Adam Sacarny

Adam Sacarny is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and holds affiliations with J-PAL North America and the Columbia Population Research Center. He earned his PhD in Economics from MIT and was a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar at Harvard University.

His research focuses on three core areas: low-value prescribing, hospital performance/productivity, and health insurance takeup. He frequently employs randomized controlled trials to test healthcare delivery interventions. Key projects include studies on Medicare payment loopholes, administrative barriers to insurance enrollment, and opioid prescribing safety.

His publications span economics, medical, and policy journals, with recurring themes in healthcare market efficiency, policy spillovers, and technology adoption. Recent work analyzes hospital mergers, racial disparities in care, and behavioral interventions to reduce dangerous prescribing.

• Awards: AcademyHealth Publication-of-the-Year Award (2018), NIHCM Research Award Finalist.
• Grants: Funded by NIH, J-PAL, Arnold Foundation, and NIHCM.
• Teams/Labs: Collaborates with NBER, J-PAL, and CPRC on health economics and policy trials.