Amol S. Navathe

Amol S. Navathe, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor of health policy and medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, a senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics, and the founding director of The Parity Center. He is also a staff physician at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and the immediate past vice chair and commissioner of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), a nonpartisan agency that advises the U.S. Congress on Medicare policy. Navathe’s research focuses on Medicare policy, payment model design and evaluation, and the use of behavioral economics to improve clinician decision-making and health care value. His work emphasizes the translation of rigorous evidence into real-world policy and practice. He cofounded and serves as coeditor-in-chief of Health Care: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation. His research has been published in leading journals, including Science, the New England Journal of Medicine, and JAMA. In addition to his academic work, he is the founder of Otter Health and previously cofounded Embedded Healthcare (now Clarify Health), companies that apply behavioral economics to improve affordability and quality. He serves on the boards of directors of the Hawaii Medical Services Association and SCAN Health Plan. Navathe earned his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and did his postgraduate training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He earned his Ph.D. in health care management and economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.