Curriculum Vitae – November 2016
Adam S. Wilk, Ph.D.
CONTACT
Department of Health Policy and Management
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
1518 Clifton Rd, GCR Rm 634
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
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@adamswilk
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University - Atlanta, Georgia
Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management
August 2015 - present
VA Center for Clinical Management Research - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Research Analyst (WOC)
June 2012 - present
Research concerning variation in the quality of care for veterans with diabetes
University of Michigan School of Public Health - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Research Analyst, UM Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center
Research Assistant, Health Management and Policy
October 2010 - June 2015
Research and policy analysis concerning care for dialysis patients and the End-Stage Renal Disease
Prospective Payment System in Medicare
Critical review of the empirical literature on geographic variation in healthcare for the Institute of Medicine
University of Michigan Health System - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Research Assistant, Internal Medicine
January 2013 - August 2014
Research concerning drivers and effects of medical consultations for surgical inpatients
Stat Analytics, Inc. - Baltimore, Maryland
Consultant
September 2012 - June 2014
Econometric model design to assist CMS in overseeing Medicare Advantage plan practices
Thomson Reuters - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Intern, Healthcare Analytics
June - August 2011
Thought leadership and business development concerning integrated data systems
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The Brookings Institution - Washington, D.C.
Project Manager / Programmer
November 2008 - June 2010
Analytic and methods research to develop episode-based cost-of-care measures for 18 clinical conditions
Evaluation of UnitedHealthcare tumor stage reporting pilot
The Lewin Group - Falls Church, Virginia
Senior Research Analyst: Mar. - Nov. 2008
Research Analyst: Jul. 2006 - Mar. 2008
July 2006 - November 2008
Evaluations of Medicaid managed care organization cost-reduction and quality improvement efforts
Micro-simulation model to test implications of a bundled payment policy reform proposal
EDUCATION
2015 University of Michigan School of Public Health
Ph.D., Health Services Organization and Policy
Economics Cognate
2006 Dartmouth College
A.B., Mathematics and Classical Languages and Literatures
RESEARCH
Current research interests include (i) physician practice patterns and decision-making, (ii) the effects of heterogeneous
state policy- and rule-making activities—especially in Medicaid—on health care outcomes, (iii) clinical and
organizational drivers of outcomes among patients with end-stage renal disease, (iv) geographic variation in medical
care quality, expenditures, and decision-making, and (v) the measurement of quality and value in health care.
Peer-reviewed Publications
Wilk, A. S., Evans, L. C., & Jones, D. K. “Expanding Medicaid Access without Expanding Medicaid: Why
did Some Non-expansion States Continue the Primary Care Fee Bump?” Under review.
Wilk, A. S. & Chen, L. M. "Interdependence in Decision-making by Medical Consultants: Implications for
Improving the Efficiency of Inpatient Physician Services." Under review.
Ji, X., Wilk, A. S., Druss, B., & Cummings, J. “Discontinuity of Medicaid Coverage: Impact on Cost and
Utilization among Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries with Major Depression.” Under review.
Wilk, A. S., Hirth, R. A., Zhang, W., Wheeler, J. R. C., Turenne, M. N., Nahra, T. A., … & Messana, J. M.
“Persistent Variation in Medicare Payment Authorization for Home Hemodialysis Treatments.” In press in
Health Services Research.
Plantinga, L. C., Pastan, S. O., Wilk, A. S., Krisher, J., Mulloy, L., Gibney, E. M., & Patzer, R. E.
“Association of Referral for Kidney Transplantation among Incident Georgia Dialysis Patients with
Indicators of Quality of Dialysis Care.” In press in American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
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McClellan, W., Plantinga, L. C., Wilk, A. S., & Patzer, R. “The Benefits and Deficiencies of ESRD Databases
and How They Can Help Shape Public Policy.” In press in Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Wilk, A. S. & Platt, J. E. 2016. "Measuring Physicians' Trust: A Scoping Review with Implications for Public
Policy." Social Science and Medicine 165: 75-81.
Wilk, A. S. & Jones, D. K. 2014. “To Extend or Not to Extend the Primary Care ‘Fee Bump’ in Medicaid?”
Journal of Health Policy, Politics and Law 39(6): 1263-1275.
Hirth, R. A., Turenne, M. N., Wilk, A. S., Wheeler, J. R. C., Sleeman, K. K., Zhang, W., … & Messana, J. M.
2014. “Blood Transfusion Practices in Dialysis Patients in a Dynamic Regulatory Environment.” American
Journal of Kidney Diseases 64(4): 616-621.
Chen, L. M., Wilk, A. S., Thumma, J. R., Birkmeyer, J. D., & Banerjee, M. 2014. “Use of Medical
Consultants for Hospitalized Surgical Patients: An Observational Cohort Study.” JAMA Internal Medicine
174(9): 1470-1477.
Wilk, A. S. 2013. “Differential Responses among Primary Care Physicians to Varying Medicaid Fees.”
Inquiry 50(4): 296-311.
Brennan, N. J., Lee, T. A., Wilk, A. S., Lyttle, C. S., & Weiss, K. B. 2010. “Defining an Episode of Care for
Colonoscopy: Work of the High Value Health Care Project Characterizing Episodes and Costs of Care.”
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics 20(4): 735-750.
Reports
Manning, W. G., Norton, E. C., & Wilk, A. S. 2012. “Explaining Geographic Variation in Health Care Spending,
Use, and Quality, and Associated Methodological Challenges.” Institute of Medicine.
Working Papers
Wilk, A. S. “Who Will See You Now? How Non-physician Clinician Regulations Influence Medicaid
Participation in Primary Care Physician Practices.”
Wilk, A. S., Evans, L. C., & Jones, D. K. “State Procedures for Establishing and Updating Physician Fee
Schedules in Medicaid.”
Wilk, A. S., Chen, L. M., Norton, E. C., Birkmeyer, J. D., & Banerjee, M. “Understanding the Effects of Medicine
Consultations on Mortality for Hospitalized Surgical Patients: Propensity Scores versus Instrumental Variable
Analysis.”
Wilk, A. S. & Ji, X. “Medicaid Today, Uninsured Tomorrow? Effects of Relaxed Eligibility Redetermination
Protocols on Medicaid Participation among Primary Care Physicians.”
Wilk, A. S. & Chen, L. M. “Testing the Bystander Effect in Medical Consultations for Complex Surgical
Inpatients.”
Wilk, A. S., Hirth, R. A., Zhang, W., Wheeler, J. R. C., Nahra, T. A., Turenne, M. N., … & Messana, J. M.
“Transitions and Survival among Dialysis Patients by Modality: A Longitudinal Study.”
Wilk, A. S., Hofer, T. P., Rose, D., Yano, E. M., & Kerr, E. A. “Re-examining Facility-level Effects on Diabetes
Care Quality for Veterans.”
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Wilk, A. S., Hofer, T. P., Rose, D., Yano, E. M., & Kerr, E. A. “Do Well-Resourced Veterans Health
Administration Facilities Provide Higher Quality Diabetes Care?”
Wilk, A. S., Hofer, T. P., Rose, D., Yano, E. M., & Kerr, E. A. “Undertreatment and Overtreatment of
Hypertension in Veterans with Diabetes: Measurement and Variation.”
Wilk, A. S., Senetar, K. M., Plantinga, L. C., & Lea, J. “Intermediate Care Outcomes Before and After Switching
to Nocturnal In-Center Hemodialysis.”
Zhou, J., Wilk, A. S., Druss, B., & Cummings, J. “Racial/Ethnicity Differences in Treatment of Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Children.”
Dissertation: Three Studies of Variation in Medical Decision-Making and Care Delivery by Physicians
Who Will See You Now? How Non-physician Clinician Regulations Influence Medicaid Participation in Primary
Care Physician Practices
The Role of Medical Consultants in the Active Management of Complex Surgical Inpatients’ Care
Variation in the Quality of Diabetes Care for Veterans
Select Presentations & Posters
2016, November 17 (invited). American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting. “Intermediate Care Outcomes
Before and After Switching to Nocturnal In-Center Hemodialysis.” Poster.
2016, September 5. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. “Expanding Medicaid Access
without Expanding Medicaid: Why did Some Non-expansion States Continue the Primary Care Fee Bump?”
Podium presentation by co-author.
2016, June 25. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. "Discontinuity of Medicaid Coverage: Impact on Cost
and Utilization among Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries with Major Depression." Poster.
2016, June 25. AcademyHealth State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Meeting. "Expanding Medicaid
Access without Expanding Medicaid: What Drove Some Non-Expansion States to Continue the Medicaid
Primary Care Fee Bump?" Poster.
2016, June 13. ASHEcon: Conference of the American Society of Health Economists. “Re-examining Facility-
level Effects on Diabetes Care Quality for Veterans.” Podium presentation.
2016, June 13. ASHEcon: Conference of the American Society of Health Economists. “Medicaid Today,
Uninsured Tomorrow? Effects of Relaxed Eligibility Redetermination Protocols on Medicaid Participation
among Primary Care Physicians.” Poster.
2016, June 13. ASHEcon: Conference of the American Society of Health Economists. “Discontinuity of
Medicaid Coverage: Impact on Cost and Utilization among Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries with Major Depression.”
Podium presentation by co-author.
2016, May 18. Advancing Healthcare Quality Research at Emory University. “The Medicare Access & CHIP
Reauthorization Act (MACRA) and Models for Containing Costs.” Podium presentation.
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2016, March 18. The Politics of Health in the US South (Vanderbilt). “State Efforts to Improve Access in
Primary Care: Six States that Did Not Expand Medicaid but Extended the Primary Care ‘Fee Bump.’” Podium
presentation.
2016, February 17. VA HERC Health Economics Seminar. “Re-examining Facility-level Effects on Diabetes
Care Quality for Veterans.” Webinar.
2015, December 14. Geriatrics and Gerontology Research Seminar, Emory University. “Inpatient Medical
Consultations for Patients Undergoing Major Surgery: Variation, Coordination, and the Bystander Effect.”
Podium presentation.
2015, November 6. American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting. “Use of Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Before
and After the Bundled Prospective Payment System (PPS).” Podium presentation by co-author.
2015, November 6. American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting. “Recent Evidence on the Impact of
Medicare’s Bundled, Prospective Payment System for Renal Dialysis.” Poster.
2015, November 6. American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting. “Effect of Medicare’s Payment
Adjustment for Low-Volume Dialysis Facilities on Facility Closures.” Poster.
2014, June 23. ASHEcon: Conference of the American Society of Health Economists. “The Bystander Effect in
Medical Consult Provision: A Game Theoretical and Empirical Analysis.” Podium presentation.
2014, June 23. ASHEcon: Conference of the American Society of Health Economists. “Variation in the Quality
of Diabetes Care for Veterans.” Poster.
2014, June 10. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. “Peri-Operative Use of Medical Consultants and 30-
Day Mortality Rates.” Poster.
2013, November 15. M-Cubed Symposium, University of Michigan. “Use of Medical Consultants for
Hospitalized Surgical Patients.” Poster.
2013, November 8. American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting. “A Natural Experiment Relating More
than Thrice Weekly Home Hemodialysis (HHD) and Patient Outcomes.” Poster.
2013, June 24. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. “Trust Me, I’m Medicaid: The Relationship between
Medicaid and Primary Care Physicians and Effects on Physician Participation in Medicaid.” Poster.
2013, June 23. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. “Geographic Variation in Health Care and Associated
Methodological Challenges.” Podium presentation.
2013, June 23. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. “Differential Responses among Primary Care
Physicians to Varying Medicaid Fees.” Poster.
2013, June 22. NRSA Research Trainees Conference. “Differential Responses among Primary Care Physicians to
Varying Medicaid Fees.” Podium presentation.
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GRANTS
University of Michigan School of Public Health Regents' Fellowship (2010-2015)
Rackham Conference Travel Grants (2013, 2014)
AHRQ NRSA T32 Training Fellowship (2010-2011)
HAP Stipend Scholarship (2011)
TEACHING
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Contemporary Issues in Health Economics and Healthcare Management (HPM 531)
- Fall 2016
Health Policy and Resource Allocation (HPM 501)
- Fall 2016
Dissertation Committee Member: 2 students
Master’s Thesis Committee Member: 2 students
August 2015 - present
Rackham Graduate School – Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
University of Michigan Graduate Teaching Certificate
May - December 2014
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Graduate Student Instructor
- The Health Services System
- Healthcare Quality, Performance Measurement and Improvement
- Survey of the US Health Care System (predominantly online course)
June 2011 - June 2012
The Mountain School - Vershire, VT
Teacher
- Advanced Placement Latin I (Prose) and II (Poetry)
- Intermediate Latin
August 2005 - May 2006
SERVICE
Peer Review
AcademyHealth 2014 Annual Research Meeting – Abstract review committee member
- Theme: Measuring Safety, Quality and Value
Health Services Research (2012-present)
BMC Nephrology (2015-present)
Journal of General Internal Medicine (2016-present)
Medical Care (2016-present)
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Grant Proposal Review
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
- Beacon Community Program (2010)
SPhD Leadership Team, University of Michigan School of Public Health
SPhD Co-founder, Health Management and Policy Representative
December 2012 - May 2014
Workshop for Integrating and Discussing Topics in Healthcare (WIDTH)
Co-coordinator, Health Management and Policy
July 2011 - June 2013
