Health Policy
This division studies the efficient and equitable allocation of scarce health care resources, focusing on health care technology assessment and comparative effectiveness, disparities in treatment and preventive care, financing and reimbursement, and incentives for implementation of evidence-based practice.
Areas of research include cost-effectiveness of and population variation in cancer treatment; cost-effectiveness and feasibility of diagnosing and treating HIV and hepatitis C in the U.S and syphilis in Haiti; depression treatment in primary care and other medical settings with a special focus on older patients; evaluating outcomes in total joint replacements; cost-effectiveness of buprenorphine treatment for opioid dependency; and the implementation of a cervical and breast cancer treatment program in India.
Contact information:
Bruce R. Schackman, PhD,
Division Chief
Tel: 212-746-6625
Fax: 212-746-8544
brs2006@med.cornell.edu
Anita Mesi, BA,
Grants Administrator
Tel: 212-746-1991
Fax:: 212-746-8544
anm2033@med.cornell.edu
Mailing Address:
Weill Medical College - Department of Public Health
Division of Health Policy
411 East 69th Street
New York, NY 10021