Paul Shafer
Associate Professor of Health Law, Policy, and Management
Paul Shafer is an associate professor of health law, policy, and management and co-director of the Medicaid Policy Lab at the Boston University School of Public Health. His research focuses on how health insurance and social safety net policies affect health and equity. As a health economist, he is passionate about generating rigorous, timely, and policy-relevant research to ease administrative burdens, reduce economic deprivation, and improve health. He is also an investigator with the Partnered Evidence-Based Policy Resource Center at the VA Boston Healthcare System where he leads evaluations of policies and delivery innovations aimed at improving veterans’ access to care and health.