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Matthew Kukla

Senior Health Economist | PhD

As a Senior Manager in our Health Analytics Practice Group, Matt has over 15 years of experience working with federal and state government agencies within the US and globally. He provides guidance to clients on healthcare financing policies that equitably and efficiently expand affordable coverage.

Matt synthesizes best practices and distills complex, quantitative evidence in ways that help clients make strategic decisions around provider payment systems and health insurance markets. He also leads analytic teams to evaluate and forecast the effect of such decisions on insurance coverage and spending.

As a Senior Manager in our Health Analytics Practice Group, Matt has over 15 years of experience working with federal and state government agencies within the US and globally. He provides guidance to clients on healthcare financing policies that equitably and efficiently expand affordable coverage.

Matt synthesizes best practices and distills complex, quantitative evidence in ways that help clients make strategic decisions around provider payment systems and health insurance markets. He also leads analytic teams to evaluate and forecast the effect of such decisions on insurance coverage and spending.

In Matt’s previous roles he conducted independent evaluations of Medicare (CMS/CMMI) payment demonstrations, led cost-benchmarking analyses for independent state agencies, and evaluated state Medicaid managed care programs. He also managed a team that supported governments across Asia in their pursuit of universal health coverage, largely by designing national health insurance agencies and reforming provider payment systems.
 

Experience highlights

Matt helps clients with:

  • Strengthening public and private insurance markets
  • Designing provider payment models, including value-based payments
  • Evaluating and forecasting the impact of health financing legislation on coverage, spending, and equity
  • Health insurance pricing and benefit design models

Publications

Insights

Education

BA, cum laude, Economics, Minors in Psychology and Biology, DePauw University

PhD, summa cum laude, Health Services Research, Specialization in Health Economics and Financing, University of Florida
 

Certifications

  • PhD