Research Interests
Health policy; health sector leadership; social/political determinants; health system market change; health care costs and access, health sector education and training
Bio
One of the founders of the COPHP program, Aaron Katz is a principal lecturer emeritus in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health. He has worked in health planning and policy in Washington state since 1978. From 1988 to 2003, he served as director of the UW Health Policy Analysis program. Katz received the Health Reform Leadership Award at the Washington State of Reform Health Policy Conference in 2011, the American Public Health Association’s Award for Excellence in 2006 and the UW School of Public Health’s Outstanding Teaching Award in 2004. He earned a CPH at the University of Toronto.
Education
CPH Public Health, University of Toronto (Canada), 1975
BS Zoology, University of Wisconsin, 1974
Academic Programs and Affiliations
Recent Publications (PubMed)
A framework policy analysis of national health insurance policymaking in sub-Saharan Africa.
Roll A, Katz A, Lane J. A framework policy analysis of national health insurance policymaking in sub-Saharan Africa. Health Policy Plan. 2021 Apr 10. pii: czaa160. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czaa160. [Epub ahead of print]
Policy considerations for scaling up access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for adolescent girls and young women: Examples from Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda.
Lane J, Brezak A, Patel P, Verani AR, Benech I, Katz A. Policy considerations for scaling up access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for adolescent girls and young women: Examples from Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2021 Jun 22
HIV Policy Advancements in PEPFAR Partner countries: a review of data from 2010-2016.
Verani AR, Lane J, Lim T, Kaliel D, Katz A, Palen J, Timberlake J. HIV Policy Advancements in PEPFAR Partner countries: a review of data from 2010-2016. Glob Public Health. 2020 Aug 4:1-11. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1795219. [Epub ahead of print]
Strengthening policy coding methodologies to improve COVID-19 disease modeling and policy responses: a proposed coding framework and recommendations.
Lane J, Garrison MM, Kelley J, Sarma P, Katz A. Strengthening policy coding methodologies to improve COVID-19 disease modeling and policy responses: a proposed coding framework and recommendations. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2020 Dec 8;20(1):298. doi: 10.1186/
Administrative and Related Barriers to Covering the Costs of Preexposure Prophylaxis at a Safety-net Clinic in Seattle, Washington.
McMahan VM, McCanta L, Tran D, Herrera L, Viquez L, Swanson F, Crutsinger-Perry B, Baeten JM, Katz A, Stekler JD. Administrative and Related Barriers to Covering the Costs of Preexposure Prophylaxis at a Safety-net Clinic in Seattle, Washington. Clin Infe
The Impact of ACA and Medicaid Expansion on Progress Toward UNAIDS 90-90-90 Goals.
Adamson B, Lipira L, Katz AB. The Impact of ACA and Medicaid Expansion on Progress Toward UNAIDS 90-90-90 Goals. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2019 Feb;16(1):105-112. doi: 10.1007/s11904-019-00429-6. Review.
Great expectations: An analysis of researchers’ and policy makers’ perceptions of the potential value of the Australian indigenous burden of disease study for policy.
Katz A, Gajjar D, Zwi AB, Hill PS. Great expectations: An analysis of researchers’ and policy makers’ perceptions of the potential value of the Australian indigenous burden of disease study for policy. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2017 Jul 30. doi: 10.1002/
Anti-homosexual legislation and HIV-related stigma in African nations: what has been the role of PEPFAR?
Hagopian A, Rao D, Katz A, Sanford S, Barnhart S. Anti-homosexual legislation and HIV-related stigma in African nations: what has been the role of PEPFAR? Glob Health Action. 2017;10(1):1306391. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2017.1306391.
Evaluating the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on HIV Care, Outcomes, Prevention, and Disparities: A Critical Research Agenda.
Lipira L, Williams EC, Hutcheson R, Katz AB. Evaluating the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on HIV Care, Outcomes, Prevention, and Disparities: A Critical Research Agenda. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2017;28(4):1254-1275. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2017.0112.
Role of institutional entrepreneurship in building adaptive capacity in community-based healthcare organisations: realist review protocol.
Iyengar S, Katz A, Durham J. Role of institutional entrepreneurship in building adaptive capacity in community-based healthcare organisations: realist review protocol. BMJ Open. 2016 Mar 24;6(3):e010915. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010915.
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Could the coronavirus reset society? Questions we should be asking about post-pandemic life
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The Seattle Times, 03/04/2020
From labs to legislation: A new center’s role as an academic translator
The Daily, 06/05/2019
Washington to offer first ‘public option’ insurance in US
ABC News, 05/12/2019
Here’s what repealing the ACA could mean in Washington state
KUOW, 03/27/2019
New law aims to increase health care cost transparency
KIRO 7, 12/27/2018