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Daniel E. Polsky is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Health Economics and Policy at Johns Hopkins University, with primary appointments in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Carey Business School. He is also the Director of the Hopkins Business of Health Initiative. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, he was a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania from 1996 to 2019, where he held professorships at the Wharton School and the Perelman School of Medicine, and served as executive director of the Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics from 2012 to 2019.
- PhD in Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1996
- MPP in Public Policy, University of Michigan, 1989
- BA, University of Michigan, 1996
Daniel Polsky is a leading expert in health economics and policy, with a research focus on health care financing, insurance design, payment reform, and access to care—particularly for low-income and vulnerable populations. His work examines the cost and quality tradeoffs of health interventions, the functioning of health care markets, and the impact of public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. He has extensively studied private equity investments in health care, telemedicine access in rural areas, and the structure of provider networks.
His recent publications span journals like New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, Health Affairs, and Annals of Internal Medicine, reflecting a strong trend toward policy-relevant research on health care delivery, behavioral health access, market consolidation, and health equity. His work often combines rigorous economic analysis with real-world data to inform health policy decisions.
- Member, National Academy of Medicine
- Health and Medicine Committee, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- Panel of Health Advisers, Congressional Budget Office
- Former Senior Economist, President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Daniel Polsky has led major research initiatives and advised federal and state agencies on health policy. He directed the Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics and currently leads the Hopkins Business of Health Initiative, which bridges public health and business to improve health system performance. His research has been supported by numerous grants from federal agencies and foundations, focusing on health care innovation, payment reform, and access to behavioral health services. He has mentored many students and junior researchers, though specific advisees are not listed in the provided text.
He is actively involved in interdisciplinary research through affiliations with the Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research (CHSOR) and the Hopkins’ Economics of Alzheimer’s Disease & Services Center. His work often involves collaboration across schools and institutions to address complex health system challenges.
