Alison Amidei Galbraith, MD, MPH
Professor, Pediatrics
Biography
Alison A. Galbraith, MD, MPH is the Director of the Division of Health Services Research in the Department of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She is a primary care pediatrician and health services researcher whose work focuses on the impact of health insurance design on health care access and affordability for families with children. With funding from NICHD, AHRQ, and PCORI, she has done foundational work on the effects of novel insurance designs such as high-deductible health plans and Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans on health care utilization and costs for children and families. She has expertise partnering with health systems stakeholders to conduct rigorous evaluations of health plan policies and programs and is the Director of Research in Population Health Services at Boston Medical Center Health System. Her mentorship activities have included leadership roles in the General Academic Pediatric and Health Services Research Fellowships.
Education
- University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, MD
- University of Washington School of Public Health, MPH
- Stanford University, BA
Publications
- Published on 3/12/2024
Park ER, Kirchhoff AC, Donelan K, Perez GK, McDonald A, Bliss CC, Foor A, van Thiel Berghuijs KM, Waters AR, Durieux N, Leisenring W, Armstrong GT, Ponzani C, Lopez A, Vaca Lopez PL, Battaglia T, Galbraith AA, Kuhlthau KA. Health Insurance Navigation Tools Intervention: A Pilot Trial Within the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. JCO Oncol Pract. 2024 Mar 12; OP2300680. PMID: 38471048.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/1/2024
Oke I, Slopen N, Galbraith AA, Hunter DG, Wu AC. Gaps in the Vision Screening Pathway for School-Aged US Children. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024 Mar 01; 142(3):268-270. PMID: 38270959.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/5/2024
Wharam JF, LeCates RF, Thomas A, Zhang F, Argetsinger S, Garabedian LF, Galbraith AA. Trends in High-Acuity Cardiovascular Events During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Jan 05; 5(1):e234572. PMID: 38180767.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/2/2023
Faugno E, Gilkey MB, Cripps LA, Sinaiko A, Peltz A, Kingsdale J, Galbraith AA. "Pick a Plan and Roll the Dice": A qualitative study of consumer experiences selecting a health plan in the non-group market. Health Policy Open. 2023 Dec 15; 5:100112. PMID: 38170067.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/2/2023
Kennedy KL, Kong WY, Heisler-MacKinnon J, Medlin R, Loughlin CE, Lawler CN, Hernandez ML, Galbraith AA, Gilkey MB. Using Cost Conversations to Address Financial Toxicity in Pediatric Asthma Care: Findings From a Survey of Caregivers. J Pediatr Health Care. 2023 Dec 02. PMID: 38043046.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/9/2023
Galbraith AA, Faugno E, Cripps LA, Przywara KM, Wright DR, Gilkey MB. "You Have to Rob Peter to Pay Paul So Your Kid Can Breathe": Using Qualitative Methods to Characterize Trade-Offs and Economic Impact of Asthma Care Costs. Med Care. 2023 Dec 01; 61(12 Suppl 2):S95-S103. PMID: 37963027.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/1/2023
Abraham C, Garabedian LF, LeCates RF, Galbraith AA. Vaccine Mandates and Influenza Vaccination During the Pandemic. Pediatrics. 2023 Nov 01; 152(5). PMID: 37814817.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/5/2023
Ong MS, Rider NL, Stein S, Maglione PJ, Galbraith A, DiGiacomo DV, Farmer JR. Racial and ethnic disparities in early mortality among patients with inborn errors of immunity. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 Jan; 153(1):335-340.e1. PMID: 37802474.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/1/2023
Galbraith AA, Price J, Abraham C, Giardino AP. Principles of Child Health Care Financing. Pediatrics. 2023 Sep 01; 152(3). PMID: 37635688.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/1/2023
Oke I, Lutz SM, Hunter DG, Galbraith AA. Vision Screening Among Children With Private Insurance: 2010-2019. Pediatrics. 2023 Sep 01; 152(3). PMID: 37605872.
Read at: PubMed
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