Jack Hoadley

Jack Hoadley is a Research Professor Emeritus in the Health Policy Institute of Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy. He retired in 2017 but continues to conduct research on a part-time basis. He has over 35 years of experience as a health policy analyst and researcher. He came to Georgetown as a Research Professor in January 2002, where he has conducted research projects on health financing topics, including Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance. His recent work has included projects on consumer protections around surprise medical bills; access, costs, and coverage for prescription drugs; Medicaid coverage for children and families in small towns and rural areas; and the impact of health system concentration in certain markets. A primary focus over his years at Georgetown has been on prescription drug issues and the Medicare Part D drug benefit, including spending trends, out-of-pocket costs faced by beneficiaries, the dynamics of enrollees’ decisions whether to switch plans, the use of formularies, the impact of plan benefit design features on generic drug use, and policy options for improving the program. A list of key publications is available at http://hpi.georgetown.edu/medicarepartd/. Dr. Hoadley served two terms as a member of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) from 2012 to 2018. He is trained as a Ph.D. in political science and has worked in both academic and government settings. Prior to arriving at Georgetown, he held positions at the Department of Health and Human Services in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), the Physician Payment Review Commission (PPRC) and its successor (MedPAC), and the National Health Policy Forum.