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Carrie H. Colla, PhD

Title(s)
Professor of Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Susan J. and Richard M. Levy Distinguished Professor

Additional Titles/Positions/Affiliations
Vice Chair, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Susan J. and Richard M. Levy Distinguished Chair in Health Care Delivery Science

Department(s)
Health Policy and Clinical Practice

Education
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., University of California, Berkeley
A.B., Dartmouth College

Programs
Dartmouth Cancer Center
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

Curriculum Vitae
Colla_C_CV_2025-10-17.pdf

Websites
https://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/tdi/profile/carrie-h-colla/
https://sites.dartmouth.edu/health-econlab/

Contact Information

Level 5, WTRB
1 Medical Center Drive
Lebanon NH 03756

Email: Carrie.H.Colla@Dartmouth.edu


Professional Interests

Carrie Colla is a health economist specializing in health insurance markets, insurance benefit design, provider payment, and the care and needs of the elderly. Her previous research examines: 1) costs, use, and outcomes of post-acute care, 2) effects of changes in Medicare reimbursement, 3) labor market effects of health insurance expansions, and 4) employer health benefit choices under a pay-or-play mandate.

Courses Taught

Health Policy
Intermediate Microeconomics
Health Economics & Policy


Selected Publications

 

ASO Visual Abstract: Rurality and Use of Metastasis-Directed Therapies in Medicare Beneficiaries with Metastatic Colon Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Ladage VP, Ramkumar N, Wang Q, O'Malley AJ, Colla CH, Wong SL, Tosteson ANA, Brooks GA
Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jan;33(1):378. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18586-x.
PMID: 41109876

Rurality and Use of Metastasis-Directed Therapies for Medicare Beneficiaries with Metastatic Colon Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Ladage VP, Ramkumar N, Wang Q, O'Malley AJ, Colla CH, Wong SL, Tosteson ANA, Brooks GA
Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jan;33(1):365-373. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18412-4. Epub 2025 Sep 29.
PMID: 41023546

Technology regulation reconsidered: The effects of certificate of need policies on the quantity and quality of diagnostic imaging.
Horwitz JR, Nichols A, Yu A, Colla CH, Cutler DM
J Health Econ. 2025 Aug;102:103020. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2025.103020. Epub 2025 Jun 7.
PMID: 40543423

Reflecting on 2 Decades of Medicare ACO Experience.
Ouayogode MH, Colla CH
JAMA. 2025 Jun 3;333(21):1874-1875. doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.6175.
PMID: 40293866

The Value Zeitgeist - Considering the Slowdown in Health Care Spending Growth.
Buntin MB, Meara E, Colla CH
N Engl J Med. 2025 Apr 17;392(15):1463-1466. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2413472. Epub 2025 Apr 12.
PMID: 40227018

Medicare Accountable Care Organization Treatment of Serious Mental Illness: Associations Between Behavioral Health Integration Activities and Outcomes.
Newton H, Colla CH, Busch SH, Tomaino M, Hardy B, Brunette MF, Agravat D, Meara E
Med Care. 2025 Feb 1;63(2):123-132. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000002102. Epub 2024 Nov 29.
PMID: 39616411

Addressing Health Care Cost Growth - Why and How States Should Lead.
Fisher ES, Colla C, Koller CF, Berube A
N Engl J Med. 2024 Oct 10;391(14):1271-1273. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2409365. Epub 2024 Oct 5.
PMID: 39373386

Low-Value Care: A Multilayer Problem Requiring Multilayer Solutions.
Colla CH, Ganguli I
Ann Intern Med. 2024 May;177(5):676-677. doi: 10.7326/M24-0862. Epub 2024 Apr 23.
PMID: 38648645

The Association of Rural Residence With Surgery and Adjuvant Radiation in Medicare Beneficiaries With Rectal Cancer.
Sha ST, Usadi B, Wang Q, Tomaino M, Brooks GA, Loehrer AP, Wong SL, Tosteson ANA, Colla CH, Kapadia NS
Adv Radiat Oncol. 2023 Nov-Dec;8(6):101286. doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2023.101286. Epub 2023 Jun 8.
PMID: 38047230

Internal and Environmental Predictors of Physician Practice Use of Screening and Medications for Opioid Use Disorders.
Miller-Rosales C, Busch SH, Meara ER, King A, D'Aunno TA, Colla CH
Med Care Res Rev. 2023 Aug;80(4):410-422. doi: 10.1177/10775587231162681. Epub 2023 Apr 10.
PMID: 37036056

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