Health Policy Center, independent research for better health policy: The Urban Institute

Lisa Clemans-Cope, (Ph.D. in Health Economics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and BA in Economics, Princeton University), is a Senior Research Associate at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C. with five years of research experience.  Dr. Clemans-Cope’s current research examines geographic variation in the medical spending of “dual” Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries and how Medicaid beneficiaries’ spending and health care use compares to that of the low-income privately insured and the uninsured.  Dr. Clemans-Cope assisted in the development of the Health Insurance Policy Simulation Model (HIPSM), which has the capability to simulate state and national health insurance and tax reform policies.  Her previous modeling work includes simulation and evaluation of state and national reform policies involving: individual and employer coverage mandates, tax credits and premium subsidies for the purchase of health insurance, expansions of public health insurance programs, publicly-funded reinsurance, guaranteed issue purchasing pools, and high deductible health plans.  Clemans-Cope has also assisted in research investigating how public policies affect vulnerable populations in terms of their access to health care, use of services, and enrollment in health insurance.