Norma B. Coe, PhD

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Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Department: Medical Ethics and Health Policy
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Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Health Policy Division
11th Fl Blockley Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Economics)
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 1997.
PhD (Economics)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA , 2005.
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Selected Publications

Werner R, Coe NB, Olenski, A: Impact of State Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Mandates on Nursing Home Staffing, Finances, and Closure. Health Affairs Mar 2026.

Coe NB, Miller KE, Sun C, Taggert E, Gross AL, Jones RN, Felix C, Albert MS, Rebok GW, Marsiske M, Ball KK, Willis SL: Impact of Cognitive Training on Claims-Based Diagnosed Dementia Over 20 Years: Evidence from the ACTIVE Study Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. 12(1): e70197, Feb 2026.

Hinckley J, Coe NB : "Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports Data." Issue Brief: Understanding Gaps and Opportunities to Advance Research and Policy. LDI Brief: Improving Care for Older Adults Jan 2026 Notes: https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/medicaid-long-term-services-and-supports-data/

Winegarden W, Coe NB, Werner RM: "Lousy Medicare Insurance Is Worsening Outcomes for All Patients." Forbes Oct 2025 Notes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/waynewinegarden/2025/10/13/lousy-medicare-insurance-is-worsening-outcomes-for-all-patients/

Hinckley JD, Coe NB: "Study Finds Hospice Providers “Game” Medicare Payment Cap, But with Modest Impact on Costs." Some Hospice Agencies Adjusted Admissions and Discharges to Maximize Payments. LDI Health Care Payment and Financing. Blog Post Sep 2025 Notes: https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/study-finds-hospice-providers-game-medicare-payment-cap-but-with-modest-impact-on-costs/

Coe NB, Sun C, Van Houtven CH, Basu A, Konetzka RT: Home-Based Care Outcomes: Does the Care Provider Matter? Health Economics 34(8): 1487-1506, Aug 2025.

Coe NB, Rosenkranz DA: Provider Payment Incentives: Evidence from the U.S. Hospice Industry. Journal of Public Economics 248: 105435, Aug 2025.

Chatterjee P, Wang M, Chen X, Kim S, Coe NB, Joynt Maddox KE, Murphy K, Werner RM: Mixed Evidence That Rural Hospitals' Finances Improved with Participation in the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model. Health Affairs 44(7): 788-795, Jul 2025.

Research cited: Werner RM, Coe NB, Roberts ET: "Senate tax bill would ‘leave millions hungry and without healthcare so the wealthiest few can become even richer’." Oxfam July 2025 Notes: https://www.oxfamamerica.org/press/senate-tax-bill-would-leave-millions-hungry-and-without-healthcare-so-the-wealthiest-few-can-become-even-richer-oxfam/

Zahodne LB, Miller K, Sun C, Sharifian N, Parisi JM, Rebok GW, Aiken Morgan AT, Gross AL, Thomas KR, Felix C, Coe NB.: Perceived Control, Cognitive Training, and Incident Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias in the ACTIVE Study. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 80(7): gbaf086, Jul 2025.

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