Jean Abraham, PhD

As a health economist, my primary research areas focus on private health insurance, including consumer behavior, plan quality, benefit design innovation, and competition. I served as director of the Master of Healthcare Administration Program from 2016-2022 and currently serve as Interim Head of the Division of Health Policy and Management.

• Wegmiller Professor of Healthcare Administration, 2016-2022
• Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award, 2019
• Weckwerth Professor in Healthcare Administration Leadership, 2014-2016

• American Society of Health Economists
• International Health Economics Association
• AcademyHealth
• Association of University Programs in Health Administration

• 2017-2018, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, "Studying the impact and implications of insurers' exit from local individual markets and exploring state-based solutions for market stabilization" Co-Principal Investigator
• 2016–2017, Russell Sage Foundation, "Employer Sponsored Insurance under the Affordable Care Act," Principal Investigator
• 2014–2016, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "University of Minnesota Collaborating Center of the Workplace Health Research Network (SIP-031)," Co-Principal Investigator
• 2015–2020, NIH, "Integrated Health Interview Series Competing Continuation," Co-Investigator
• 2014–2016, NIH NHLBI, "Testing a Community Intervention to Increase Aspirin Use," Co-Investigator

Selected Publications

• Abraham, J. S. Cai, D. Anderson, C. Drake. “Behavioral Health Quality among Marketplace Insurers in 2019.” February 2021, Psychiatric Services, 72(2): 200-203. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000115
• Abraham, J., N. Oldenburg, M. Eder, R. Luepker. “Organizational Costs and Benefits of a Health System Quality Improvement Intervention to Increase Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention of Heart Attack and Stroke.” 2020, American Journal of Medical Quality, First Published Online 7 Oct 2020.
• Abraham, J. “Employer Wellness Programs: A Work in Progress.” JAMA, April 16, 2019.
• Abraham, J., A. Royalty, C. Drake. “Plan Choice and Affordability in the Individual and Small Group Markets: Policy and Performance – Past and Present. 2019, Health Affairs,38(4): 675-683.
• Abraham, J. and K. White. “Tracking the Changing Landscape of Corporate Wellness Companies.” 2017, Health Affairs, 36(2): 222-228.
• Abraham, J., R. Feldman, P. Graven. “Employers’ Changing Economic Incentives to Offer Health Insurance under the Affordable Care Act.” 2016, American Journal of Health Economics, 2(3): 273-299.