Pragya Kakani   Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences

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Pragya Kakani is a health economist with research interests in the areas of prescription drug policy and the organization of health care in the US. Her prior and ongoing work has covered topics including pharmaceutical prices and rebates, vertical integration in the pharmaceutical supply chain, and hospital financing and quality. Her work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of the American Medical Association, Health Affairs, and Health Services Research, and the Review of Economics and Statistics. Her research has been covered by popular media outlets including CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Modern Healthcare.  Pragya Kakani completed her Ph.D. in Health Policy (Economics Track) from Harvard University in 2023 and her A.B. from Harvard College in 2014.  




  • Health Care Quality
  • Health Economics
  • Health Service Research
  • Pharmaceutical Policy

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Funding awarded

  • Skirting the Medical-Loss-Ratio with Vertical Integration: Do Medicare Prescription Drug Plans Overpay Their Own Pharmacies?  awarded by Commonwealth Fund Principal Investigator 2025 - 2026
  • Bridging Gaps and Transforming CARE for Young Breast Cancer Survivors and those with Metastatic Disease  awarded by Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Co-Investigator 2024 - 2029
  • The Impact of a Changing Health Care Delivery System on the Quality of Oncology Care - Administrative Supplement  awarded by National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases Principal Investigator Subaward 2022 - 2025

Background

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  • Pragya Kakani

primary email

  • pka4006@med.cornell.edu

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    Other Interests refers to miscellaneous financial interests not covered in other categories (e.g., stipends, anything of monetary value)Other Interest:
    National Bureau of Economic Research