Jacob Wallace, PhD
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Associate Professor of Public Health (Health Policy)
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Jacob Wallace is an Assistant Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) at the Yale School of Public Health whose primary research interest is Medicaid. He is a health economist by training and received his PhD from Harvard University. Prior to that he worked as a policy analyst for the New York State Department of Health in the Office of Health Insurance Programs for three years. His research is focused on the economics of the Medicaid program, with a particular focus on the impact of managed care. He uses quasi-experimental methods to study performance differences across plans, how provider networks impact plan selection and how enrollees experience care, and how managed care tools shape utilization in Medicaid.
Appointments
Health Policy & Management
Assistant ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Health Policy & Management
- SCALE Medicaid Lab
- Yale School of Public Health
Education & Training
- PhD
- Harvard University (2016)
- BA
- Swarthmore College (2005)
Research
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ORCID
0000-0003-4533-5253
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
Chima D Ndumele, MPH, PhD
Deepon Bhaumik
Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM
Jason L. Schwartz, PhD
Publications
2024
Alternative Payment Models and Performance in Federally Qualified Health Centers
Markowski J, Wallace J, Schlesinger M, Ndumele C. Alternative Payment Models and Performance in Federally Qualified Health Centers. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184 PMID: 38976258, PMCID: PMC11231906, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.2754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsPayment modelsMeasures of health care qualityPayer mixFederally Qualified Health CentersCohort studyValue-based payment modelsHealth care safety netColorectal cancer screeningHealth promotion modelHealth care qualityQualified Health CentersUniform Data SystemHealth outcome measuresAlternative payment modelsRisk profileFQHC patientsAssociated with clinicCare qualityChild BMIAdult BMICancer screeningState Medicaid programsIncentivizing qualityHealth centersRetrospective cohort studyAdverse selection and network design under regulated plan prices: Evidence from Medicaid
Kreider A, Layton T, Shepard M, Wallace J. Adverse selection and network design under regulated plan prices: Evidence from Medicaid. Journal Of Health Economics 2024, 97: 102901. PMID: 38944945, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2024.102901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricDiscrepancies in Estimating Excess Death by Political Party Affiliation During the COVID-19 Pandemic—Reply
Wallace J, Goldsmith-Pinkham P, Schwartz J. Discrepancies in Estimating Excess Death by Political Party Affiliation During the COVID-19 Pandemic—Reply. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 119-120. PMID: 38010659, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.6068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
2023
After 50 Years, Health Professional Shortage Areas Had No Significant Impact On Mortality Or Physician Density
Markowski J, Wallace J, Ndumele C. After 50 Years, Health Professional Shortage Areas Had No Significant Impact On Mortality Or Physician Density. Health Affairs 2023, 42: 1507-1516. PMID: 37931191, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsExcess Death Rates for Republican and Democratic Registered Voters in Florida and Ohio During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Wallace J, Goldsmith-Pinkham P, Schwartz J. Excess Death Rates for Republican and Democratic Registered Voters in Florida and Ohio During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Internal Medicine 2023, 183: 916-923. PMID: 37486680, PMCID: PMC10366951, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.1154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsExcess death rateDeath rateCOVID-19 pandemicLow vaccination ratesCOVID-19 vaccinationCross-sectional studyAge 25 yearsCOVID-19 vaccineHigher COVID-19 death ratesCOVID-19 death ratesCross-sectional comparisonMedian ageAdjusted analysisVaccination ratesExcess mortalityVaccination attitudesMAIN OUTCOMEWeekly deathsMortality rateExcess deathsMortality recordsMortality dataStudy sampleDeathVaccineAssociation between Medicare eligibility at age 65 years and in-hospital treatment patterns and health outcomes for patients with trauma: regression discontinuity approach
Bhaumik D, Ndumele C, Scott J, Wallace J. Association between Medicare eligibility at age 65 years and in-hospital treatment patterns and health outcomes for patients with trauma: regression discontinuity approach. The BMJ 2023, 382: e074289. PMID: 37433620, PMCID: PMC10334336, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-074289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAge 65 yearsHealth insurance coverageHospital admissionTreatment patternsInsurance coverageSimilar patientsTrauma encountersAge 65Health systemLevel II trauma centerPatient's hospital admissionShare of patientsMain outcome measuresProcess of careDischarge planning processHospital mortalityHospital stayTrauma centerTrauma bayTreatment decisionsOutcome measuresAmerican CollegeInpatient facilitiesLevel INursing homesWhat Difference Does a Health Plan Make? Evidence from Random Plan Assignment in Medicaid.
Geruso M, Layton T, Wallace J. What Difference Does a Health Plan Make? Evidence from Random Plan Assignment in Medicaid. American Economic Journal Applied Economics 2023, 15: 341-379. PMID: 37621701, PMCID: PMC10445793, DOI: 10.1257/app.20210843.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricRisk Adjustment And Health Equity: The Authors Reply
McWilliams J, Weinreb G, Ndumele C, Wallace J. Risk Adjustment And Health Equity: The Authors Reply. Health Affairs 2023, 42: 732-732. PMID: 37126745, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsWhat Does a Provider Network Do? Evidence from Random Assignment in Medicaid Managed Care
Wallace J. What Does a Provider Network Do? Evidence from Random Assignment in Medicaid Managed Care. American Economic Journal Economic Policy 2023, 15: 473-509. DOI: 10.1257/pol.20210162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricRisk Adjustment And Promoting Health Equity In Population-Based Payment: Concepts And Evidence
McWilliams J, Weinreb G, Ding L, Ndumele C, Wallace J. Risk Adjustment And Promoting Health Equity In Population-Based Payment: Concepts And Evidence. Health Affairs 2023, 42: 105-114. PMID: 36623215, PMCID: PMC9901844, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsRisk adjustmentHealth equityCurrent risk adjustmentHealth care useSocial risk factorsPromoting Health EquityFunctional statusCare useRisk factorsMedicare populationEthnic disparitiesHispanic beneficiariesSocial determinantsWhite beneficiariesPopulation-based paymentsPopulation-based payment modelAnnual spendingPayment modelsHigher proportionPopulationAdjustmentPredictive accuracy
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
activity Reviewer
Journal ServiceAmerican Economic ReviewDetails06/20/2021 - Presenthonor Team Science Award
Yale School of Medicine AwardYale School of Public HealthDetails06/01/2021United Stateshonor Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
Yale School of Medicine AwardYale School of Public HealthDetails06/01/2021United States
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- May 30, 2024
Wallace part of team that earns national health economics research award
- January 30, 2024Source: KFF Health News
Where Are the Nation’s Primary Care Providers? It’s Not an Easy Answer
- November 27, 2023Source: Yale Daily News
Federal program to reduce health disparities is ineffective, YSPH researchers find
- July 24, 2023Source: The Washington Post
Vaccine politics may be to blame for GOP excess deaths, study finds
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