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Melissa Garrido, PhD

Research Professor

Boston University School of Public Health

Health Law, Policy & Management

PhD, University of Minnesota at Twin Cities
BS, University of Wisconsin

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Websites

	School of Public Health Faculty
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	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Partnered Evidence-Based Policy Resource Center
	Twitter
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	ResearchGate
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ORCID : 0000-0002-8986-3536

Melissa Garrido, PhD, is a Research Professor in the Department of Health Law, Policy and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health, and Director of the Partnered Evidence-Based Policy Resource Center (PEPReC) at the Boston VA Healthcare System. Dr. Garrido has expertise in econometrics, evidence-based policy, geriatrics, palliative care, and behavioral health care. Her research centers around the theme of developing and applying rigorous analytic methods to inform policy and resource allocation decisions. She is a Senior Associate Editor at Health Services Research and is a member of the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) and the Federal Interagency Council on Evaluation Policy. Dr. Garrido received her PhD in Health Services Research, Policy, and Administration from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and completed an NIMH postdoctoral traineeship in mental health services research at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University.

BU Research

The State Health Insurance Assistance Program - A National Study of a Decentralized Program
05/01/2022 - 12/31/2024 (PI)
The Commonwealth Fund

The State Health Insurance Assistance Program – A National Study of a Decentralized Program
05/01/2022 - 12/31/2024 (PI)
Laura and John Arnold Foundation

A National Analysis of the Extent and Value of Medicare Advantage Physician Networks
05/01/2021 - 08/04/2024 (Subcontract PI)
President and Fellows of Harvard College dba Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health NIH NIA
5R01AG068122-03

Evaluation of state actions targeting unethical substance use disorder treatment practices
01/27/2021 - 12/31/2023 (PI)
Laura and John Arnold Foundation

HETEROGENEITY IN TREATMENT EFFECT TIMING IN GERIATRICS AND PALLIATIVE CARE STUDIES
09/17/2020 - 08/31/2023 (PI)
NIH/National Institute on Aging
1R56AG068178-01

Home, but homebound: The impact of caregiving, financial, and community resources on the lives of individuals with dementia
02/01/2019 - 06/30/2022 (Subcontract PI)
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai NIH NIA
5R01AG060967-04

Detection of Unethical Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers
11/02/2018 - 09/30/2021 (PI)
Laura and John Arnold Foundation

Building the Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research (GEAR) network
08/15/2018 - 07/31/2020 (Subcontract PI)
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai NIH NIA
5R21AG058926-02

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Miller KEM, Price M, O'Malley K, Song S, Garrido MM. Home- and Community-Based Service Use Among Veterans: The National Landscape. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 May 09. PMID: 40344577

Latham-Mintus K, Garrido M, Nelson E, Kheirbek RE. Social Vulnerability Post-Incarceration: Analyzing Social Networks, Social Integration, and Loneliness among Older Adults. Gerontologist. 2025 Apr 15. PMID: 40233148

Dugan K, Peterson I, Dorneo A, Garrido MM. Accuracy of Medicare Information Provided by State Health Insurance Assistance Programs. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Apr 01; 8(4):e252834. PMID: 40168025; PMCID: PMC11962663; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.2834;

Dorneo A, Ma Y, Garrido MM, Pizer SD, Shafer PR, Tsai TC, Frakt AB, Figueroa JF. Characteristics and Benefit Design of Veteran Medicare Advantage Affinity Plans. JAMA Health Forum. 2025 Mar 07; 6(3):e250159.View Related Profiles.

Garrido, Melissa
Shafer, Paul
Pizer, Steven

PMID: 40152874; PMCID: PMC11953753; DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.0159;

Li Y, Barr K, Pizer SD, Garrido MM, Thorsness R. Physician Tenure and Clinical Productivity for Internal and External Hires: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Jan 07.View Related Profiles.

Garrido, Melissa
Pizer, Steven

PMID: 39775413

Davoust M, Nguyen P, Adelberg M, Frakt A, Garrido MM. State-level actions targeting unethical substance use disorder treatment practices: A qualitative study. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Mar; 170:209609. PMID: 39716516

Tenso K, Strombotne K, Garrido MM, Lum J, Pizer S. Virtual Mental Health Care and Suicide-Related Events. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Nov 04; 7(11):e2443054.View Related Profiles.

Strombotne, Kiersten
Garrido, Melissa
Pizer, Steven

PMID: 39499516; PMCID: PMC11539012; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.43054;

Ma Y, Phelan J, Jeong KY, Tsai TC, Frakt AB, Pizer SD, Garrido MM, Dorneo A, Figueroa JF. Medicare Advantage Plans With High Numbers Of Veterans: Enrollment, Utilization, And Potential Wasteful Spending. Health Aff (Millwood). 2024 Nov; 43(11):1508-1517.View Related Profiles.

Garrido, Melissa
Pizer, Steven

PMID: 39496081

Li Y, Legler A, Bourgeois J, Podlogar M, Lauver M, Adams RS, Strombotne K, Garrido MM. Contact resolution among Veterans Crisis Line phone and text contacts regarding Veterans Health Administration enrollees. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2025 Feb; 55(1):e13129.View Related Profiles.

Strombotne, Kiersten
Garrido, Melissa
Adams, Rachel

PMID: 39344791

Garrido MM, Strombotne K, Nguyen P, Pizer SD, Frakt AB. State Policies Targeting Patient Brokering and Deceptive Marketing of Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Subst Use Addctn J. 2025 Apr; 46(2):320-327.View Related Profiles.

Frakt, Austin
Strombotne, Kiersten
Garrido, Melissa
Pizer, Steven

PMID: 39344057

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