Auerbach, Ph.D., David
Senior Director, Research and Cost TrendsIndependent & Quasi-Public Agencies
- Agency Independent & Quasi-Public Agencies
- Division Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
- Title Senior Director, Research and Cost Trends
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Address
50 Milk St. 8Th Floor
Boston, MA 2109 - Phone 617-979-1400
- Email david.auerbach@mass.gov
Official Record
- Year Started Current Position 2014
- Years in Current Position 13
- Job Description The Research and Cost Trends (RCT) department fulfills the HPC’s statutory charge to examine spending trends and underlying factors and to develop evidence-based recommendations for strategies to increase the efficiency of the health care system. Using key data sources such as the state’s all-payer claims database (APCD) and cutting edge methods, RCT draws on significant research and analytical expertise to inform, motivate, and support action to achieve the benchmark and the goals of Chapter 224. RCT is responsible for producing the HPC’s annual health care cost trends report and contributes subject matter expertise to the annual hearing on cost trends as well as special research projects as determined by the Executive Director and the Board.
Personal Information
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Education & Career
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Education
- B.S., Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- M.S., Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
- M.S., Technology and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- PhD., Health Policy, Harvard University
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Previous Employment
- Senior Policy and Research Director, RAND Corporation, Boston
- Principal Analyst, Congressional Budget Office, Washington D.C.
- Senior Economist, Health Economics Research/RTI
- Environmental Protection Specialist, US EPA