Dr. Aaron Schwartz wins AcademyHealth’s Alice S. Hersh Emerging Leader Award

Congratulations to Dr. Aaron Schwartz, Assistant Professor in the Division of Health Policy and CHIBE affiliated faculty member, on receiving the Alice S. Hersh Emerging Leader Award from AcademyHealth.

This prestigious national award honors early-career researchers whose work is already shaping the future of health services research and health policy. Dr. Schwartz’s research has advanced the understanding of low-value care, insurer coverage restrictions, and the performance of private Medicare plans, with studies that have influenced national policy conversations on health care efficiency and equity.

His clinical work remains closely tied to his research, as indicated by a widely read NEJM case study he published on how insurance coverage decisions affect real-world patient care.