Sai has over 15 years of experience conducting mixed-methods evaluations of health care payment and delivery system reform initiatives, analyzing health care administrative and survey data to inform policy, and developing and disseminating analytic products.
Sai directs NORC’s evaluation of the CMS Innovation Center’s Vermont All-Payer ACO model. He serves as the Analytics Lead on the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). He serves as a methods advisor and Medicare policy expert on the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey project and the Next-Generation ACO Model evaluation.
With support from the SCAN Foundation, he published a groundbreaking study on the affordability of long-term care and housing for America’s middle-income seniors. The publication in Health Affairs was the fifth-most read article in 2019.
Education
PhD
University of Texas at Dallas
MPA
University of Texas at Dallas
Publications
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Many Middle-Income Seniors Won’t Be Able to Pay for Housing in 10 Years
NORC Article
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A Letter from the President: NORC’s New Website
NORC Article
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Fostering Resilience in the Face of COVID-Related Grief and Loss
NORC Article
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GSS Videos for Educators and Students in STEM
NORC Article
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Access Plays a Key Role in Pre-K Enrollment
NORC Article
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New Program Lowers Antibiotic Use and Improves Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities
NORC Article
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Expert Panel Aims to Stem Gun Violence by Improving Data
NORC Article
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The Nation’s Longest-Running Social Survey Adapts to the Pandemic
NORC Article