The Arcadia Institute is an independent research and policy hub that combines open and large-scale real-world healthcare data to generate evidence-based insights on healthcare performance and policy.
Led by experienced researchers and industry experts, the Institute produces rigorous analysis that helps healthcare leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders understand how policy, market forces, and care delivery intersect—and what those dynamics mean in practice.
What the Arcadia Institute Does
The Arcadia Institute produces independent, evidence-based research and analysis to support informed decision-making across healthcare.
Through rigorous research grounded in open and large-scale real-world data, the Institute:
- Illuminates national trends shaping cost, utilization, quality, and care delivery
- Assesses the real-world impact of policy and regulatory change
- Surfaces measurable signals of performance and innovation across the healthcare system
- Contributes evidence-based insight to public, policy, and industry dialogue
The Institute’s work emphasizes interpretation and implications grounded in data—not advocacy or promotion.
Who the Institute Serves
The Arcadia Institute engages healthcare leaders and decision-makers across the healthcare ecosystem.
The Institute also supports policymakers, researchers, and the news media by translating complex data, policy, and market dynamics into clear, evidence-based insights that inform broader understanding and discussion.
Areas of Focus
The Arcadia Institute focuses on research and analysis at the intersection of healthcare performance, policy, and market dynamics.
Specific focus areas evolve over time in response to emerging policy developments, market signals, and new evidence.
Leadership & Advisors
The Arcadia Institute is guided by an advisory board of respected healthcare leaders, researchers, and policy experts who contribute perspective and expertise to its work.
Institute Leadership
Aneesh Chopra, Chair, Arcadia Institute
Luke Hansen, MD, MHS, Chief Medical Officer, Arcadia
Erica Everhart, Head of Thought Leadership, Arcadia
Advisory Board
Michael E. Chernew, Ph.D
Leonard D. Schaeffer Professor of Health Care Policy; Director, Healthcare Markets & Regulation (HMR) Lab — Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School.
Karen E. Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH
Professor, Washington University School of Medicine and Washington University School of Public Health
Kevin Schulman, MD
Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, Professor of Operations, Information & Technology, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
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