David C. Grabowski

David C. Grabowski is a Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School's Department of Health Care Policy. He specializes in the economics of aging, focusing on long-term care and post-acute care systems. His research has influenced national policy on Medicare/Medicaid integration, nursing home quality, and healthcare disparities.

Education: BA in Public Policy and Psychology from Duke University (1993), PhD in Public Policy from the University of Chicago (1999).

Key roles include membership in the National Academy of Medicine since 2023, service on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC, 2017–2023), and editorial boards of journals like Forum for Health Economics and Policy. His work has been published in leading journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine and Health Affairs.

Research interests span nursing home staffing, payment policies, and disparities in care. Recent studies include evaluations of post-pandemic policy reforms, staffing shortages, and Medicare/Medicaid integration models.

Recipient of the 2004 Thompson Prize for Young Investigators and multiple Harvard teaching awards. He has advised Congress on healthcare policy and contributed to national debates on long-term care financing and quality improvement.