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Zeynal Karaca is an Adjunct Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University, and a senior economist at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). With over 15 years of experience, his work spans economic research, statistical modeling, health policy analysis, and healthcare measurement.
His research focuses on key issues in health economics, including pricing and competition in physician and hospital services, physician practice patterns, hospital payments and costs, and the impact of market forces on healthcare cost, access, and quality. He has extensively studied managed care enrollment, service utilization, and the role of quality in hospital markets.
Zeynal has published in leading journals such as Health Affairs, Health Services Research, Medical Care, Production and Operations Management, and NBER Working Papers. His scholarly output reflects strong interdisciplinary engagement across health services research, economics, and public policy.
- Member, American Society of Health Economists
- Member, Academy Health
- Former President, Health Economics Interest Group, Academy Health
He has previously served as a Senior Research Scientist at Social & Scientific Systems Inc. and as a Manager at Avalere Health LLC, where he developed budget-impact and comparative effectiveness models and conducted cost-benefit analyses of pharmaceuticals. His expertise bridges academic research, policy development, and practical healthcare economics applications. He contributes to program and contract management in large-scale health research initiatives.
Zeynal Karaca is affiliated with research teams focused on healthcare measurement and policy evaluation at AHRQ, contributing to national efforts in assessing healthcare system performance and informing evidence-based policy decisions.
