Cristian Meghea, PhD
Health Economist
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Cristian Meghea, PhD, is a Health Economist in the Institute for Health Care Studies at Michigan State University. Cris received his PhD in Economics from The Maxwell School of Syracuse University. His research interests are in global health (with a focus on Romania), health services research, health economics, and public economics. Before joining IHCS, Cris was a Senior Researcher in the Research Department of the American College of Radiology, writing and publishing health services research studies. Cris disseminates his research at national and international professional meetings, such as Academy Health, American Public Health Association, and International Health Economics Association.
His publications include "The State of Teleradiology in 2003 and Changes since 1999," a collaboration with faculty and graduate students at Yale University, published in 2007 in the American J. of Roentgenology, and “Who’s Overworked and Who’s Underworked Among Radiologists,” published in Radiology in 2005.
Cris joined IHCS in the fall of 2006 and his present projects include research on maternal and child health, Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries in Michigan, family research, and the effects of Social Security incentives on the behavior and welfare of divorced women and the elderly.
Cris is the Principal Investigator in the “Medicare/Medicaid Long Term Care for Dually Eligibles” project, created through an Administrative Match Agreement between IHCS and the Michigan Department of Community Health. This project analyzes the dual eligibles in long term care in Michigan (individuals eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid) using Medicaid and Medicare claims data from 2005 and 2006.
Cris also serves as a Co-Principal Investigator in the “Michigan Families Medicaid Project” (MFMP). The Institute for Health Care Studies collaborated with the Grand Rapids Medical Education & Research Center and the Kent County Health Department to create MFMP through an Administrative Match Agreement with the Michigan Department of Community Health. The primary purpose of MFMP is to determine if Medicaid’s Maternal/Infant Support Services program is reaching the highest risk women, what impact it has on health outcomes, at what cost, and to use these findings to make recommendations that will assist the Michigan Department of Community Health in the development of a new system of care for Medicaid women and infants.
Cris’ working papers include: