I am a health economist who studies how the organization and financing of care shape prices, quality, and access. My work asks how governments and health systems generate the most health gains per dollar invested. Drawing on causal econometrics, electronic health records, claims data, and large national surveys, I generate evidence for health systems, policymakers, and other healthcare stakeholders.
My research portfolio blends applied microeconomics, structural modeling, and quasi-experimental methods to address real-world market failures in health care delivery and health policy. My research spans public insurance, provider payment, hospital markets, behavioral health, and AI adoption in hospitals, and it has informed discussions on healthcare financing, provider incentives, and access to care. A core focus of my work is resource optimization and value-based care for health systems, including economic and cost analysis of the impact, effectiveness, and sustainability of interventions in areas such as suicide prevention, stroke detection, and AI-enabled scribing. I focus on high-cost, high-value decisions that sit at the intersection of clinical effectiveness, delivery infrastructure, and policy financing.
Current affiliations: I am an Assistant Professor (Research) at Michigan State University and Assistant Scientist in Health Economics at Henry Ford Health, where I work alongside clinicians and hospital leaders.
Current funding: I lead health economics research teams across the US, supported by a strong and growing portfolio of federal and foundation grants. My funders include the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and other national foundations.
Education: PhD in Economics, with postdoctoral training at Rutgers University and the University of California, Berkeley.
Impact: I have received awards for outstanding authorship, and my research has contributed to public-sector savings through reforms in county-based health insurance programs in California. I co-founded and currently lead HEALS (Health Economics Applied to Learning Health Systems), a monthly online seminar.
For research collaboration, funding partnerships, or invited talks, please email me.
Email: arjun.teotia@gmail.com | teotiaar@msu.edu | ateotia1@hfhs.org
Phone: (404) 200 1281