Andrew Ryan, Ph.D.

Director of the Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR), Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice

Biography

Research Interests: Health care payment systems, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, value based care

Recent News

A new study about affordability standards for hospitals in Rhode Island was recently released by Brown University. The study looks into how these standards enacted by the state resulted in lower prices in hospitals and insurance premiums. Andrew Ryan, director of Brown’s Center for Advancing Health Policy Through Research, joined 12 News at 4 Friday to talk about the findings.
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In 2010, Rhode Island attempted a lively experiment in health care costs by limiting how much hospitals could increase the prices they charge. Fifteen years later, a new study led by a team of Brown University researchers suggests the hospital price growth mandate worked, not only cutting hospital prices directly, but also flowing downstream to lower consumer spending on health plan premiums.
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News from SPH

Turning a Passion for Public Health into Action

Meehir Dixit ’24, a newly minted Brown alumnus with a concentration in public health, has already found a home as a research assistant in the School of Public Health’s Center for Gerontology & Health Research and Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR).
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The Boston Globe

How Medicare can save $500 billion

In the Boston Globe, Professors Andy Ryan and David Meyers lay out why Medicare Advantage plans are costing taxpayers billions in excess spending—and how to fix it.
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