Rebecca Myerson

Rebecca Myerson, PhD, MPH

Nonresident Senior Fellow, USC Schaeffer Center
Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Rebecca Myerson, PhD, MPH's Bio

Rebecca Myerson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research examines the impacts of public policies and information interventions on take-up of insurance coverage, health care access, and health outcomes. Myerson holds a doctorate in public policy from the University of Chicago, a master in public health from the University of Washington, and a bachelor degree from Harvard. Prior to coming to Wisconsin, she was an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California. Myerson’s policy research has been honored with the ISPOR Award for Excellence in Application of Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes Research, funded by a Fulbright scholarship and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and cited by the New York Times, Washington Post, NBC Nightly News, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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