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Apr 28, 2025 UVA Batten a Hub for Health Economics Research The health economy is one of the most extensive and complex systems in modern life, impacting people on a deeply personal level. UVA Batten is honored to have three outstanding faculty members whose research expertise is focused on various policy aspects of the field, including Medicaid and Medicare, COVID-related mortality rates, and other topics. Learn more
Aug 23, 2024 New Professor Highlights Community and Context in Racism Research Gerald Higginbotham has received a major federal grant to establish a community support network for early-career Black social and personality psychologists. Read our story about his first year on faculty and his research and engagement on tough subjects such as gun ownership, identity politics and racism. Learn more
Aug 23, 2022 Higginbotham in APA Article: Anti-Black racism linked to lower support for some gun rights Racial Justice and Equity The American Psychological Assocation shares findings from post-doctoral scholar Gerald Higginbotham's research that racial resentment leads some to associate gun rights with white people. Learn more
Apr 18, 2022 Health insurance coverage for kids through Medicaid and CHIP helps their moms too Health Policy Economics Batten professor Sebastian Tello-Trillo shares new research suggesting that health insurance coverage for kids through Medicaid and CHIP helps their moms. Learn more
Mar 02, 2022 Study: Expanded Medicaid for Kids Results in More Stable Households Health Policy Economics Sebastian Tello-Trillo, an assistant professor in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, explains the positive “spill-up” effect on parents of children covered by Medicaid. Learn more
Jan 04, 2021 Key justices seem inclined to uphold the Affordable Care Act. But uncertainty remains. Economics Health Policy In the latest edition of Batten Expert Chats, Batten professor and health economist Sebastian Tello-Trillo discussed the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on the healthcare law, as well as its policy implications. Learn more
Aug 05, 2020 New Research Finds 'Systemic Barrier' to HIV Prevention in Southern States Health Policy Racial Justice and Equity Professor Sebastian Tello-Trillo, along with a team of researchers from UVA, have discovered that the South, the U.S. region with the most HIV infections each year, also has the greatest barriers to obtaining drugs that can prevent the disease for people who rely on Affordable Care Act insurance plans. READ IN UVA TODAY
May 19, 2020 What does the coronavirus pandemic mean for your health insurance? An economist responds. Health Policy Economics For the latest in Batten’s new Expert Chat Series, Batten professor Sebastian Tello-Trillo discussed how the coronavirus pandemic will impact health insurance coverage. Learn more
Jan 04, 2019 Professor Spotlight: Sebastian Tello-Trillo Professor Sebastian Tello-Trillo didn’t always want to be an economist. But, he did always want to find a way to address social problems. Learn more