Jose Pagan

José Pagán
Jose Pagan
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Chair and Professor of the Department of Public Health Policy and Management

Professional overview

Dr. Pagán received his PhD in economics from the University of New Mexico and is a former Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar with expertise in health economics and population health. He has led research, implementation, and evaluation projects on the redesign of health care delivery and payment systems. He is interested in population health management, health care payment and delivery system reform, and the social determinants of health. Over the years his research has been funded through grants and contracts from the Department of Defense, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the European Commission, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, among others.

Dr. Pagán is Chair of the Board of Directors of NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public healthcare system in the United States. He also served as Chair of the National Advisory Committee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health Policy Research Scholars and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science and the American Society of Health Economists.

Areas of research and study

Applied Economics
Health Economics
Population Health
Public Health Policy

Publications

Publications

Patient-Centered Medical Home Features and Health Care Expenditures of Medicare Beneficiaries with Chronic Disease Dyads

Social Norms and the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables across New York City Neighborhoods

Advancing the use of evidence-based decision-making in local health departments with systems science methodologies

Chronic pain and health care spending: An analysis of longitudinal data from the medical expenditure panel survey

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Colonoscopy Screening Navigator Program Designed for Hispanic Men

A news media analysis of the economic and reputational penalties of the hospital readmissions reduction program

Alliance for a healthy border

Correlation between Cocaine Prices and Purity with Trends in Emergency Department Visits in a Major Metropolitan Area

Fatal crashes from drivers testing positive for drugs in the U.S., 1993-2010

Patient-centered medical home features and expenditures by medicare beneficiaries

Psychological distress and emergency department utilization in the United states: Evidence from the medical expenditure panel survey

Share of Mass Transit Miles Traveled and Reduced Motor Vehicle Fatalities in Major Cities of the United States

The community diabetes education (CoDE) program: Cost-effectiveness and health outcomes

Uninsurance, underinsurance, and health care utilization in Mexico by US border residents

Using systems science for population health management in primary care

Assessing long-term health and cost outcomes of patient-centered medical homes serving adults with poor diabetes control

Health insurance coverage, income distribution and healthcare quality in local healthcare markets

Rural-Urban Differences in Health Services Utilization in the US-Mexico Border Region

Alliance for a healthy border: Factors related to weight reduction and glycemic success

Breast cancer genetic testing awareness, attitudes and intentions of Latinas living along the US-Mexico border: a qualitative study

Cost-effectiveness analysis of a community health worker intervention for low-income hispanic adults with diabetes

Health literacy and breast cancer screening among Mexican American women in South Texas

Housing strain, mortgage foreclosure, and health

Income inequality and obesity prevalence among oecd countries

Persistent disparities in cholesterol screening among immigrants to the United States

Contact

jose.pagan@nyu.edu 708 Broadway New York, NY, 10003