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Sarah H. Gordon is an Associate Professor at Boston University School of Public Health, where she co-directs the BU Medicaid Policy Lab. She specializes in health services research, focusing on health insurance, access to care, and Medicaid policy. Gordon applies econometric causal inference methods to assess the impacts of state-level health care policies on low-income populations. She has significant experience merging and analyzing multiple state payer claims databases and conducting cross-state policy comparisons. She is the Principal Investigator on a K01 Career Development Award from the National Institute of Mental Health, studying the effects of postpartum Medicaid policies on maternal mental health care. Previously, she served as a senior advisor for health policy at the Office of Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Her work has been featured in major media outlets including New York CNN and PBS. Gordon holds a PhD in Health Services Research from Brown University and an MS in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
Boston University School of Public Health • Boston, MA
Co-director of BU Medicaid Policy Lab, involved in research and teaching.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • Washington, D.C.
Advised on health policy matters including Medicaid.
Department of Law offers JD, LLM, and Master's in Study of Tax Law.