Health Care Administration and Fraud
Supports interdisciplinary research on how healthcare administration and fraud impact health outcomes, with a focus on administrative costs, anti-fraud policies, and federal health program processes.
Funder: National Bureau of Economic Research
Due Dates: July 31, 2026: Paper or extended abstract submission deadline (submit by 11:59pm ET)
Funding Amounts: Not specified; typically includes travel and conference-related support for selected presenters.
Summary: Supports interdisciplinary research on how healthcare administration and fraud affect health outcomes, welcoming submissions from all career stages.
Description
This opportunity supports research exploring the impacts of healthcare administration and fraud on health outcomes. The focus includes administrative costs, anti-fraud policies, burdens on patients and providers, claims processing, and the roles of monitoring and contractors in federal health programs. The initiative encourages interdisciplinary approaches, welcoming perspectives from economics, medicine, public health, and law. Both established and early-career researchers, including those not affiliated with NBER, are invited to submit.
The conference, supported by the National Institute of Aging and organized by NBER affiliates, will take place on October 2, 2026, in Cambridge, MA. Selected presenters will have the opportunity to share their work and engage with other scholars in the field.
