The Population Health and Health Policy (PHHP) program at the Cutler Institute conducts policy-driven research, evaluation, policy analysis and technical assistance focusing on the public health system and the delivery of healthcare services. Our research is conducted in the areas of healthcare access, quality and financing; public health systems and practice; and rural health.
We focus our work in the following areas:
- Healthcare Access, Quality, & Financing
- Public Health Systems & Practice
- Rural Health
2004
Rural Health Disparities, Population Health, and Rural Culture, David Hartley PhD, MHA
Are Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses a Solution to Rural Mental Health Workforce Shortages?, David Hartley PhD, MHA; Valerie Hart PhD, MSN; Nancy P. Hanrahan PhD, RN; and Stephenie L. Loux MS
Community Rating and Sustainable Individual Health Insurance Markets in New Jersey, Alan C. Monheit, Joel C. Cantor, Margaret Koller, and Kimberley S. Fox MPA
Comparative Performance Data for Critical Access Hospitals, George H. Pink PhD, Rebecca T. Slifkin PhD, Andrew F. Coburn PhD, and John A. Gale MS
A Guide to Potentially Inappropriate Medications for the Elderly: Description of the Beers Criteria 2003, Judith B. Tupper DHEd, CHES, CPPS
Patterns of Individual Health Insurance Coverage, 1996-2000, Erika C. Ziller PhD, Andrew F. Coburn PhD, Timothy D. McBride PhD, and Courtney Andrews
2003
Variations in Nursing Home Discharge Rates for Urban and Rural Nursing Facility Residents with Hip Fracture., Andrew F. Coburn PhD, Elise Bolda PhD, and Robert G. Keith PhD
The Characteristics and Roles of Rural Health Clinics in the United States: A Chartbook, John A. Gale and Andrew F. Coburn
Writing Community-centered Evaluation Reports., Brenda M Joly
Improved Prescribing for the Elderly, Lisa Letourneau MD; Judith B. Tupper DHEd, CHES, CPPS; and C. Oland
Children's Bicycle Helmet Use and Injuries in Hillsborough County, Florida Before and After Helmet Legislation., Karen D. Liller PhD; Jodi Nearns PhD, MPH; Maria Cabrera; Brenda M. Joly PhD, MPH; Virginia J. Noland; and R McDermott
Small Town Health Care Safety Nets: Report on a Pilot Study, Pat Taylor PhD; Lynn Blewett PhD; Michelle Brasure PhD; Kathleen Thiede Call PhD; Eric Larson PhD; John A. Gale MS; Amy Hagopian MHA; L. Gary Hart PhD; David Hartley PhD, MHA; Peter House MHA; Mary Katherine James MPH; and Thomas R. Ricketts PhD
Health Insurance Coverage of the Rural and Urban Near Elderly, Erika Ziller and Andrew Coburn
2002
Rural Long-term Care: What do we Need to Know to Improve Policy and Programs?, Andrew F. Coburn PhD
The Impact of Rural Residence on Multiple Hospitalizations in Nursing Facility Residents., Andrew F. Coburn PhD, Robert G. Keith PhD, and Elise J. Bolda PhD
Patterns of health insurance coverage among rural and urban children [Article], Andrew F. Coburn PhD, Timothy D. McBride PhD, and Erika C. Ziller PhD
Three States' Approaches to Pharmaceutical Assistance: A Guide for the Perplexed, Stephen Crystal; Kimberley S. Fox MPA; Mina Silberberg; Thomas E. Trail; Susan C. Reinhard PhD, RN; and Joel C. Cantor
State Pharmacy Assistance Programs: Approaches to Program Design, Kimberley S. Fox MPA, Thomas Trail, and Stephen Crystal
The MaineCare Option for Workers with Disabilities: A Survey of Past and Present Enrollees, Sara T. Salley JD, MPPM and Larry Glantz MSS, MSLP
2001
Rural Elders and Long-term Care, Andrew F. Coburn PhD and Elise Bolda PhD
A Review of State Flex Program Plans 2004-2005 (Briefing Paper #10), Stephanie L. Loux MS; John A. Gale MS; Anush Yousefian Hansen MS,MA; Andrew F. Coburn PhD; and Walter Gregg MA, MPH
2000
Models for Integrating and Managing Acute and Long-term Care Services in Rural Areas [Working Paper], Andrew F. Coburn PhD
1999
Effects of changing Medicaid fees on physician participation and enrollee access., Andrew F. Coburn Ph.D., Stephen H. Long Ph.D., and M. Susan Marquis Ph.D.
1998
Rural Models for Integrating Primary Care and Mental Health Services., Donna C. Bird PhD; David Lambert PhD; David Hartley PhD, MHA; Peter G. Beeson; and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
The Role of Health Services Research in Developing State Health Policy, Andrew F. Coburn PhD
Rural Models for Integrating and Managing Acute and Long-term Care Services [Working Paper], Andrew F. Coburn PhD, Elise Bolda PhD, John W. Seavey PhD, Julie T. Fralich MBA, and Deborah Curtis MPH
Employer-based Health Insurance Coverage of Workers: Are Rural Firms and Workers Different?, Andrew F. Coburn and Elizabeth Kilbreth
Urban-rural Differences in Employer-based Health Insurance Coverage of Workers, Andrew F. Coburn PhD, Elizabeth H. Kilbreth PhD, Stephen H. Long PhD, and M. Susan Marquis PhD
Management of Patients with Depression by Rural Primary Care Practitioners., David Hartley PhD, MHA; Neil Korsen MD; Donna C. Bird PhD; and Marc S. Agger MPH
Satisfaction with Practice in a Rural State: Perceptions of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives, Anne B. Keith RN, DrPH, C-PNP; Andrew F. Coburn PhD; and Elizabeth Mahoney JD
State-sponsored Programs for the Uninsured: Is There Adverse Selection?, Elizabeth Kilbreth PhD, Andrew F. Coburn PhD, Catherine McGuire BS, Diane P. Martin, Paula Hagedorn Diehr, C. W. Madden, and S. M. Skillman
The Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal Spending, Jeffrey Merrill and Kimberley S. Fox MPA
1997
Rural Primary Care Practitioners are a Major Source of Mental Health Services, David Hartley PhD, MHA
1996
Managerial Responses to Medicaid Prospective Payment in the Nursing Home Sector., W M. Reid and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
1995
Does the Quality of Rural and Urban Nursing Homes Differ?, Andrew F. Coburn, Julie T. Fralich MBA, Catherine McGuire BS, and Richard Fortlinsky PhD
Legislative and Policy Strategies for Supporting Rural Health Network Development: Lessons from the 103rd Congress, Andrew F. Coburn PhD and Keith J. Mueller PhD
Estimating the Costs of Substance Abuse to the Medicaid Hospital Care Program, Kimberley S. Fox MPA, Jeffrey C. Merrill MPH, Han-hua Chang MA, and Joseph A. Califano LLB
1994
An Expert Panel Approach to Assessing the Rural Implications of Health Care Reform: The Case of the Health Security Act., Andrew F. Coburn PhD, Sam M. Cordes PhD, Robert A. Crittenden MD, J. Patrick Hart PhD, Keith J. Mueller PhD, Wayne W. Myers MD, and Thomas R. Ricketts PhD
Variations in Outcomes of Care in Urban and Rural Nursing Facilities in Maine, Andrew F. Coburn PhD, Julie T. Fralich MBA, Catherine McGuire BS, and Richard Fortlinsky PhD
The Cost of Substance Abuse to America’s Health Care System; Report 2: Medicare Hospital Costs, Kimberly S. Fox MPA
Health Insurance Coverage Among Small Rural and Urban Businesses, Elizabeth Kilbreth, Andrew F. Coburn, and Marc Agger
Small and Rural: The Double Jeopardy in Expanding Employer-Based Health Insurance Coverage, Elizabeth Kilbreth, Andrew F. Coburn, and Marc Agger
1993
Effect of Prospective Reimbursement on Nursing Home Costs., Andrew F. Coburn PhD, Richard H. Fortinsky PhD, Catherine McGuire BS, and T P McDonald
The Impact of Prospective Reimbursement on Nursing Home Costs, Access to Care and Quality of Care, Andrew F. Coburn PhD, Thomas P. MacDonald, Richard H. Fortinsky PhD, Catherine A. McGuire BS, and Julie T. Fralich MBA
1992
Developing Consumer-centered Quality Assurance Strategies for Home Care, P.A. Riley, Richard H. Fortinsky PhD, and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
1990
Health Services Research in a Quick and Dirty World: the New York City Hospital Occupancy Crisis, Lois P. Myers, Kimberley S. Fox MPA, and Bruce C. Vladeck
1988
A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Medicaid Prospective Reimbursement on Nursing Home Care in Maine [Report #4], Andrew F. Coburn, Thomas P. MacDonald, Richard H. Fortinsky PhD, Catherine McGuire BS, and Julie T. Fralich MBA
1987
Management Responses to Maine's Nursing Home Prospective Payment System, T. McDonald, Andrew F. Coburn PhD, and Julie T. Fralich MBA
1985
A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Medicaid Prospective Reimbursement on Nursing Home Care in Maine [Report #3], Andrew F. Coburn PhD, Thomas P. MacDonald, Richard H. Fortinsky PhD, Catherine McGuire BS, and Julie T. Fralich MBA
1984
The Development and Implementation of Maine's Nursing Home Prospective Payment System, Andrew F. Coburn PhD and Julie T. Fralich MBA
