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Ann D. BagchiAnn D. Bagchi
Senior Researcher

Ann Bagchi is a senior health researcher with expertise in the health disparities experienced by members of immigrant and native-born racial and ethnic groups, particularly those who are limited English proficient (LEP). Her work focuses on understanding the causes of health disparities and identifying interventions that can be implemented to overcome them.

Bagchi was the project director for a study that used focus groups to examine racial and ethnic differences in conceptions of health care quality and examined the role that culturally competent communication can play in reducing health disparities. She also directed a randomized control trial using patient and provider satisfaction surveys and analyses of hospital billing records from two central New Jersey hospitals to determine the cost-effectiveness of language services provided by professionally trained medical interpreters versus the usual language services provided in the hospitals’ emergency departments.

Bagchi was the project director for a study funded by the Connecticut Health Foundation, which estimated the cost of providing interpreter services for LEP Connecticut Medicaid beneficiaries. She provided expert witness testimony to the Connecticut General Assembly’s Human Services Committee regarding the role that trained interpreters can play in reducing health care disparities for LEP consumers. Results of the study have been widely cited and used to support legislation seeking funding for interpreter services for Medicaid beneficiaries in Connecticut.

 

Currently, she serves as task leader on a study examining the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the demand and coverage for HIV/AIDS-related medical and supportive services and its effects on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. She also recently served as the task leader on a study examining best practices for engaging and retaining HIV-positive Latinos in primary and specialty HIV care and has examined barriers to the use of electronic personal health records for medically underserved racial and ethnic minority groups.

In addition to her work on disparities, Bagchi has conducted several studies of prescription drugs. She led the preparation of chartbooks summarizing national and state-by-state data on Medicaid prescription drug utilization and costs, and served as principal investigator for a study of state variations in patient adherence to drug therapy among Medicaid beneficiaries with congestive heart failure. Currently, she is directing a study that is examining the Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition program, which helps to ensure pharmacy coverage for Medicare beneficiaries under Part D.

 

Prior to joining Mathematica in 2005, she was an assistant research professor at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a registered nurse.

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  • Areas of Expertise
  • Key Projects
  • Professional Activities
  • Publications
  • Health disparities experienced by members of immigrant and native-born racial and ethnic groups
  • Health care policy and practices relating to HIV/AIDS
  • Prescription drug benefits under Medicare and Medicaid
  • Potential Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
  • Evaluation of the Medicare Payment Demonstration for Medicare Part D Retroactive and Point-of-Sale Coverage (POS) for Certain Low-Income Beneficiaries
  • Estimates for the Cost of Interpreter Services in Fee-for-Service (FFS) Medicaid: California
  • Cost-Effectiveness of Language Services in Hospital Emergency Departments
  • Responding to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Among Latinos: Best Practices from Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
  • Expert testimony, Connecticut General Assembly’s Human Services Committee

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