Health Care Research

As the nation debates the need for changes in health care delivery and financing, policy makers look for valid and reliable data and thoughtful analysis to inform their decisions. NORC’s expertise and ongoing research in health care delivery and financing — including health information technology, payment and delivery-system reform, benefit design, and quality measurement — advances stakeholders’ understanding of policies and programs, facilitates implementation projects, and contributes to important improvements in cost and quality.

NORC’s Health Care Research staff has extensive knowledge of all aspects of health care delivery, from private insurance to Medicare and Medicaid, from large urban health systems to small rural clinics, from the needs of children to those of older adults and ethnic and racial minorities. Our team includes leaders in the fields of primary data collection among health care organizations, prominent health-policy experts, skilled analysts, and individuals with real-world experiences in health care delivery and health policy, a combination of experiences and expertise that gives NORC a unique ability to provide new insight for policy stakeholders.

The Health Care Research department has particular expertise in analyzing health care claims and in working with a large number of national health-related survey data sets. To assist our clients in better understanding a range of health policy issues, the department also regularly conducts environmental scans involving semi-structured interviews, focus groups, expert panels, and site visits.

Our work is guided by a commitment to long-lasting partnerships, transparency, and contributions to high-quality, nonpartisan research that serves the public interest and improves health and health care for all people.

Special Expertise

• Health Policy
• Medicare and Medicaid
• Pharmaceutical Coverage Policy
• Medicaid and CHIP
• Private Health Insurance
• Uninsured
• Health Disparities
• Diabetes and Other Chronic Illnesses
• Health Information Technology
• Electronic Health Records (EHR)
• Personal Health Records (PHR)
• Health Information Exchange (HIE)
• Long Term Care Policy
• Health and Older Americans​
• Federally Qualified Health Centers
• Safety Net Health Care Providers
• Disease Registries and Quality Improvement
• Health Care Provider Reimbursement Policy
• Health Care Disparities
• Health Care Delivery Reform
• Patient Centered Medical Homes
• Accountable Care Organizations
• Pay for Performance
• Care Coordination
• Management of Chronic Illness
• Evaluation Design and Execution
• Program Support and Technical Assistance
• Health Care Policy Analyses
• Survey Design and Execution
• Collection of Biomarkers
• Population-based Surveys
• Provider Surveys
• Institutional Surveys
• Qualitative Research
• Key Informant Interviews
• Focus Groups
• User Observation and Usability Assessment
• Quantitative Analysis
• Administrative, including Claims Data Analysis
• Analysis of Survey Data
• Multivariate Analysis