Expertise
Health policy, public insurance, health economics
Bio
Jessica Smith leads the Medicaid Policy and Business team at the Georgia Health Policy Center which provides technical assistance, policy research and evaluation support to the Georgia Department of Community Health. Some of her recent projects include: evaluating the effect of extending postpartum Medicaid coverage on healthcare utilization and outcomes; studying provider responses to a temporary increase in Medicaid reimbursement for primary care services; and evaluating a state-wide expansion of a group prenatal care program on maternal and infant health outcomes.