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

Ashley Palmer, a Research Associate in the Health Policy Center, joined the Urban Institute in January, 2009.  Previously, Ms. Palmer worked for the Lewin Group, where she evaluated Medicaid, Medicare, and health reform initiatives.  Her current work focuses on the evaluation of safety-net programs and the health care delivery system.  She is experienced with quantitative and qualitative methods, and has produced work for states, localities, federal agencies, health plans, hospitals, and associations.  She has a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the George Washington University.