David Meyers

About

David J Meyers, PhD, MPH, is an associate professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown University. He serves as the Director of the Doctoral Program in Health Services Research and the Associate Director of the Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR). His research focuses on payment and delivery reform within the Medicare program, including Medicare Advantage payment policy, provider networks, quality ratings, integrated care plans for dually eligible beneficiaries, and the vertical integration of providers and insurers. Meyers is committed to translating research findings into policy action and has been supported by prominent institutions such as the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Arnold Ventures. He holds a PhD in Health Services Research with a concentration in Health Economics from Brown University School of Public Health and an MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from Tufts University School of Medicine.

Research topics

• Economic growth
• Economics
• Gerontology
• Medicine
• Computer Science
• Business
• Sociology
• Actuarial science
• Nursing
• Family medicine

Selected publications

• Association of Race and Ethnicity and Medicare Program Type With Ambulatory Care Access and Quality Measures

  JAMA · 2021 · 65 citations

  Importance: There are racial inequities in health care access and quality in the United States. It is unknown whether such differences for racial and ethnic minority beneficiaries differ between Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare or whether access and quality are better for minority beneficiaries in 1 of the 2 programs. Objective: To compare differences in rates of enrollment, ambulatory care access, and ambulatory care quality by race and ethnicity in Medicare Advantage vs traditional…

  DOI

• Medicare Plans’ Adoption of Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill for Enrollees With Social Needs

  JAMA Network Open · 2020 · 23 citations

  1st authorCorresponding

  This cross-sectional study assesses the extent to which Medicare plans have offered Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill for enrollees with social needs.

  DOI

• Trends in Broker Enrollment and Spending in Medicare Advantage

  JAMA Internal Medicine · 2026-05-18

  articleOpen access1st authorCorresponding

  This cross-sectional study estimates the proportion of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage by brokers and the associated broker fees in the US.

  PublisherOA PDFDOI

• End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model and Use of Home Dialysis and Kidney Transplant

  JAMA Health Forum · 2026-04-24

  articleOpen access

  Importance: To increase the use of home dialysis and kidney transplant, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched the End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices (ETC) model, a mandatory, randomized pay-for-performance program applied to 30% of US hospital referral regions. Its impact after 4 years of implementation is uncertain. Objective: To assess the ETC model's impact on home dialysis, kidney transplant, and transplant waitlist, as well as measure the rate of financial penalties.…

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• Federal Enforcement Actions Against Medicare Advantage Plans

  JAMA Internal Medicine · 2026-05-04

  articleOpen accessSenior author

  Importance: Enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans continues to increase, now covering more than half of Medicare beneficiaries and receiving more than $494 billion in annual federal payment. Therefore, robust oversight is essential to monitor plans' adherence to federal standards and initiate enforcement actions when necessary to ensure program integrity and protect beneficiaries. Objective: To examine Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) enforcement actions against MA contracts…

  PublisherOA PDFDOI

Recent grants

• Understanding the Relationship between Medicare Advantage Provider Network Diversity on Health Disparities

  NIH · $429k · 2021–2025

• Data Management and Methods Core

  NIH · $54.2M · 2007–2029

Frequent coauthors

• Amal N. Trivedi

  Providence VA Medical Center

  152 shared

• Vincent Mor

  Providence College

  78 shared

• Momotazur Rahman

  Brown University

  59 shared

• Kali S. Thomas

  Johns Hopkins University

  46 shared

• Emmanuelle Bélanger

  Brown University

  32 shared

• Ira B. Wilson

  Brown University

  32 shared

• Maricruz Rivera‐Hernandez

  Providence College

  29 shared

• Andrew M. Ryan

  28 shared

Labs

• Brown Center for Advancing Health Policy Through ResearchPI

Education

• Ph.D., Health Services Research with a concentration in Health Economics

  Brown University School of Public Health

• Other, Epidemiology and Biostatistics

  Tufts University School of Medicine

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