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AMIT KUMAR

Associate Professor

Physical Therapy & Athletic Training

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  • Associate Professor
    Physical Therapy & Athletic Training
  • Adjunct Associate Professor
    Population Health Science

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr. Kumar is a health services researcher studying the impact of Medicare policies on post-acute care, post-hospitalization preventive services, and health outcomes among older adults with multiple chronic conditions. His current research focuses on understanding the drivers of variation in post-acute care use, with particular emphasis on how timely access to care, insurance coverage, and rurality shape health care access and outcomes.

GRANTS

  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    USE OF POST-ACUTE CARE AND OUTCOMES AMONG MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AND FEE FOR-SERVICE BENEFICIARIES
    UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA1 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
    UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    POST-ACUTE CARE IN AMERICA INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES WITH DEMENTIA
    15 Aug 2023 - 15 Feb 2024
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    USE OF POST-ACUTE CARE AND OUTCOMES AMONG MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AND FEE FOR-SERVICE BENEFICIARIES
    1 Jul 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    RACE AND MEDICARE-MEDICAID DUAL ENROLLMENT DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO QUALITY AND INTENSITY OF POST-ACUTE REHABILITATION CARE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE
    22 May 2023 - 30 Nov 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    POST-ACUTE CARE IN AMERICA INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES WITH DEMENTIA
    16 Dec 2022 - 14 Aug 2023
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    FUNCTIONAL BIOMARKERS FOR PREDICTION OF HOSPITALIZATION, LONG-TERM CARE PLACEMENT, AND MORTALITY IN OLDER ADULTS WITH CARDIOMETABOLIC MULTIMORBIDITY
    MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS30 Sep 2022 - 29 Sep 2024
    MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Association of Timing of Inpatient Rehabilitation in Ischemic Stroke and Health Outcomes.
    National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research2 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2021
    National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Hospital-Based Rehabilitation Services in Older Adults After Hip Fracture and Impact on Health Outcomes
    National Institute of Aging9 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2021
    National Institute of Aging