Eric T. Roberts, PhD is a health economist who studies the delivery and financing of care in U.S. public insurance programs and health care delivery systems. Dr. Roberts’ research program encompasses three intersecting areas: 1) health insurance for low-income individuals with Medicare and Medicaid (the “dual eligibles”), 2) Medicare and Medicaid managed care, and 3) the effects of payment and delivery system reform on health care disparities. His research uses simulation and econometric techniques for causal inference to inform policymakers and practitioners about the effects of insurance, payment, and delivery system reform policies on the care of vulnerable populations. His work has appeared in major medical and policy journals and has been funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Institute on Aging, the Veterans Health Administration, Arnold Ventures, and the Commonwealth Fund. Dr. Roberts earned his PhD in Health Economics & Policy in 2015 from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University and in 2017 completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Health Care Policy and Harvard Medical School.
