Peer-Reviewed Research
Researchers and data scientists at Elevance Health, often in partnership with universities and professional associations, publish data-driven research in journals and present at professional conferences in support of the company’s purpose to improve the health of humanity. These links represent recent peer-reviewed research published from teams with at least one Elevance Health author.
Through our rigorous research efforts, we can identify emerging trends among our members and care delivery partners. We can evaluate the effectiveness of new benefits, services, and care programs. And we can use those findings to improve member experience, quality, and affordability of healthcare. Our academic partners value the data and analytic resources within our organization as well as the opportunity to hear from decision-makers in healthcare.
These studies highlight specific examples of innovation and demonstrate how research differentiates Elevance Health as we transform from a traditional health benefits organization into a lifetime trusted health partner.
Physical Drivers of Health
June 2025:
How Value-Based Care with Provider Enablement Improves Maternal and Infant Outcomes in Medicaid
February 2025:
The Healthcare Integrated Research Database (HIRD) as a Real-World Data Source for Pharmacoepidemiologic Research
January 2025:
Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients Without Cardiogenic Shock Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
June 2024:
How Payers Can Help Hospitals Become Safer Through Value-Based Programs | NEJM Catalyst
May 2024:
Cancer Treatment Before and After Physician-Pharmacy Integration
February 2024:
Transformer-Based Time-to-Event Prediction for Chronic Kidney Disease Deterioration
January 2024:
Long Term Cost Outcomes among Commercially Insured Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgical Procedures
November 2023:
Expiration of State Licensure Waivers and Out-of-State Telemedicine Relationships
August 2023:
Clinical and healthcare utilization outcomes during the 6 months following COVID infection in children
April 2023:
Healthcare AI Treatment Decision Support: Design Principles to Enhance Clinician Adoption and Trust
March 2023:
One-year Serious Outcomes Among Long COVID Individuals: A Matched Cohort Study
January 2023:
The Association Between Mammography Screening Frequency and Breast Cancer Treatment and Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Behavioral Drivers of Health
October 2023:
A Social ACO for Medicaid Managed Care
September 2023:
Impact of COVID-19 on Behavioral Health Services Use Among Medicaid Enrollees with Chronic Behavioral Needs by Race and Ethnicity
September 2023:
Telehealth Initiation of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder: Patient Characteristics and Outcomes
Social Drivers of Health
June 2025:
High Heat Exposure and Medical Utilization among the CKD Population
February 2025:
Training socially accountable clinician-citizens: integrating clinical public health education in a medical school curriculum
December 2024:
Aligning with Obesity Guidelines: A Quality Improvement Initiative in Pediatric Primary Care - ScienceDirect
October 2024:
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Prior Authorizations for Patients With Cancer
October 2024:
Role of Doulas in Improving Maternal Health and Health Equity Among Medicaid Enrollees, 2014‒2023 | AJPH | Vol. 114 Issue 11
June 2024:
Mitigating Racial Bias in Health Care Algorithms: Improving Fairness in Access to Supportive Housing
April 2024:
Distribution of a Remote Medical Exam Device Associated with an Increase in Telehealth Use
February 2024:
Feasibility and Impact Assessment of a Food Insecurity Protocol in a Large Urban Pediatric Primary Care Network
September 2023:
Victims of human trafficking and exploitation in the healthcare system: a retrospective study using a large multi-state dataset and ICD-10 codes
July 2023:
Supporting Low-Income Workers to Address Nutritional Needs
July 2023:
Pay For What Matters To Patients: A Whole Health Population-Based Payment Approach
May 2023:
Rigorous and Rapid Evidence Assessment in Digital Health with the Evidence DEFINED Framework
March 2023:
Distinguishing Health Equity and Health Care Equity: A Framework for Measurement
February 2023:
Observational Analysis of a Generalized, Health Plan-Led Community Health Worker Intervention in Medicaid
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