
Deaths and injuries caused by land mines in Mozambique.
Oster G, Borok GM, Menzin J, Heys JF, Epstein RS, Quinn V, Benson VV, Dudl RJ, Epstein A
A randomized trial to assess effectiveness and cost in clinical practice: rationale and design of the Cholesterol Reduction Intervention Study (CRIS). Control Clin Trials. 1995 Feb; 16(1):3-16.
A randomized trial to assess effectiveness and cost in clinical practice: rationale and design of the Cholesterol Reduction Intervention Study (CRIS).
Haas JS, Udvarhelyi IS, Morris CN, Epstein AM
The effect of providing health coverage to poor uninsured pregnant women in Massachusetts. JAMA. 1993 Jan 06; 269(1):87-91.
The effect of providing health coverage to poor uninsured pregnant women in Massachusetts.
Landon BE, Rosenthal MB, Normand SL, Frank RG, Epstein AM
Quality monitoring and management in commercial health plans. Am J Manag Care. 2008 Jun; 14(6):377-86.
Quality monitoring and management in commercial health plans.
Stern RS, Juhn PI, Gertler PJ, Epstein AM
A comparison of length of stay and costs for health maintenance organization and fee-for-service patients. Arch Intern Med. 1989 May; 149(5):1185-8.
A comparison of length of stay and costs for health maintenance organization and fee-for-service patients.
Case mix and resource utilization by uninsured hospital patients in the Boston metropolitan area. JAMA. 1989 Jun 23-30; 261(24):3572-6.
Case mix and resource utilization by uninsured hospital patients in the Boston metropolitan area.
Epstein AM, Hartley RM, Charlton JR, Harris CM, Jarman B, McNeil BJ
A comparison of ambulatory test ordering for hypertensive patients in the United States and England. JAMA. 1984 Oct 05; 252(13):1723-6.
A comparison of ambulatory test ordering for hypertensive patients in the United States and England.
Barnett ML, Wilcock A, McWilliams JM, Epstein AM, Joynt Maddox KE, Orav EJ, Grabowski DC, Mehrotra A
Two-Year Evaluation of Mandatory Bundled Payments for Joint Replacement. N Engl J Med. 2019 01 17; 380(3):252-262.
Two-Year Evaluation of Mandatory Bundled Payments for Joint Replacement.
The relation between hospital experience and mortality for patients with AIDS. JAMA. 1992 Nov 18; 268(19):2655-61.
The relation between hospital experience and mortality for patients with AIDS.
Landon BE, Huskamp HA, Tobias C, Epstein AM
The Joint Commission journal on quality improvement
The evolution of quality management in state Medicaid agencies: a national survey of states with comprehensive managed care programs. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 2002 Feb; 28(2):72-82.
The evolution of quality management in state Medicaid agencies: a national survey of states with comprehensive managed care programs.
Paying physicians for high-quality care. N Engl J Med. 2004 Jan 22; 350(4):406-10.
Paying physicians for high-quality care.
Hussey PS, Anderson GF, Osborn R, Feek C, McLaughlin V, Millar J, Epstein A
How does the quality of care compare in five countries? Health Aff (Millwood). 2004 May-Jun; 23(3):89-99.
How does the quality of care compare in five countries?
Schneider EC, Malin JL, Kahn KL, Emanuel EJ, Epstein AM
Developing a system to assess the quality of cancer care: ASCO's national initiative on cancer care quality. J Clin Oncol. 2004 Aug 01; 22(15):2985-91.
Developing a system to assess the quality of cancer care: ASCO's national initiative on cancer care quality.
Wilson JM, Chowdhury NR, Grossman M, Wajsman R, Epstein A, Mulligan RC, Chowdhury JR
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Temporary amelioration of hyperlipidemia in low density lipoprotein receptor-deficient rabbits transplanted with genetically modified hepatocytes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1990 Nov; 87(21):8437-41.
Temporary amelioration of hyperlipidemia in low density lipoprotein receptor-deficient rabbits transplanted with genetically modified hepatocytes.
Landon BE, Schneider EC, Normand SL, Scholle SH, Pawlson LG, Epstein AM
Quality of care in Medicaid managed care and commercial health plans. JAMA. 2007 Oct 10; 298(14):1674-81.
Quality of care in Medicaid managed care and commercial health plans.
Seage GR, Landers S, Lamb GA, Epstein AM
Effect of changing patterns of care and duration of survival on the cost of treating the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Am J Public Health. 1990 Jul; 80(7):835-9.
Effect of changing patterns of care and duration of survival on the cost of treating the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Racial inequalities in the use of procedures for patients with ischemic heart disease in Massachusetts. JAMA. 1989 Jan 13; 261(2):253-7.
Racial inequalities in the use of procedures for patients with ischemic heart disease in Massachusetts.
Epstein AM, Hall JA, Besdine R, Cumella E, Feldstein M, McNeil BJ, Rowe JW
The emergence of geriatric assessment units. The "new technology of geriatrics". Ann Intern Med. 1987 Feb; 106(2):299-303.
The emergence of geriatric assessment units. The "new technology of geriatrics".
The use of ambulatory testing in prepaid and fee-for-service group practices. Relation to perceived profitability. N Engl J Med. 1986 Apr 24; 314(17):1089-94.
The use of ambulatory testing in prepaid and fee-for-service group practices. Relation to perceived profitability.
Office laboratory tests. Perceptions of profitability. Med Care. 1984 Feb; 22(2):160-6.
Office laboratory tests. Perceptions of profitability.
Haas JS, Brandenburg JA, Udvarhelyi IS, Epstein AM
Creating a comprehensive database to evaluate health coverage for pregnant women: the completeness and validity of a computerized linkage algorithm. Med Care. 1994 Oct; 32(10):1053-7.
Creating a comprehensive database to evaluate health coverage for pregnant women: the completeness and validity of a computerized linkage algorithm.
Physician payment reform: past and future. Milbank Q. 1993; 71(2):193-215.
Physician payment reform: past and future.
Post-Acute Care After Joint Replacement in Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 05; 67(5):1027-1035.
Post-Acute Care After Joint Replacement in Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Reich P, Epstein A, Peisch R, Tramel J, Schwartz S, Skryness E
On trends in childhood disability. Am J Public Health. 1984 Oct; 74(10):1168-9.
Sommers BD, Goldman AL, Lee D, Epstein AM
Survey mode effects and insurance coverage estimates in the redesigned Gallup well-being index. Health Serv Res. 2019 08; 54(4):940-946.
Survey mode effects and insurance coverage estimates in the redesigned Gallup well-being index.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Professor of Health Care Policy (on sabbatical)
Associate Professor of Medicine (Biostatistics)
Adjunct Professor of Health Policy and Management
Huntley Quelch Professor of Health Care Economics
Sommers BD, Goldman AL, Blendon RJ, Orav EJ, Epstein AM
Medicaid Work Requirements - Results from the First Year in Arkansas. N Engl J Med. 2019 09 12; 381(11):1073-1082.
Medicaid Work Requirements - Results from the First Year in Arkansas.
Professor of Health Policy and Management, Emerita
Senior Lecturer on Health Care Management
Characteristics of Hospitals That Did and Did Not Join the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement-Advanced Program. JAMA. 2019 07 23; 322(4):362-364.
Characteristics of Hospitals That Did and Did Not Join the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement-Advanced Program.
How Do Frail Medicare Beneficiaries Fare Under Bundled Payments? J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 11; 67(11):2245-2253.
How Do Frail Medicare Beneficiaries Fare Under Bundled Payments?
Park JJ, Sommers BD, Humble S, Epstein AM, Colditz GA, Koh HK
Medicaid And Private Insurance Coverage For Low-Income Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, And Pacific Islanders, 2010-16. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019 11; 38(11):1911-1917.
Medicaid And Private Insurance Coverage For Low-Income Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, And Pacific Islanders, 2010-16.
Chen LM, Samson LW, Zuckerman RB, Joynt Maddox KE, Orav EJ, Epstein AM
Challenges of Measuring Costs of Care for US Practices. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 04; 35(4):1320-1322.
Challenges of Measuring Costs of Care for US Practices.
Sommers BD, Allen H, Bhanja A, Blendon RJ, Orav EJ, Epstein AM
Assessment of Perceptions of the Public Charge Rule Among Low-Income Adults in Texas. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 07 01; 3(7):e2010391.
Assessment of Perceptions of the Public Charge Rule Among Low-Income Adults in Texas.
Rubin EJ, Baden LR, Epstein A, Morrissey S
Audio Interview: The Impact of Covid-19 on Patients with Other Diseases, with Arnold Epstein. N Engl J Med. 2020 08 06; 383(6):e62.
Audio Interview: The Impact of Covid-19 on Patients with Other Diseases, with Arnold Epstein.
Learning and the "Early Joiner" Effect for Medical Conditions in Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Program: Retrospective Cohort Study. Med Care. 2020 10; 58(10):895-902.
Learning and the "Early Joiner" Effect for Medical Conditions in Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Program: Retrospective Cohort Study.
Sommers BD, Chen L, Blendon RJ, Orav EJ, Epstein AM
Medicaid Work Requirements In Arkansas: Two-Year Impacts On Coverage, Employment, And Affordability Of Care. Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 09; 39(9):1522-1530.
Medicaid Work Requirements In Arkansas: Two-Year Impacts On Coverage, Employment, And Affordability Of Care.
Barnett ML, Joynt Maddox KE, Orav EJ, Grabowski DC, Epstein AM
Association of Skilled Nursing Facility Participation in a Bundled Payment Model With Institutional Spending for Joint Replacement Surgery. JAMA. 2020 11 10; 324(18):1869-1877.
Association of Skilled Nursing Facility Participation in a Bundled Payment Model With Institutional Spending for Joint Replacement Surgery.
SteelFisher GK, Epstein AM, Grabowski DC, Joynt Maddox KE, Orav EJ, Barnett ML
Persistent challenges of COVID-19 in skilled nursing facilities: The administrator perspective. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 04; 69(4):875-878.
Persistent challenges of COVID-19 in skilled nursing facilities: The administrator perspective.
Wolfe JD, Epstein AM, Zheng J, Orav EJ, Joynt Maddox KE
Predictors of Success in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Program. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 02; 37(3):513-520.
Predictors of Success in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Program.
Year 1 of the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement-Advanced Model. N Engl J Med. 2021 08 12; 385(7):618-627.
Year 1 of the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement-Advanced Model.
Joynt Maddox KE, Barnett ML, Orav EJ, Zheng J, Grabowski DC, Epstein AM
Savings and outcomes under Medicare's bundled payments initiative for skilled nursing facilities. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 12; 69(12):3422-3434.
Savings and outcomes under Medicare's bundled payments initiative for skilled nursing facilities.
Behr CL, Joynt Maddox KE, Meara E, Epstein AM, Orav EJ, Barnett ML
Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibody Distribution to High-risk Medicare Beneficiaries, 2020-2021. JAMA. 2022 03 08; 327(10):980-983.
Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibody Distribution to High-risk Medicare Beneficiaries, 2020-2021.
Tsai TC, Jacobson BH, Griggs D, Jha AK, Orav EJ, Epstein AM
Marketplace Health Insurance Ratings: Most Potential Enrollees Have Access To Plans Of Medium Or High Quality. Health Aff (Millwood). 2022 03; 41(3):390-397.
Marketplace Health Insurance Ratings: Most Potential Enrollees Have Access To Plans Of Medium Or High Quality.
Figueroa JF, Tosin-Oni M, Phelan J, Orav EJ, Epstein AM
Changes in Employment Status and Access to Care During COVID-19 Pandemic Among Low-Income Adults in 4 Southern States. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 08; 37(11):2795-2802.
Changes in Employment Status and Access to Care During COVID-19 Pandemic Among Low-Income Adults in 4 Southern States.
Figueroa JF, Khorrami P, Bhanja A, Orav EJ, Epstein AM, Sommers BD
COVID-19-Related Insurance Coverage Changes and Disparities in Access to Care Among Low-Income US Adults in 4 Southern States. JAMA Health Forum. 2021 08; 2(8):e212007.
COVID-19-Related Insurance Coverage Changes and Disparities in Access to Care Among Low-Income US Adults in 4 Southern States.
Barnett ML, Waken RJ, Zheng J, Orav EJ, Epstein AM, Grabowski DC, Joynt Maddox KE
Changes in Health and Quality of Life in US Skilled Nursing Facilities by COVID-19 Exposure Status in 2020. JAMA. 2022 09 13; 328(10):941-950.
Changes in Health and Quality of Life in US Skilled Nursing Facilities by COVID-19 Exposure Status in 2020.
Association of Physician Group Practice Participation in Bundled Payments With Patient Selection, Costs, and Outcomes for Joint Replacement. JAMA Health Forum. 2021 May; 2(5):e210295.
Association of Physician Group Practice Participation in Bundled Payments With Patient Selection, Costs, and Outcomes for Joint Replacement.
Medicare's Bundled Payments For Care Improvement Advanced Model: Impact On High-Risk Beneficiaries. Health Aff (Millwood). 2022 11; 41(11):1661-1669.
Medicare's Bundled Payments For Care Improvement Advanced Model: Impact On High-Risk Beneficiaries.
Hammond G, Orav EJ, Zheng J, Epstein AM, Joynt Maddox KE
Changes in Racial Equity Associated With Participation in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Program. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 12 01; 5(12):e2244959.
Changes in Racial Equity Associated With Participation in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Program.
Huggins A, Husaini M, Wang F, Waken RJ, Epstein AM, Orav EJ, Joynt Maddox KE
Care Disruption During COVID-19: a National Survey of Hospital Leaders. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 04; 38(5):1232-1238.
Care Disruption During COVID-19: a National Survey of Hospital Leaders.
Chen AC, Epstein AM, Joynt Maddox KE, Grabowski DC, Orav EJ, Barnett ML
Care delivery approaches and perceived barriers to improving quality of care: A national survey of skilled nursing facilities. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 07; 71(7):2141-2150.
Care delivery approaches and perceived barriers to improving quality of care: A national survey of skilled nursing facilities.
Ulyte A, Waken RJ, Epstein AM, Orav EJ, Barnett ML, Joynt Maddox KE, Grabowski DC
Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Use and Spending Before and After Introduction of the Public Health Emergency Waiver During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 07 01; 183(7):637-645.
Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Use and Spending Before and After Introduction of the Public Health Emergency Waiver During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Shashikumar SA, Zheng J, Orav EJ, Epstein AM, Joynt Maddox KE
Changes in Cardiovascular Spending, Care Utilization, and Clinical Outcomes Associated With Participation in Bundled Payments for Care Improvement - Advanced. Circulation. 2023 10 03; 148(14):1074-1083.
Changes in Cardiovascular Spending, Care Utilization, and Clinical Outcomes Associated With Participation in Bundled Payments for Care Improvement - Advanced.
Impact of dementia special care units for short-stay nursing home patients. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 03; 72(3):767-777.
Impact of dementia special care units for short-stay nursing home patients.
McIntyre A, Sommers BD, Aboulafia G, Phelan J, Orav EJ, Epstein AM, Figueroa JF
Coverage and Access Changes During Medicaid Unwinding. JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Jun 07; 5(6):e242193.
Coverage and Access Changes During Medicaid Unwinding.
Lin SC, Zheng J, Epstein A, Orav EJ, Barnett M, Grabowski DC, Joynt Maddox KE
The extended impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term care residents in Medicare with frailty or dual Medicaid enrollment. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Nov; 72(11):3457-3466.
The extended impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term care residents in Medicare with frailty or dual Medicaid enrollment.
Hammond G, Lanter T, Wang F, Waken RJ, Zheng J, Epstein AM, Orav EJ, Joynt Maddox KE
Hospitals' strategies to reduce costs and improve quality: survey of hospital leaders. Am J Manag Care. 2024 Aug 01; 30(8):e240-e246.
Hospitals' strategies to reduce costs and improve quality: survey of hospital leaders.
Sloan MA, Kittner SJ, Feeser BR, Gardner J, Epstein A, Wozniak MA, Wityk RJ, Stern BJ, Price TR, Macko RF, Johnson CJ, Earley CJ, Buchholz D
Illicit drug-associated ischemic stroke in the Baltimore-Washington Young Stroke Study. Neurology. 1998 Jun; 50(6):1688-93.
Illicit drug-associated ischemic stroke in the Baltimore-Washington Young Stroke Study.
Improving adherence--money isn't the only thing. N Engl J Med. 2011 Dec 01; 365(22):2131-3.
Improving adherence--money isn't the only thing.
Will pay for performance improve quality of care? The answer is in the details. N Engl J Med. 2012 Nov 08; 367(19):1852-3.
Will pay for performance improve quality of care? The answer is in the details.
Tsai TC, Duggan CE, Zheng J, Orav EJ, Epstein AM
The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association
Clinical outcomes and profitability following rural hospital mergers and acquisitions. J Rural Health. 2025 Mar; 41(2):e12894.
Clinical outcomes and profitability following rural hospital mergers and acquisitions.
Robbins KJ, Zheng J, Waken RJ, Orav EJ, Epstein AM, Joynt Maddox KE
Medical and Surgical Episodes Among Hospital Participants in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement-Advanced Program. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 12 02; 7(12):e2451792.
Medical and Surgical Episodes Among Hospital Participants in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement-Advanced Program.
The journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Views of the chairs of Scottish health boards on engagement with quality management and comparisons with English trusts. J R Coll Physicians Edinb. 2013; 43(3):215-21.
Views of the chairs of Scottish health boards on engagement with quality management and comparisons with English trusts.
Promoting delivery system integration to foster higher value care slow progress ahead. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Aug 12; 173(15):1456-7.
Promoting delivery system integration to foster higher value care slow progress ahead.
McPherson K, Strong PM, Epstein A, Jones L
Social science & medicine. Part A, Medical sociology
Regional variations in the use of common surgical procedures: within and between England and Wales, Canada and the United States of America. Soc Sci Med A. 1981 May; 15(3 Pt 1):273-88.
Regional variations in the use of common surgical procedures: within and between England and Wales, Canada and the United States of America.
De Jonge KE, Sulmasy DP, Gold KG, Epstein A, Harper MG, Eisenberg JM, Schulman KA
The timing of do-not-resuscitate orders and hospital costs. J Gen Intern Med. 1999 Mar; 14(3):190-2.
The timing of do-not-resuscitate orders and hospital costs.
Calkins H, Epstein A, Packer D, Arria AM, Hummel J, Gilligan DM, Trusso J, Carlson M, Luceri R, Kopelman H, Wilber D, Wharton JM, Stevenson W
Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with structural heart disease using cooled radiofrequency energy: results of a prospective multicenter study. Cooled RF Multi Center Investigators Group. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000 Jun; 35(7):1905-14.
Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with structural heart disease using cooled radiofrequency energy: results of a prospective multicenter study. Cooled RF Multi Center Investigators Group.
Vetrovec G, Dailey S, Kay GN, Epstein A, Plumb V
Hemodynamic and electrophysiologic effects of amlodipine, a new long-acting calcium antagonist: preliminary observations. Am Heart J. 1989 Nov; 118(5 Pt 2):1104-5.
Hemodynamic and electrophysiologic effects of amlodipine, a new long-acting calcium antagonist: preliminary observations.
Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes
Influence of cardiac surgeon report cards on patient referral by cardiologists in New York state after 20 years of public reporting. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2013 Nov; 6(6):643-8.
Influence of cardiac surgeon report cards on patient referral by cardiologists in New York state after 20 years of public reporting.
Hu SX, Aitken ML, Epstein AM, Trusheim MR, Berndt ER
Market watch: defining and quantifying the use of personalized medicines. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2013 Dec; 12(12):896-7.
Market watch: defining and quantifying the use of personalized medicines.
McIntyre A, Sommers BD, Aboulafia G, Orav EJ, Epstein AM, Figueroa JF
Experiences with Medicaid unwinding among low-income adults in 4 southern states. Health Aff Sch. 2025 May; 3(5):qxaf083.
Experiences with Medicaid unwinding among low-income adults in 4 southern states.
Epstein AM, Jha AK, Orav EJ, Liebman DL, Audet AM, Zezza MA, Guterman S
Analysis of early accountable care organizations defines patient, structural, cost, and quality-of-care characteristics. Health Aff (Millwood). 2014 Jan; 33(1):95-102.
Analysis of early accountable care organizations defines patient, structural, cost, and quality-of-care characteristics.
New evidence on the Affordable Care Act: coverage impacts of early medicaid expansions. Health Aff (Millwood). 2014 Jan; 33(1):78-87.
New evidence on the Affordable Care Act: coverage impacts of early medicaid expansions.
Weissman JS, López L, Schneider EC, Epstein AM, Lipsitz S, Weingart SN
The association of hospital quality ratings with adverse events. Int J Qual Health Care. 2014 Apr; 26(2):129-35.
The association of hospital quality ratings with adverse events.
Sommers BD, Arntson E, Kenney GM, Epstein AM
Lessons from early Medicaid expansions under health reform: interviews with Medicaid officials. Medicare Medicaid Res Rev. 2013; 3(4).
Lessons from early Medicaid expansions under health reform: interviews with Medicaid officials.
Factors associated with high levels of spending for younger dually eligible beneficiaries with mental disorders. Health Aff (Millwood). 2014 Jun; 33(6):1006-13.
Factors associated with high levels of spending for younger dually eligible beneficiaries with mental disorders.
Shashikumar SA, Zheng J, Tsai TC, Orav EJ, Epstein AM, Joynt Maddox KE
Characteristics of Hospitals Participating in the Transforming Episode Accountability Model. JAMA Health Forum. 2025 Jul 03; 6(7):e251996.
Characteristics of Hospitals Participating in the Transforming Episode Accountability Model.
Jahnigen DW, Applegate WB, Cohen HJ, Epstein A, Granger C, Hogan D, Kennedy R, Lazaroff A
Working group recommendations: research on content and efficacy of geriatric evaluation and management interventions. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1991 Sep; 39(9 Pt 2):42S-44S.
Working group recommendations: research on content and efficacy of geriatric evaluation and management interventions.
Chen LM, Norton EC, Langa KM, Le S, Epstein AM
Geographic variation in out-of-pocket expenditures of elderly Medicare beneficiaries. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Jun; 62(6):1097-104.
Geographic variation in out-of-pocket expenditures of elderly Medicare beneficiaries.
The American journal of gastroenterology
Mucormycosis esophagitis in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Am J Gastroenterol. 1994 Oct; 89(10):1900-2.
Mucormycosis esophagitis in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Wadhera RK, Waken RJ, Wang F, Figueroa JF, Avula KC, Orav EJ, Epstein AM, Joynt Maddox KE
Hospitalizations and Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries at Cardiovascular Risk: Disruptions and Recovery From the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Jan 09.
Hospitalizations and Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries at Cardiovascular Risk: Disruptions and Recovery From the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Robbins KJ, Zheng J, Orav EJ, Epstein AM, Hawkins WG, Brauer DG, Joynt Maddox KE
Outcomes for Gastrointestinal Oncologic Surgery Episodes in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Program. Ann Surg. 2025 Aug 21.
Outcomes for Gastrointestinal Oncologic Surgery Episodes in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Program.
Sommers BD, Gordon S, Somers S, Ingram C, Epstein AM
Medicaid on the eve of expansion: a survey of state Medicaid officials on the Affordable Care Act. Am J Law Med. 2014; 40(2-3):253-79.
Medicaid on the eve of expansion: a survey of state Medicaid officials on the Affordable Care Act.
Access to coronary artery bypass graft surgery under pay for performance: evidence from the premier hospital quality incentive demonstration. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2014 Sep; 7(5):727-34.
Access to coronary artery bypass graft surgery under pay for performance: evidence from the premier hospital quality incentive demonstration.
Epstein AM, Sommers BD, Kuznetsov Y, Blendon RJ
Low-income residents in three states view Medicaid as equal to or better than private coverage, support expansion. Health Aff (Millwood). 2014 Nov; 33(11):2041-7.
Low-income residents in three states view Medicaid as equal to or better than private coverage, support expansion.
The impact of pay-for-performance on quality of care for minority patients. Am J Manag Care. 2014 Oct 01; 20(10):e479-86.
The impact of pay-for-performance on quality of care for minority patients.
The Children's Health Insurance Program as Adolescence Ends: Nearly 2 Decades of Children's Coverage. Acad Pediatr. 2015 May-Jun; 15(3 Suppl):S7-8.
The Children's Health Insurance Program as Adolescence Ends: Nearly 2 Decades of Children's Coverage.
Sommers BD, Maylone B, Nguyen KH, Blendon RJ, Epstein AM
The Impact Of State Policies On ACA Applications And Enrollment Among Low-Income Adults In Arkansas, Kentucky, And Texas. Health Aff (Millwood). 2015 Jun; 34(6):1010-8.
The Impact Of State Policies On ACA Applications And Enrollment Among Low-Income Adults In Arkansas, Kentucky, And Texas.
Joynt KE, Sarma N, Epstein AM, Jha AK, Weissman JS
Challenges in Reducing Readmissions: Lessons from Leadership and Frontline Personnel at Eight Minority-Serving Hospitals. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2014 Oct; 40(10):435-7.
Challenges in Reducing Readmissions: Lessons from Leadership and Frontline Personnel at Eight Minority-Serving Hospitals.
Busch AB, Epstein AM, McGuire TG, Normand SL, Frank RG
The journal of mental health policy and economics
Thirty-Day Hospital Readmission for Medicaid Enrollees with Schizophrenia: The Role of Local Health Care Systems. J Ment Health Policy Econ. 2015 Sep; 18(3):115-24.
Thirty-Day Hospital Readmission for Medicaid Enrollees with Schizophrenia: The Role of Local Health Care Systems.
Access to Emergency Services for Managed Care Patients
Zuckerman RB, Sheingold SH, Orav EJ, Ruhter J, Epstein AM
Readmissions, Observation, and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. N Engl J Med. 2016 Apr 21; 374(16):1543-51.
Readmissions, Observation, and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
International Health Care Quality Indicators
USING OUTCOME TO ASSESS QUALITY--DO READMISSIONS MATTE
COSTS, CORRELATES AND OUTCOMES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS
DIFFERENCES IN QUALITY OF CARE BY RACE, GENDER AND SE
The Patterns and Impact of Value Based Purchasing
DO FREE CARE POOLS AFFECT HOSPITAL ACCESS FOR UNINSURED?
ONGOING DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF HEDIS MEASURES
The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. N Engl J Med. 2016 08 04; 375(5):494.
The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
Sommers BD, Blendon RJ, Orav EJ, Epstein AM
Changes in Utilization and Health Among Low-Income Adults After Medicaid Expansion or Expanded Private Insurance. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Oct 01; 176(10):1501-1509.
Changes in Utilization and Health Among Low-Income Adults After Medicaid Expansion or Expanded Private Insurance.
Sommers BD, Gourevitch R, Maylone B, Blendon RJ, Epstein AM
Insurance Churning Rates For Low-Income Adults Under Health Reform: Lower Than Expected But Still Harmful For Many. Health Aff (Millwood). 2016 10 01; 35(10):1816-1824.
Insurance Churning Rates For Low-Income Adults Under Health Reform: Lower Than Expected But Still Harmful For Many.
Joynt KE, De Lew N, Sheingold SH, Conway PH, Goodrich K, Epstein AM
Should Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Take Social Risk into Account? N Engl J Med. 2017 Feb 09; 376(6):510-513.
Should Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Take Social Risk into Account?
Red-State Medicaid Expansions - Achilles' Heel of ACA Repeal? N Engl J Med. 2017 Feb 09; 376(6):e7.
Red-State Medicaid Expansions - Achilles' Heel of ACA Repeal?
Weissman JS, Cleary PD, Seage GR, Gatsonis C, Haas JS, Chasan-Taber S, Epstein AM
The influence of health-related quality of life and social characteristics on hospital use by patients with AIDS in the Boston Health Study. Med Care. 1996 Oct; 34(10):1037-56.
The influence of health-related quality of life and social characteristics on hospital use by patients with AIDS in the Boston Health Study.
Weissman JS, Ayanian JZ, Chasan-Taber S, Sherwood MJ, Roth C, Epstein AM
Hospital readmissions and quality of care. Med Care. 1999 May; 37(5):490-501.
Hospital readmissions and quality of care.
Racial disparities in medical care. N Engl J Med. 2001 May 10; 344(19):1471-3.
Hicks LS, Cleary PD, Epstein AM, Ayanian JZ
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation
Differences in health-related quality of life and treatment preferences among black and white patients with end-stage renal disease. Qual Life Res. 2004 Aug; 13(6):1129-37.
Differences in health-related quality of life and treatment preferences among black and white patients with end-stage renal disease.
Care in U.S. hospitals--the Hospital Quality Alliance program. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jul 21; 353(3):265-74.
Care in U.S. hospitals--the Hospital Quality Alliance program.
Use of public performance reports: a survey of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. JAMA. 1998 May 27; 279(20):1638-42.
Use of public performance reports: a survey of patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
A series on patient safety. N Engl J Med. 2002 Oct 17; 347(16):1272-4.
Savings from drug discount cards: relief for Medicare beneficiaries? Health Aff (Millwood). 2004 Jan-Jun; Suppl Web Exclusives:W4-198-209.
Savings from drug discount cards: relief for Medicare beneficiaries?
The emergency department as a pathway to admission for poor and high-cost patients. JAMA. 1991 Oct 23-30; 266(16):2238-43.
The emergency department as a pathway to admission for poor and high-cost patients.
Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Early Prenatal Care and Health Outcomes. Health Care Financ Rev. 1998; 19(4):85-99.
Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Early Prenatal Care and Health Outcomes.
Weissman JS, Van Deusen Lukas C, Epstein AM
Bad debt and free care in Massachusetts hospitals. Health Aff (Millwood). 1992; 11(2):148-61.
Bad debt and free care in Massachusetts hospitals.
Rolling down the runway: the challenges ahead for quality report cards. JAMA. 1998 Jun 03; 279(21):1691-6.
Rolling down the runway: the challenges ahead for quality report cards.
Public reporting of discharge planning and rates of readmissions. N Engl J Med. 2009 Dec 31; 361(27):2637-45.
Public reporting of discharge planning and rates of readmissions.
Geographic variation in Medicare spending. N Engl J Med. 2010 Jul 01; 363(1):85-6.
Geographic variation in Medicare spending.
Rosenthal MB, Berndt ER, Donohue JM, Frank RG, Epstein AM
Promotion of prescription drugs to consumers. N Engl J Med. 2002 Feb 14; 346(7):498-505.
Promotion of prescription drugs to consumers.
Racial disparities in the quality of care for enrollees in medicare managed care. JAMA. 2002 Mar 13; 287(10):1288-94.
Racial disparities in the quality of care for enrollees in medicare managed care.
Health care in America--still too separate, not yet equal. N Engl J Med. 2004 Aug 05; 351(6):603-5.
Health care in America--still too separate, not yet equal.
Physician-payment reform--unfinished business. N Engl J Med. 1992 May 14; 326(20):1330-4.
Physician-payment reform--unfinished business.
Epstein AM, Ayanian JZ, Keogh JH, Noonan SJ, Armistead N, Cleary PD, Weissman JS, David-Kasdan JA, Carlson D, Fuller J, Marsh D, Conti RM
Racial disparities in access to renal transplantation--clinically appropriate or due to underuse or overuse? N Engl J Med. 2000 Nov 23; 343(21):1537-44, 2 p preceding 1537.
Racial disparities in access to renal transplantation--clinically appropriate or due to underuse or overuse?
Leape LL, Weissman JS, Schneider EC, Piana RN, Gatsonis C, Epstein AM
Adherence to practice guidelines: the role of specialty society guidelines. Am Heart J. 2003 Jan; 145(1):19-26.
Adherence to practice guidelines: the role of specialty society guidelines.
Rosenthal MB, Landon BE, Normand SL, Frank RG, Epstein AM
Pay for performance in commercial HMOs. N Engl J Med. 2006 Nov 02; 355(18):1895-902.
Rethinking medical training--the critical work ahead. N Engl J Med. 2002 Oct 17; 347(16):1271-2.
Rethinking medical training--the critical work ahead.
Public release of performance data: a progress report from the front. JAMA. 2000 Apr 12; 283(14):1884-6.
Public release of performance data: a progress report from the front.
Zaslavsky AM, Hochheimer JN, Schneider EC, Cleary PD, Seidman JJ, McGlynn EA, Thompson JW, Sennett C, Epstein AM
Impact of sociodemographic case mix on the HEDIS measures of health plan quality. Med Care. 2000 Oct; 38(10):981-92.
Impact of sociodemographic case mix on the HEDIS measures of health plan quality.
Schneider EC, Leape LL, Weissman JS, Piana RN, Gatsonis C, Epstein AM
Racial differences in cardiac revascularization rates: does "overuse" explain higher rates among white patients? Ann Intern Med. 2001 Sep 04; 135(5):328-37.
Racial differences in cardiac revascularization rates: does "overuse" explain higher rates among white patients?
Volume and outcome--it is time to move ahead. N Engl J Med. 2002 Apr 11; 346(15):1161-4.
Volume and outcome--it is time to move ahead.
Rosenthal MB, Frank RG, Buchanan JL, Epstein AM
Transmission of financial incentives to physicians by intermediary organizations in California. Health Aff (Millwood). 2002 Jul-Aug; 21(4):197-205.
Transmission of financial incentives to physicians by intermediary organizations in California.
Use of high-cost operative procedures by Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in for-profit and not-for-profit health plans. N Engl J Med. 2004 Jan 08; 350(2):143-50.
Use of high-cost operative procedures by Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in for-profit and not-for-profit health plans.
Schneider EC, Landon BE, Tobias C, Epstein AM
Quality oversight in medicaid primary care case management programs. Health Aff (Millwood). 2004 Nov-Dec; 23(6):235-42.
Quality oversight in medicaid primary care case management programs.
Weissman JS, Annas CL, Epstein AM, Schneider EC, Clarridge B, Kirle L, Gatsonis C, Feibelmann S, Ridley N
Error reporting and disclosure systems: views from hospital leaders. JAMA. 2005 Mar 16; 293(11):1359-66.
Error reporting and disclosure systems: views from hospital leaders.
National Committee on Quality Assurance health-plan accreditation: predictors, correlates of performance, and market impact. Med Care. 2002 Apr; 40(4):325-37.
National Committee on Quality Assurance health-plan accreditation: predictors, correlates of performance, and market impact.
Quality of health care. Part 6: The role of physicians in the future of quality management. N Engl J Med. 1996 Oct 24; 335(17):1328-31.
Quality of health care. Part 6: The role of physicians in the future of quality management.
Weissman JS, Stern R, Fielding SL, Epstein AM
Delayed access to health care: risk factors, reasons, and consequences. Ann Intern Med. 1991 Feb 15; 114(4):325-31.
Delayed access to health care: risk factors, reasons, and consequences.
Cleary PD, Epstein AM, Oster G, Morrissey GS, Stason WB, Debussey S, Plachetka J, Zimmerman M
Health-related quality of life among patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Med Care. 1991 Oct; 29(10):939-50.
Health-related quality of life among patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
Udvarhelyi IS, Colditz GA, Rai A, Epstein AM
Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analyses in the medical literature. Are the methods being used correctly? Ann Intern Med. 1992 Feb 01; 116(3):238-44.
Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analyses in the medical literature. Are the methods being used correctly?
Guidance concerning surgery for emphysema. N Engl J Med. 2003 May 22; 348(21):2134-6.
Guidance concerning surgery for emphysema.
Sommers BD, Maylone B, Blendon RJ, Orav EJ, Epstein AM
Three-Year Impacts Of The Affordable Care Act: Improved Medical Care And Health Among Low-Income Adults. Health Aff (Millwood). 2017 06 01; 36(6):1119-1128.
Three-Year Impacts Of The Affordable Care Act: Improved Medical Care And Health Among Low-Income Adults.
Social Risk Factors and Performance Under Medicare's Value-Based Purchasing Programs. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2017 05; 10(5).
Social Risk Factors and Performance Under Medicare's Value-Based Purchasing Programs.
Udvarhelyi IS, Rosborough T, Lofgren RP, Lurie N, Epstein AM
Teaching status and resource use for patients with acute myocardial infarction: a new look at the indirect costs of graduate medical education. Am J Public Health. 1990 Sep; 80(9):1095-100.
Teaching status and resource use for patients with acute myocardial infarction: a new look at the indirect costs of graduate medical education.
Baker CD, Caplan A, Davis K, Dentzer S, Epstein AM, Frist B, Galvin RS, King-Shaw RJ, Lee TH, Oberlander JB, Rosenbaum S, Schroeder SA, Tuckson RV
Health of the nation--coverage for all Americans. N Engl J Med. 2008 Aug 21; 359(8):777-80.
Health of the nation--coverage for all Americans.
Jha AK, Orav EJ, Dobson A, Book RA, Epstein AM
Measuring efficiency: the association of hospital costs and quality of care. Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 May-Jun; 28(3):897-906.
Measuring efficiency: the association of hospital costs and quality of care.
Medicaid expansion--the soft underbelly of health care reform? N Engl J Med. 2010 Nov 25; 363(22):2085-7.
Medicaid expansion--the soft underbelly of health care reform?
Pay for performance at the tipping point. N Engl J Med. 2007 Feb 01; 356(5):515-7.
Pay for performance at the tipping point.
Concentration and quality of hospitals that care for elderly black patients. Arch Intern Med. 2007 Jun 11; 167(11):1177-82.
Concentration and quality of hospitals that care for elderly black patients.
Rosenthal MB, Landon BE, Normand SL, Frank RG, Ahmad TS, Epstein AM
Employers' use of value-based purchasing strategies. JAMA. 2007 Nov 21; 298(19):2281-8.
Employers' use of value-based purchasing strategies.
Schneider EC, Rosenthal M, Gatsonis CG, Zheng J, Epstein AM
Is the type of Medicare insurance associated with colorectal cancer screening prevalence and selection of screening strategy? Med Care. 2008 Sep; 46(9 Suppl 1):S84-90.
Is the type of Medicare insurance associated with colorectal cancer screening prevalence and selection of screening strategy?
Epstein AM, Weissman JS, Schneider EC, Gatsonis C, Leape LL, Piana RN
Race and gender disparities in rates of cardiac revascularization: do they reflect appropriate use of procedures or problems in quality of care? Med Care. 2003 Nov; 41(11):1240-55.
Race and gender disparities in rates of cardiac revascularization: do they reflect appropriate use of procedures or problems in quality of care?
Hussey P, Anderson G, Berthelot JM, Feek C, Kelley E, Osborn R, Raleigh V, Epstein A
Trends in socioeconomic disparities in health care quality in four countries. Int J Qual Health Care. 2008 Feb; 20(1):53-61.
Trends in socioeconomic disparities in health care quality in four countries.
The outcomes movement--will it get us where we want to go? N Engl J Med. 1990 Jul 26; 323(4):266-70.
The outcomes movement--will it get us where we want to go?
Epstein AM, Hall JA, Fretwell M, Feldstein M, DeCiantis ML, Tognetti J, Cutler C, Constantine M, Besdine R, Rowe J
Consultative geriatric assessment for ambulatory patients. A randomized trial in a health maintenance organization. JAMA. 1990 Jan 26; 263(4):538-44.
Consultative geriatric assessment for ambulatory patients. A randomized trial in a health maintenance organization.
Rates of avoidable hospitalization by insurance status in Massachusetts and Maryland. JAMA. 1992 Nov 04; 268(17):2388-94.
Rates of avoidable hospitalization by insurance status in Massachusetts and Maryland.
Fowler FJ, Massagli MP, Weissman J, Seage GR, Cleary PD, Epstein A
Some methodological lessons for surveys of persons with AIDS. Med Care. 1992 Nov; 30(11):1059-66.
Some methodological lessons for surveys of persons with AIDS.
Quality management practices in Medicaid managed care: a national survey of Medicaid and commercial health plans participating in the Medicaid program. JAMA. 1999 Nov 10; 282(18):1769-75.
Quality management practices in Medicaid managed care: a national survey of Medicaid and commercial health plans participating in the Medicaid program.
Guadagnoli E, Epstein AM, Zaslavsky A, Shaul JA, Veroff D, Fowler FJ, Cleary PD
Providing consumers with information about the quality of health plans: the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans demonstration in Washington State. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 2000 Jul; 26(7):410-20.
Providing consumers with information about the quality of health plans: the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans demonstration in Washington State.
Malina D, Morrissey S, Hamel MB, Solomon CG, Epstein AM, Campion EW, Drazen JM
Health, Wealth, and the U.S. Senate. N Engl J Med. 2017 09 21; 377(12):e17.
Revisiting readmissions--changing the incentives for shared accountability. N Engl J Med. 2009 Apr 02; 360(14):1457-9.
Revisiting readmissions--changing the incentives for shared accountability.
Landon BE, Schneider EC, Tobias C, Epstein AM
The evolution of quality management in Medicaid managed care. Health Aff (Millwood). 2004 Jul-Aug; 23(4):245-54.
The evolution of quality management in Medicaid managed care.
Prior-authorization programs for controlling drug spending. N Engl J Med. 2004 Nov 18; 351(21):2156-8.
Prior-authorization programs for controlling drug spending.
Jha AK, Fisher ES, Li Z, Orav EJ, Epstein AM
Racial trends in the use of major procedures among the elderly. N Engl J Med. 2005 Aug 18; 353(7):683-91.
Racial trends in the use of major procedures among the elderly.
Differences in the use of procedures between women and men hospitalized for coronary heart disease. N Engl J Med. 1991 Jul 25; 325(4):221-5.
Differences in the use of procedures between women and men hospitalized for coronary heart disease.
Do integrated medical groups provide higher-quality medical care than individual practice associations? Ann Intern Med. 2006 Dec 05; 145(11):826-33.
Do integrated medical groups provide higher-quality medical care than individual practice associations?
Discharge planning and rates of readmissions. N Engl J Med. 2010 Apr 01; 362(13):1244; author reply 1245.
Discharge planning and rates of readmissions.
A causal model of health status and satisfaction with medical care. Med Care. 1993 Jan; 31(1):84-94.
A causal model of health status and satisfaction with medical care.
Epstein AM, Hall JA, Tognetti J, Son LH, Conant L
Using proxies to evaluate quality of life. Can they provide valid information about patients' health status and satisfaction with medical care? Med Care. 1989 Mar; 27(3 Suppl):S91-8.
Using proxies to evaluate quality of life. Can they provide valid information about patients' health status and satisfaction with medical care?
Capitation payment: using predictors for medical utilization to adjust rates. Health Care Financ Rev. 1988; 10(1):51-69.
Capitation payment: using predictors for medical utilization to adjust rates.
Public reporting on risk-adjusted mortality after percutaneous coronary interventions in New York State: forecasting ability and impact on market share and physicians' decisions to discontinue practice. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2012 Jan; 5(1):70-5.
Public reporting on risk-adjusted mortality after percutaneous coronary interventions in New York State: forecasting ability and impact on market share and physicians' decisions to discontinue practice.
Chen LM, Epstein AM, Orav EJ, Filice CE, Samson LW, Joynt Maddox KE
Association of Practice-Level Social and Medical Risk With Performance in the Medicare Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier Program. JAMA. 2017 08 01; 318(5):453-461.
Association of Practice-Level Social and Medical Risk With Performance in the Medicare Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier Program.
Joynt Maddox KE, Sen AP, Samson LW, Zuckerman RB, DeLew N, Epstein AM
Elements of Program Design in Medicare's Value-based and Alternative Payment Models: a Narrative Review. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Nov; 32(11):1249-1254.
Elements of Program Design in Medicare's Value-based and Alternative Payment Models: a Narrative Review.
The effects of patient characteristics on ambulatory test ordering. Soc Sci Med. 1985; 21(10):1071-5.
The effects of patient characteristics on ambulatory test ordering.
Why states are so miffed about Medicaid--economics, politics, and the "woodwork effect". N Engl J Med. 2011 Jul 14; 365(2):100-2.
Why states are so miffed about Medicaid--economics, politics, and the "woodwork effect".
Most Marketplace Plans Included At Least 25 Percent Of Local-Area Physicians, But Enrollment Disparities Remained. Health Aff (Millwood). 2017 09 01; 36(9):1615-1623.
Most Marketplace Plans Included At Least 25 Percent Of Local-Area Physicians, But Enrollment Disparities Remained.
Earley CJ, Kittner SJ, Feeser BR, Gardner J, Epstein A, Wozniak MA, Wityk R, Stern BJ, Price TR, Macko RF, Johnson C, Sloan MA, Buchholz D
Stroke in children and sickle-cell disease: Baltimore-Washington Cooperative Young Stroke Study. Neurology. 1998 Jul; 51(1):169-76.
Stroke in children and sickle-cell disease: Baltimore-Washington Cooperative Young Stroke Study.
Wityk RJ, Kittner SJ, Jenner JL, Hebel JR, Epstein A, Wozniak MA, Stolley PD, Stern BJ, Sloan MA, Price TR, McCarter RJ, Macko RF, Johnson CJ, Earley CJ, Buchholz DW, Schaefer EJ
Lipoprotein (a) and the risk of ischemic stroke in young women. Atherosclerosis. 2000 Jun; 150(2):389-96.
Lipoprotein (a) and the risk of ischemic stroke in young women.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology : official publication of the International Retrovirology Association
Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of pharmacologic therapy: where we've been and where we're going. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1995; 10 Suppl 4:S1-5.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol
Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of pharmacologic therapy: where we've been and where we're going.
US teaching hospitals in the evolving health care system. JAMA. 1995 Apr 19; 273(15):1203-7.
US teaching hospitals in the evolving health care system.
Ayanian JZ, Udvarhelyi IS, Gatsonis CA, Pashos CL, Epstein AM
Racial differences in the use of revascularization procedures after coronary angiography. JAMA. 1993 May 26; 269(20):2642-6.
Racial differences in the use of revascularization procedures after coronary angiography.
Ayanian JZ, Weissman JS, Chasan-Taber S, Epstein AM
Quality of care by race and gender for congestive heart failure and pneumonia. Med Care. 1999 Dec; 37(12):1260-9.
Quality of care by race and gender for congestive heart failure and pneumonia.
Huskamp HA, Deverka PA, Epstein AM, Epstein RS, McGuigan KA, Frank RG
The effect of incentive-based formularies on prescription-drug utilization and spending. N Engl J Med. 2003 Dec 04; 349(23):2224-32.
The effect of incentive-based formularies on prescription-drug utilization and spending.
The association between hospital margins, quality of care, and closure or other change in operating status. J Gen Intern Med. 2011 Nov; 26(11):1291-6.
The association between hospital margins, quality of care, and closure or other change in operating status.
Fullerton CA, Busch AB, Normand SL, McGuire TG, Epstein AM
Ten-year trends in quality of care and spending for depression: 1996 through 2005. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2011 Dec; 68(12):1218-26.
Ten-year trends in quality of care and spending for depression: 1996 through 2005.
Quality of care for two common illnesses in teaching and nonteaching hospitals. Health Aff (Millwood). 1998 Nov-Dec; 17(6):194-205.
Quality of care for two common illnesses in teaching and nonteaching hospitals.
Cost-effectiveness of antihyperlipemic therapy in the prevention of coronary heart disease. The case of cholestyramine. JAMA. 1987 Nov 06; 258(17):2381-7.
Cost-effectiveness of antihyperlipemic therapy in the prevention of coronary heart disease. The case of cholestyramine.
Hartley RM, Epstein AM, Harris CM, McNeil BJ
Differences in ambulatory test ordering in England and America. Role of doctors' beliefs and attitudes. Am J Med. 1987 Mar; 82(3):513-7.
Differences in ambulatory test ordering in England and America. Role of doctors' beliefs and attitudes.
Joynt Maddox KE, Chen LM, Zuckerman R, Epstein AM
Association Between Race, Neighborhood, and Medicaid Enrollment and Outcomes in Medicare Home Health Care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 02; 66(2):239-246.
Association Between Race, Neighborhood, and Medicaid Enrollment and Outcomes in Medicare Home Health Care.
The impact of patient socioeconomic status and other social factors on readmission: a prospective study in four Massachusetts hospitals. Inquiry. 1994; 31(2):163-72.
The impact of patient socioeconomic status and other social factors on readmission: a prospective study in four Massachusetts hospitals.
Epstein AM, Bogen J, Dreyer P, Thorpe KE
Trends in length of stay and rates of readmission in Massachusetts: implications for monitoring quality of care. Inquiry. 1991; 28(1):19-28.
Trends in length of stay and rates of readmission in Massachusetts: implications for monitoring quality of care.
Donohue JM, Berndt ER, Rosenthal M, Epstein AM, Frank RG
Effects of pharmaceutical promotion on adherence to the treatment guidelines for depression. Med Care. 2004 Dec; 42(12):1176-85.
Effects of pharmaceutical promotion on adherence to the treatment guidelines for depression.
How patients' sociodemographic characteristics affect comparisons of competing health plans in California on HEDIS quality measures. Int J Qual Health Care. 2005 Feb; 17(1):67-74.
How patients' sociodemographic characteristics affect comparisons of competing health plans in California on HEDIS quality measures.
Huskamp HA, Deverka PA, Epstein AM, Epstein RS, McGuigan KA, Muriel AC, Frank RG
Impact of 3-tier formularies on drug treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2005 Apr; 62(4):435-41.
Impact of 3-tier formularies on drug treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children.
Zuckerman RB, Joynt Maddox KE, Sheingold SH, Chen LM, Epstein AM
Effect of a Hospital-wide Measure on the Readmissions Reduction Program. N Engl J Med. 2017 10 19; 377(16):1551-1558.
Effect of a Hospital-wide Measure on the Readmissions Reduction Program.
Rosenthal MB, Landon BE, Howitt K, Song HR, Epstein AM
Climbing up the pay-for-performance learning curve: where are the early adopters now? Health Aff (Millwood). 2007 Nov-Dec; 26(6):1674-82.
Climbing up the pay-for-performance learning curve: where are the early adopters now?
Seage GR, Landers S, Barry A, Groopman J, Lamb GA, Epstein AM
Medical care costs of AIDS in Massachusetts. JAMA. 1986 Dec 12; 256(22):3107-9.
Medical care costs of AIDS in Massachusetts.
Rosenthal MB, Frank RG, Li Z, Epstein AM
Early experience with pay-for-performance: from concept to practice. JAMA. 2005 Oct 12; 294(14):1788-93.
Early experience with pay-for-performance: from concept to practice.
Changes in the delivery of care under comprehensive health care reform. N Engl J Med. 1993 Nov 25; 329(22):1672-6.
Changes in the delivery of care under comprehensive health care reform.
Blendon RJ, Donelan K, Leitman R, Epstein A, Cantor JC, Cohen AB, Morrison I, Moloney T, Koeck C
Health reform lessons learned from physicians in three nations. Health Aff (Millwood). 1993; 12(3):194-203.
Health reform lessons learned from physicians in three nations.
Ayanian JZ, Kohler BA, Abe T, Epstein AM
The relation between health insurance coverage and clinical outcomes among women with breast cancer. N Engl J Med. 1993 Jul 29; 329(5):326-31.
The relation between health insurance coverage and clinical outcomes among women with breast cancer.
The effect of health coverage for uninsured pregnant women on maternal health and the use of cesarean section. JAMA. 1993 Jul 07; 270(1):61-4.
The effect of health coverage for uninsured pregnant women on maternal health and the use of cesarean section.
Malin JL, Schneider EC, Epstein AM, Adams J, Emanuel EJ, Kahn KL
Results of the National Initiative for Cancer Care Quality: how can we improve the quality of cancer care in the United States? J Clin Oncol. 2006 Feb 01; 24(4):626-34.
Results of the National Initiative for Cancer Care Quality: how can we improve the quality of cancer care in the United States?
The association of payer with utilization of cardiac procedures in Massachusetts. JAMA. 1990 Sep 12; 264(10):1255-60.
The association of payer with utilization of cardiac procedures in Massachusetts.
Jha AK, Orav EJ, Ridgway AB, Zheng J, Epstein AM
Does the Leapfrog program help identify high-quality hospitals? Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008 Jun; 34(6):318-25.
Does the Leapfrog program help identify high-quality hospitals?
Joynt Maddox KE, Epstein AM, Samson LW, Chen LM
Performance And Participation Of Physicians In Year One Of Medicare's Value-Based Payment Modifier Program. Health Aff (Millwood). 2017 12; 36(12):2175-2184.
Performance And Participation Of Physicians In Year One Of Medicare's Value-Based Payment Modifier Program.
The relationship between hospital admission rates and rehospitalizations. N Engl J Med. 2011 Dec 15; 365(24):2287-95.
The relationship between hospital admission rates and rehospitalizations.
Goldman L, Cook EF, Orav J, Epstein AM, Komaroff AL, Delbanco TL, Mulley AG, Hiatt HH
Research training in clinical effectiveness: replacing "in my experience ..." with rigorous clinical investigation. Clin Res. 1990 Dec; 38(4):686-93.
Research training in clinical effectiveness: replacing "in my experience ..." with rigorous clinical investigation.
Hall JA, Feldstein M, Fretwell MD, Rowe JW, Epstein AM
Older patients' health status and satisfaction with medical care in an HMO population. Med Care. 1990 Mar; 28(3):261-70.
Older patients' health status and satisfaction with medical care in an HMO population.
Buchwald D, Komaroff AL, Cook EF, Epstein AM
Indirect costs for medical education. Is there a July phenomenon? Arch Intern Med. 1989 Apr; 149(4):765-8.
Indirect costs for medical education. Is there a July phenomenon?
Policy makers should prepare for major uncertainties in Medicaid enrollment, costs, and needs for physicians under health reform. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011 Nov; 30(11):2186-93.
Policy makers should prepare for major uncertainties in Medicaid enrollment, costs, and needs for physicians under health reform.
Fullerton CA, Epstein AM, Frank RG, Normand SL, Fu CX, McGuire TG
Medication use and spending trends among children with ADHD in Florida's Medicaid program, 1996-2005. Psychiatr Serv. 2012 Feb 01; 63(2):115-21.
Medication use and spending trends among children with ADHD in Florida's Medicaid program, 1996-2005.
Epstein AM, Stern RS, Tognetti J, Begg CB, Hartley RM, Cumella E, Ayanian JZ
The association of patients' socioeconomic characteristics with the length of hospital stay and hospital charges within diagnosis-related groups. N Engl J Med. 1988 Jun 16; 318(24):1579-85.
The association of patients' socioeconomic characteristics with the length of hospital stay and hospital charges within diagnosis-related groups.
Outpatient geriatric assessment in a Health Maintenance Organization. Its structure, practice, and clinical implications. Clin Geriatr Med. 1987 Feb; 3(1):185-91.
Outpatient geriatric assessment in a Health Maintenance Organization. Its structure, practice, and clinical implications.
Who provides gynecologic care? Am J Prev Med. 1985 Jan-Feb; 1(1):15-21.
The effects of physicians' training and personality on test ordering for ambulatory patients. Am J Public Health. 1984 Nov; 74(11):1271-3.
The effects of physicians' training and personality on test ordering for ambulatory patients.
Haas JS, Cleary PD, Guadagnoli E, Fanta C, Epstein AM
The impact of socioeconomic status on the intensity of ambulatory treatment and health outcomes after hospital discharge for adults with asthma. J Gen Intern Med. 1994 Mar; 9(3):121-6.
The impact of socioeconomic status on the intensity of ambulatory treatment and health outcomes after hospital discharge for adults with asthma.
Participation and Dropout in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative. JAMA. 2018 01 09; 319(2):191-193.
Participation and Dropout in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative.
Samson LW, Chen LM, Epstein AM, Maddox KEJ
Dually Enrolled Beneficiaries Have Higher Episode Costs On The Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary Measure. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 01; 37(1):86-94.
Dually Enrolled Beneficiaries Have Higher Episode Costs On The Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary Measure.
Schneider EC, Malin JL, Kahn KL, Ko CY, Adams J, Epstein AM
Surviving colorectal cancer : patient-reported symptoms 4 years after diagnosis. Cancer. 2007 Nov 01; 110(9):2075-82.
Surviving colorectal cancer : patient-reported symptoms 4 years after diagnosis.
Greenberg CC, Schneider EC, Lipsitz SR, Ko CY, Malin JL, Epstein AM, Weeks JC, Kahn KL
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Do variations in provider discussions explain socioeconomic disparities in postmastectomy breast reconstruction? J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Apr; 206(4):605-15.
Do variations in provider discussions explain socioeconomic disparities in postmastectomy breast reconstruction?
Cholesterol reduction and health policy: taking clinical science to patient care. Ann Intern Med. 1987 Apr; 106(4):621-3.
Cholesterol reduction and health policy: taking clinical science to patient care.
Zhu J, Stuver SO, Epstein AM, Schneider EC, Weissman JS, Weingart SN
Can we rely on patients' reports of adverse events? Med Care. 2011 Oct; 49(10):948-55.
Can we rely on patients' reports of adverse events?
Sommers BD, Tomasi MR, Swartz K, Epstein AM
Reasons for the wide variation in Medicaid participation rates among states hold lessons for coverage expansion in 2014. Health Aff (Millwood). 2012 May; 31(5):909-19.
Reasons for the wide variation in Medicaid participation rates among states hold lessons for coverage expansion in 2014.
Quality management by state Medicaid agencies converting to managed care: plans and current practice. JAMA. 1998 Jan 21; 279(3):211-6.
Quality management by state Medicaid agencies converting to managed care: plans and current practice.
Seage GR, Gatsonis C, Weissman JS, Haas JS, Cleary PD, Fowler FJ, Massagli MP, Stone VE, Craven DE, Makadon H, Goldberg J, Coltin K, Levin KS, Epstein AM
The Boston AIDS Survival Score (BASS): a multidimensional AIDS severity instrument. Am J Public Health. 1997 Apr; 87(4):567-73.
The Boston AIDS Survival Score (BASS): a multidimensional AIDS severity instrument.
Health policy 2001--a new series. N Engl J Med. 2001 Mar 01; 344(9):673.
Schneider EC, Cleary PD, Zaslavsky AM, Epstein AM
Racial disparity in influenza vaccination: does managed care narrow the gap between African Americans and whites? JAMA. 2001 Sep 26; 286(12):1455-60.
Racial disparity in influenza vaccination: does managed care narrow the gap between African Americans and whites?
Medicaid managed care and high quality. Can we have both? JAMA. 1997 Nov 19; 278(19):1617-21.
Medicaid managed care and high quality. Can we have both?
Paying for performance in the United States and abroad. N Engl J Med. 2006 Jul 27; 355(4):406-8.
Paying for performance in the United States and abroad.
Multidimensionality of health status in an elderly population. Construct validity of a measurement battery. Med Care. 1989 Mar; 27(3 Suppl):S168-77.
Multidimensionality of health status in an elderly population. Construct validity of a measurement battery.
A survey of board chairs of English hospitals shows greater attention to quality of care than among their US counterparts. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 Apr; 32(4):677-85.
A survey of board chairs of English hospitals shows greater attention to quality of care than among their US counterparts.
Udvarhelyi IS, Gatsonis C, Epstein AM, Pashos CL, Newhouse JP, McNeil BJ
Acute myocardial infarction in the Medicare population. Process of care and clinical outcomes. JAMA. 1992 Nov 11; 268(18):2530-6.
Acute myocardial infarction in the Medicare population. Process of care and clinical outcomes.
Scale and structure of capitated physician organizations in California. Health Aff (Millwood). 2001 Jul-Aug; 20(4):109-19.
Scale and structure of capitated physician organizations in California.