Don Taylor

Don is an associate professor of Public Policy at Duke University where he teaches classes on health policy. His current research focuses on Medicare policy with a particular interest in patient decision making and Medicare hospice and palliative care policy.

He was appointed by HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius to serve as a member of the HRSA Negotiated Rulemaking Committee that was created by the Affordable Care Act to revise how the federal government identifies Health Professional Shortage Areas and Medically Underserved Areas. He wrote 29 columns on health reform for the Raleigh, N.C. News and Observer and has contributed to The New York Times’ Room for Debate forum. He has appeared on North Carolina Public Television, done Office Hours live for Duke University, and taken calls on Wisconsin Public Radio to answer questions about health reform.

He blogs about health policy at www.TheIncidentalEconomist.com

In addition, he is blogging about his book at www.donaldhtaylorjr.blogspot.com