David G. Stevenson, SM, PhD, is an assistant professor of health policy in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. His primary research interests are aging, disability, and long-term care.

Dr. Stevenson’s recent work has focused on a broad range of topics in long-term care. His research addresses long-term-care financing options for the future, the rising use of hospice care among nursing home residents, the impact of Medicare Part D in the nursing home pharmacy sector, and the relationship between regulation and quality improvement in the nursing home sector. His previous work has focused on the consumer’s role in nursing home quality, including the recent rise in nursing home litigation, the potential value of consumer complaints data in assessing quality of care, and the use of public reporting to create a market for nursing home quality.

Dr. Stevenson has worked in a variety of policy and research settings, including the US Public Health Service, the University of Washington School of Public Health, the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and the Urban Institute. This work has focused on state long-term-care policy reforms, access to health care for people with disabilities, and the use of cost-effectiveness research in setting policy priorities.

Dr. Stevenson received a BA from Oberlin College, an SM in health policy management from the Harvard School of Public Health, and a PhD in health policy from Harvard University.