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Katie Huber, MPH
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MPH, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Katie is a Senior Policy Analyst on the Health Care Transformation team at Duke-Margolis. Her research generates evidence on health care delivery and payment reforms to advance whole-person health, and she has particularly focused on issues related to state health policy, health-related social needs and social drivers of health, health equity, and pandemic response. Katie holds an MPH in Health Behavior from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and a BA in Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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The potential for artificial intelligence to transform healthcare: perspectives from international health leaders
Christina Silcox, Eyal Zimlichmann, Katie Huber, Neil Rowen, Robert Saunders, Mark McClellan, Charles N. Kahn III, Claudia A. Salzberg, & David W. Bates
2024
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Addressing Housing-Related Social Needs Through Medicaid: Lessons From North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilots Program
Katie Huber, Vibhav Nandagiri, Rebecca Whitaker, Yolande Pokam Tchuisseu, Brianna Van Stekelenberg, Andrea Thoumi, Robert Saunders, Will Bleser
Health Affairs, 2024
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Next Steps For Engaging Specialty Care In ACO Models
Asher Wang, Katie Huber, Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith, Frank McStay, Mark McClellan, Robert Saunders
Health Affairs, 2023
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Engaging Specialists In Accountable Care: Tailoring Payment Models Based On Specialties And Practice Contexts
Katie Huber, Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith, Asher Wang, Mark Japinga, Frank McStay, Mark McClellan, Robert Saunders
Health Affairs, 2023
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Addressing Social Needs through Medicaid: Lessons from Planning and Early Implementation of North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilots
Katie Huber, William Bleser, Rebecca Whitaker, Karina Vasudeva, Jessye Halvorson, Amanda Van Vleet, Michelle Lyn, Robert Saunders
Milbank Memorial Fund, 2023
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Overcoming Barriers to the Implementation of Integrated Musculoskeletal Pain Management Programs: A Multi-Stakeholder Qualitative Study
Trevor A. Lentz, Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith, Katie Huber, Christine Goertz, William K. Bleser, Robert Saunders
2023
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Fact Sheet: North Carolina Healthy Opportunities Pilots Focus Group Findings
Karina Vasudeva, Katie Huber, William Bleser, Michelle Lyn, Rebecca Whitaker, Robert Saunders
2022
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CMS Comment Letter on Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Proposed Rule, June 2022
Mark McClellan, Katie Huber, Christina Silcox, and Morgan Romine
2022
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Health Care Data Reporting Beyond the Public Health Emergency: Payment Policies to Support Public Health Surveillance and Population Health
Mark McClellan, Katie Huber, Christina Silcox, and Morgan Romine
2022
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Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Testing: Insurance Coverage Strategies to Support Equitable Access
Katie Huber, Thomas Roades, Aparna Higgins, Mara Aspinall, Christina Silcox, Mark McClellan
2022
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Maximizing the Benefit of COVID-19 Therapeutics: Considerations for State Public Health Officials
The Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
2022
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North Carolina’s COVID-19 Support Services Program: Lessons for Health Policy Programs to Address Social Needs
Will Bleser, Katie Huber, Hannah Crook, Rebecca Whitaker, Jasmine Masand, James Zheng, Raman Nohria, Michelle Lyn, Robert Saunders
Milbank Memorial Fund, 2022
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Priorities And Policy Levers To Support School-Located Vaccination
Katie Huber, Katie Greene, John Bollinger
Health Affairs, 2022
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Strategies to Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Medicaid Enrollees
Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and National Academy for State Health Policy
2021
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Exemplary Integrated Pain Management Programs: People’s Community Clinic Integrative Pain Management Program
Katie Huber, Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith, William Bleser, Robert Saunders, Christine Goertz, Trevor A. Lentz
2021
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Exemplary Integrated Pain Management Programs: University of New Mexico Pain Consultation and Treatment Center
Katie Huber, Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith, Robert Saunders, Christine Goertz, Trevor A. Lentz
2021
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Ensuring Sustainability and Reach of COVID Vaccine Distribution
John Bollinger, Katie Greene, Katie Huber, Mark McClellan, and the National Academy for State Health Policy.
2021
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Modernizing Immunization Information Systems
Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, National Governors Association, National Academy for State Health Policy
2021
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Innovative Strategies for Leveraging Schools as COVID-19 Vaccination Sites
Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, COVID Collaborative, Council of the Great City Schools
2021
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Exemplary Integrated Pain Management Programs: University of Vermont Medical Center Comprehensive Pain Program
Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith, Katie Huber, Robert Saunders, Christine Goertz, Trevor Lentz
2021
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Improving Immunization Information Sharing to Support Targeted COVID-19 Vaccination Outreach
Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and COVID Collaborative
2021
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Exemplary Integrated Pain Management Programs: West Virginia University Center for Integrative Pain Management
Katie Huber, Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith, Robert Saunders, Christine Goertz, Trevor Lentz
2021
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Building Public-Private Partnerships to Support Efficient and Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, Access, and Uptake
Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and COVID Collaborative
2021
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State and Local Testing Strategies for Responding to Covid-19 Outbreaks in Communities
Elaine Chhean, Katie Huber, Andrea Thoumi, Christina Silcox, Hemi Tewarson, David Anderson, Mark McClellan
2021
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Allocating COVID-19 Vaccines in Initial Phases of Distribution: Federal Recommendations and Considerations for States
Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and National Governors Association
2020
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Supporting an Equitable Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines: Key Themes, Strategies, and Challenges Across State and Territorial COVID-19 Vaccination Plans
Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and National Governors Association
2020
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