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Experience
Robert has over 12 years of experience in academic research and consulting on healthcare-related topics and quantitative data analysis. During his graduate studies at Duke University, he completed multiple research projects end-to-end, both coauthored and solo-authored, related to the politics of health policy in the United States. These involved a wide range of methodologies, from surveys and survey experiments to advanced statistical and economic modeling. Robert worked as a senior analyst at Leavitt Partners for two years, during which time he led the quantitative analysis on multiple client projects related to economic impacts of Medicaid expansion, value-based payment adoption and strategy, market landscape analysis, and network construction and composition. At Leavitt Partners and later at Milliman, he has led the methodological and dataset design aspects of a referential data product for use by healthcare industry analysts and executives.
- Richards, R. and B. Merkey. Supercharging healthcare analysis with robust provider data. Milliman MedInsight, December 2024.
- Schock, B. and R. Richards. Exploring the provider landscape in Sickle Cell Disease through a gene therapy lens. Milliman MedInsight, December 2024.
- Nagpal, R., S. Sharma, and R. Richards. Emergency department super utilizers: More than meets the eye. Milliman MedInsight, August 2024.
- Richards, R. Roses and thorns: The nuanced landscape of healthcare provider data. Milliman MedInsight, August 2024.
- Larson, A., M. Egan, R. Richards, and C. Gusland. What predictive analytics can tell us about key drivers of MSSP results: 2021 update. Milliman, August 2021.
- Winfield, L., B. Zollinger, R. Richards, C. Gary, and D. Muhlestein. The Medicaid ACO Landscape. Leavitt Partners, May 2019.
- K. Edwards, R. Richards, & D.M. Muhlestein. The 2018 ACO Survey: Unique Paths to Success. Leavitt Partners, March 2019.
- Bleser, W.K., R.S. Saunders, D. Muhlestein, A. Olson, R. Richards, D. Taylor, and M. McClellan. 2019. Following Medicare’s ACO Program Overhaul, Most ACOs Stay—But Physician-Led ACOs Leave at a Higher Rate. Health Affairs Blog, March 2019.
- Richards, R., C. Bay, and D. Muhlestein. Track Switching in Medicare ACO Programs: A Look at the Move to Downside Risk. Leavitt Partners, February 2019.
- Richards, R., N. Smith, D. Muhlestein, E. Krisle, and S. Morrison. Pathways to Success: Options for ACOs. Leavitt Partners. January 2019.
- Bordelon, A., A. Hanson, R. Richards, D. Muhlestein, and S. Mullin. Evaluating the Performance of State Individual Markets Using the Individual Market Effectiveness Index. Leavitt Partners. September 2018.
- Muhlestein, D., R.S. Saunders, R. Richards, and M. McClellan. Recent Progress in the Value Journey: Growth of ACOs And Value-Based Payment Models In 2018. Health Affairs Blog, August 2018.
- McClellan, M., R. Richards, and M. Japinga. Evidence on Payment Reform: Where Are the Gaps? Health Affairs Blog, April 2017.
- PhD, Public Policy, Duke University
- BA, Political Science, Brigham Young University
