Division of Health Economics

Bhaskar Toodi, MBA, Ph.D.
Chief Health Economist / Director

Division of Health Economics provides decision support services to the Department's executive level managers. This support is in the form of reports, analyses, forecasting, briefing notes and research projects. The Division plays a key role in designing and completing materials for presentation to Legislative Committees and works with Medicaid during the budget cycle to present a complete package of information and analysis for a broad audience.

Among the most important products the Division prepares are the Medicaid Monthly Financial Report, and the Medicaid Annual Report. The Division is also frequently called upon to develop materials in response to questions from providers, Legislators and their staff, the press or general public.

The Division has developed and maintains a Medicaid expenditure forecasting model and a collection of databases with both historical and current expenditure, eligibility and health services utilization information.