Author Archives: Nathaniel Taylor

About Nathaniel Taylor

Nathaniel Taylor is an economist in the Center for Health Policy Science and Tobacco Research at RTI International. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Georgia (UGA) and is national board certified in Public Health and Health Education. He previously worked as a research analyst in the Economic Evaluation Research Group at UGA. Mr. Taylor’s research focus is on media and market evaluation of tobacco cessation and prevention campaigns and economic evaluation of public health programs. You can reach him on twitter @NHTaylorNC or LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/nhtaylor.

Cost-Effectiveness of Antihypertensive Medication

By | April 4, 2017
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Anytime I see the words “cost saving” in reference to a public health or medical intervention, my first thought is “Yeah, right!” It just doesn’t happen that often. One can spend more money to get better outcomes (or more care provided), or less money for worse outcomes, but rarely less money AND better outcomes. However,… Read More »

Factors associated with better performance on quality indicators for ACOs

By | June 14, 2016
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Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are groups of health care providers, including doctors, hospitals, and other service providers, who provide coordinated care, reducing the need for patients to manage coordination of their own care. These organizations receive incentives from Medicare when they deliver care to patients efficiently. Providers make more money if they keep their patients healthy. Medicare… Read More »