Selected Reports and Briefs

Keith Kranker, Boyd Gilman, Matthew Niedzwiecki, R. Vincent Pohl, Arnold Chen, Jonathan Gellar, Marlena Luhr, Patricia Rowan, Lauren Vollmer Forrow, and Danielle Whicher. “Evaluation of the Medicare Care Choices Model.” Fifth and Final Report submitted to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica, November 2023.
Media coverage: Hospice News

R. Vincent Pohl, Cara Orfield, Kara Nester, Kimberly Aguillard, Anna Pickrell, Jessica Rosenblum, Sean Orzol, and Monica Lazaro Davadi. “Evaluation of the Colorado Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise FY 2022/23.” Final evaluation report submitted to the Colorado Division of Insurance. Seattle, WA: Mathematica, June 2023.
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R. Vincent Pohl, Lianlian Lei, and Matthew Niedzwiecki. “Matching Methods for the Evaluation of Section 1115 Demonstrations.” White paper submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Washington, DC: Mathematica, February 2023.

Aparna Keshaviah, R. Vincent Pohl, Xindi C. Hu, Alyssa Maccarone, John Hotchkiss, Ian Huff, Hanzhi Zhou, and Divya Vohra. “The Effects of Healthy Davis Together: A COVID-19 Response Program.” Mathematica brief, July 2022.
Media coverage: Politico

Keith Kranker, Matthew Niedzwiecki, R. Vincent Pohl, Arnold Chen, Marlena Luhr, Lauren Vollmer Forrow, and Valerie Cheh. “Evaluation of the Medicare Care Choices Model.” Annual Report 4 submitted to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica, April 2022.
Media coverage: Stateline

Todd Honeycutt, Amal Harrati, Andrew Langan, Gina Livermore, and R. Vincent Pohl. “Evaluation Options for the Papers Developed Under the SSI Youth Solutions Project.” Report submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica, October 2021.

Katharine Bradley, Jessica Heeringa, R. Vincent Pohl, James D. Reschovsky, and Maggie Samra. “Selecting the Best Comparison Group and Evaluation Design: A Guidance Document for State Section 1115 Demonstration Evaluations.” White paper submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Washington, DC: Mathematica, October 2020.

R. Vincent Pohl and Katharine Bradley. “Selection of Out-of-State Comparison Groups and the Synthetic Control Method.” White paper submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Washington, DC: Mathematica, October 2020.

Laura Kimmey, R. Vincent Pohl, Rumin Sarwar, Bob Schmitz, and Randall Brown. “HCIA Round 2 Evaluation: Four Seasons Compassion for Life.” Final report submitted to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation. Cambridge, MA: Mathematica, September 2020.

R. Vincent Pohl. “Medical Innovation and the Employment of Cancer Patients.” Policy brief. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, June 2019.

Julio Garin, R. Vincent Pohl, and Rhet A. Smith. “The Effect of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries on Opioid and Heroin Overdose Mortality.” Research Brief in Economic Policy 168. Washington, DC: Cato Institute, June 2019.