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Kathryn Langwell

Ms. Langwell has more than 30 years of experience in conducting research, demonstrations, and evaluations related to health care issues, including design and implementation of qualitative research studies, research syntheses, survey design and methodology, and analysis of large survey databases. Ms. Langwell has extensive experience with quality measurement and performance improvement research. As a Principal Investigator, she has conducted a wide range of literature syntheses and program evaluations to support successful program outcomes. She recently completed a study under the auspices of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality entitled, “Creating a National Framework for Quality Measurement,” and she is currently serving as Principal Investigator for the companion study, “What Health Care Data are Collected and Available to Inform Policymakers, Clinicians, and Consumers?”

Previously, she was the Principal Investigator for a project to assess the Future of Performance Measurement for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Ms. Langwell’s research interests have often focused on the role of financial and access barriers in racial/ethnic health disparities, particularly for American Indians. On behalf of CMS, she directed a study of barriers to and strategies to increase American Indian eligibility and enrollment in Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and Medicare. Most recently, she was Principal Investigator for a study of the impact of underfunding of the Indian Health Service on access to, and quality of, care for American Indians.  

Prior to joining Econometrica, she held positions at Mathematica Policy Research, Project HOPE's Center for Health Affairs, and served as Deputy Assistant Director for Health at the Congressional Budget Office. She holds a Master’s degree in Economics and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences and Communication from the University of Southern California.