The Tolan Center for Healthcare at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business serves as a center of gravity for the diverse disciplines that engage in healthcare research at Booth, and facilitates collaboration with partners across the university.
Through rigorous research and interdisciplinary collaboration between faculty members, policymakers, industry leaders, alumni, and current students, we bring analytical and humanistic approaches to bear to make a positive impact on the healthcare industry.
We are a community of faculty members, policymakers, industry leaders, alumni, and current students applying analytical, empirical, and humanistic approaches to improve the healthcare sector.
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Research on all aspects of the healthcare system—clinical quality and outcomes, equity and access, innovation, operations, and finance.
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Our curriculum offers students the chance to learn about the dynamic nature of the healthcare system in very applied ways.
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Join us for a discussion of new research examining the impact of medical debt relief on health care utilization and health outcomes, and what these findings reveal about costs, access, and policy design in the U.S. health system.
Impact of Medical Debt Relief on Healthcare Utilization and Health
Authors: Betsy Q. Cliff, Kirsten Eom, Joseph D. Bruch
Dr. Betsy Q. Cliff is an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Chicago whose work examines how health insurance impacts spending and utilization in the US health system. She is currently working on projects related to determinants of Medicaid retention, the impacts of patient health care costs on care utilization and health outcomes, and how the design of health insurance affects the use of high- and low-value health care services. She primarily uses quasi-experimental research designs and econometric statistical techniques to measure the effects of policies or interventions. Often, her data come from large databases with medical and pharmaceutical claims from health insurers. Prior to pursuing her research career, she was a journalist and reported on health care policy for newspapers and magazines for nearly a decade.
February 13 | 12pm | Harper Center C02
Adapting to what's next in the healthcare landscape.
Join us for a day of insight and connection with keynote speakers Pat Basu, CEO of Lincoln Liberty Capital, Deb Glasser, Head of Specialty North America at Sanofi, and Janet Lin, Chief Strategy Officer at UI Health. The program will include expert panels on healthcare leadership, investing in healthcare services, emerging biotech in Chicago, and the evolving role of AI in healthcare, along with a startup fair and networking social.
February 28 | 9:00am - 5:30 pm | Gleacher Center
Booth Healthcare Conference 2026From the business of healthcare to business intelligence in healthcare and more, discover some of the latest insights from Booth faculty in Chicago Booth Review.
When providers change ownership, patient health hangs in the balance—but there may be a prescription to address some of the problems associated with consolidation.
Is Health-Care M&A Hurting Patients?
Small factors make a big difference for medical decisions.
Line of Inquiry: Devin G. Pope on How a Cold Day Can Make Doctors Prescribe More Medicine
Regular, continuous care is good for patients, and could also benefit providers and insurers.
How Proactive Healthcare Can Save on CostsJoin us as we make a positive impact on the healthcare industry.
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