Jeanne Lambrew, PhD, MS

Professor Lambrew is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy.

• Phone: (202) 416-0479
• Fax: (202) 296-0025
• Email: jlambrew@gwu.edu

Professor Lambrew brings an insider's knowledge of health policy to the classroom, drawn from her years of experience at the White House. In the late 1990s, as program associate director for health at the Office of Management and Budget, and as senior health analyst at the National Economic Council, she helped to coordinate federal policy development, evaluate legislative proposals and manage cost estimates with multiple agencies. The Children's Health Insurance Program, the Medicare reform plan developed under President Clinton, and the federal long-term-care initiative all bear the stamp of her influence. Dr. Lambrew was also involved in the health reform efforts of the early 1990s.

In addition to her teaching and research responsibilities at the School, she is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, a nonpartisan research and educational institute working for a progressive policy agenda. Dr. Lambrew has frequently testified on Capitol Hill, most recently on Medicare, before the House Committee on Budget, and on prescription drug coverage, before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1989
Master of Science (Public Heath), Chapel Hill School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, 1991
Doctor of Philosophy, Chapel Hill School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, 1993

Teaching

PubH 281-Introduction to Health Policy Analysis, Department of Health Policy
PubH 282-Applications of Health Policy Analysis, Department of Health Policy
PubH 298-Strategies for Health Policy Change, Department of Health Policy
Advanced Topics: Health Finance Seminar

Research

Dr. Lambrew's main research interests are focused on policy-relevant Medicaid, Medicare, long-term-care and the uninsured. She is currently a research fellow at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, which is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and seeks to strengthen the design and delivery of health care services.

Community Service

Professor Lambrew serves on the University of North Carolina's Rural Health Advisory Committee, and on the Board of Directors of AcademyHealth, the professional home for health services researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners.

Departments

• Health Policy

Institutes & Centers

• Center for Health Policy Research

Research Activities

• Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT)

Publications

• Making Medicaid into a block grant program: an analysis of the implications of past proposals.
  Lambrew JM. Making Medicaid into a block grant program: an analysis of the implications of past proposals. Milbank Q. In press March 2005.
• Forging change in challenging times: A plan for extending and improving health care.
  Lambrew JM, Podesta J, Shaw T. Forging change in challenging times: A plan for extending and improving health care. Health Aff. In press March 2005.
• Choice in health care: what do people really want?
  Lambrew JM. Choice in health care: what do people really want? Issue brief. New York: The Commonwealth Fund. In press Spring 2005.
• The role of Medicaid in a reformed health care system.
  Mann C, Lambrew JM. The role of Medicaid in a reformed health care system. Washington, DC: New American Foundation; 2005 Feb.
• The long-term care partnership program: issues and options.
  Ahlstrom A, Clements E, Tumlinson A, Lambrew J. The long-term care partnership program: issues and options. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution; 2004 Dec.
• Numbers matter: a guide to cost and coverage estimates in national health reform debates.
  Lambrew JM. Numbers matter: a guide to cost and coverage estimates in national health reform debates. J Law, Med and Ethics. Fall 2004;32 (3):446-53.
• Foreword: National health reform and America's uninsured.
  Rosenbaum S, Lambrew J, Teitelbaum J. Foreword: National health reform and America's uninsured. J Law Med Ethics 2004;32 (3):386-9.
• Retirement savings and long-term care: an overview.
  Gale WJ, Iwry MJ, Orszag PR, Ahlstrom A, Clements E, Lambrew J, et al. Retirement savings and long-term care: an overview. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution; 2004 Sept.
• Uninsured America: 45 million uninsured Americans.
  Lambrew JM. Uninsured America: 45 million uninsured Americans. Washington, DC: The Center for American Progress; 2004 Aug. 26.
• Highlights from the Medicare prescription drug regulation: The good, the bad, and the ugly.
  Lambrew JM. Highlights from the Medicare prescription drug regulation: The good, the bad, and the ugly. Washington, DC: The Center for American Progress; 2004 Aug. 12.
• Working paper: Fifty concerns about the Medicare law and ideas on how to fix them.
  Lambrew JM. Working paper: Fifty concerns about the Medicare law and ideas on how to fix them. Washington, DC: The Center for American Progress; 2004 July 22.
• Health policy roundtable panel discussion: translating health insurance studies into policy proposals.
  Lambrew JM. Health policy roundtable panel discussion: translating health insurance studies into policy proposals. Health Serv Res. 39(3): 433-44; 2004 June.
• Linking reverse mortgages and long-term care insurance.
  Ahlstrum A, Tumlinson A, Lambrew J. Linking reverse mortgages and long-term care insurance. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Retirement Security Project; 2004 Mar.
• The new Medicare prescription drug benefit: not so voluntary.
  Lambrew J. The new Medicare prescription drug benefit: not so voluntary. Washington, DC: Center for American Progress; 2004 Feb. 12.
• Meeting the challenge of the uninsured.
  Lambrew J. Meeting the challenge of the uninsured. Washington, DC: Center for American Progress; 2004 Jan. 7.
• Medicare legislation: Think twice.
  Lambrew J. Medicare legislation: Think twice. Washington, DC: Center for American Progress; 2003 Nov. 14
• The growing share of uninsured workers employed by large firms.
  Glied S, Lambrew JM, Little S. The growing share of uninsured workers employed by large firms. New York: The Commonwealth Fund; 2003 Oct.
• Medicare prescription drug legislation: what it means for rural beneficiaries.
  Lambrew JM, Briesacher B. Medicare prescription drug legislation: what it means for rural beneficiaries. Washington, DC: Center for American Progress; 2003 Sept.
• Health insurance coverage returns to the national agenda: The health insurance expansion proposals of the 2004 presidential candidates.
  Collins SR, Davis K, Lambrew JM. Health insurance coverage returns to the national agenda: The health insurance expansion proposals of the 2004 presidential candidates. New York: The Commonwealth Fund; 2003 Sept.
• Health reform in the 2004 election: an overview of the plans.
  Lambrew JM. Health reform in the 2004 election: an overview of the plans. Massachusetts: Council on Health Care Economics and Policy; 2003 Sept.
• Small but significant steps to help the uninsured.
  Lambrew JM, Garson A. Small but significant steps to help the uninsured. New York: The Commonwealth Fund; 2003 Jan.
• Health coverage in Massachusetts: far to go, farther to fall.
  Rosenbaum S, Lambrew J, Shin P, Regenstein M, et al. Health coverage in Massachusetts: far to go, farther to fall. Boston: The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation; 2002 Sep.
• Supplemental coverage for Medicare beneficiaries.
  Lambrew JM. Supplemental coverage for Medicare beneficiaries. Report submitted to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; 2002 Nov.
• How the slowing U.S. economy threatens employer-based health insurance.
  Lambrew JM. How the slowing U.S. economy threatens employer-based health insurance. New York: The Commonwealth Fund; 2001 Nov.
• Diagnosing disparities in health insurance for women: a prescription for change.
  Lambrew JM. Diagnosing disparities in health insurance for women: a prescription for change. New York: The Commonwealth Fund; 2001 Aug.
• Section 1115 waivers in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program: An overview.
  Lambrew JM. Section 1115 waivers in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program: An overview. Washington, DC: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured; 2001 July.
• Health insurance: A family affair; A national profile and state-by-state analysis of uninsured parents and their children.
  Lambrew JM. Health insurance: A family affair; A national profile and state-by-state analysis of uninsured parents and their children. New York: The Commonwealth Fund; 2001 May.