Jessica Mittler
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration
Contact Information
601L Ford Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Research Interests
Quality improvement, patient experiences with care, access to care, market dynamics, and organization and individual behavior.
Teaching Interests
Quality of care, managed care, health care organizations and financing, quality of care, and program and policy evaluation
Publications
Gold, M., T. Krissik and J. Mittler. 2006. "Collaborative Quality Improvement in Medicaid Managed Care: Experience of the Best Clinical and Administrative Practices Initiative." Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety, 32(2): 81 -91
Mittler, J. and M. Gold. 2005. "Physician Participation in Medicaid Managed Care: The California Experience." Managed Care Quarterly, 13(2): 1-11
Gold, M., J. Mittler, D. Draper, and D. Rousseau. 2003. "Plan and Provider Participation in Medicaid and SCHIP Managed Care" Health Affairs, 22(1): 230-240
Gold, M., and J. Mittler. 2001. "Health Insurance Expansion Through States in a Pluralistic System." Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 26(3): 581-615
Gold, M., J. Mittler, and B. Lyons. 2000. "Oil and Water? Lessons from Maryland's Effort to Protect Safety Net Providers in Moving to Medicaid Managed Care." Journal of Urban Health, 77(4): 645-662
Gold, M., and J. Mittler. 2000. "Second Generation Medicaid Managed Care: Can It Deliver?" Health Care Financing Review, 22 (2): 29-47
Education
Ph.D., 2008, Health Policy, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Science
M.S., 1997, Health Services Administration, University of Michigan
M.P.P., 1997, Public Policy, University of Michigan
B.S., 1994, Urban and Regional Studies, Cornell University