Barbara O. Wynn

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Senior Policy Analyst
Washington Office

Education

M.A. in U.S. history, American University; B.A. in U.S. history, Middlebury College

Overview

Biography

Barbara O. Wynn is a senior policy analyst at the RAND Corporation. Wynn has nearly 30 years of experience with health care financing and delivery issues. Since coming to RAND, she has directed several projects related to federal health insurance programs and, most recently, workers' compensation medical care. Wynn spent 24 years with the Health Care Financing Administration (the predecessor agency to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and was involved in the full range of Medicare coverage and payment policies. Wynn received her M.A. from American University.

Research Focus

Previous Positions

Director, Plan and Provider Purchasing Policy Group, Health Care Financing Administration

Recent Projects

  • Medicare payment methodologies
  • Medical treatment under the California workers' compensation program
  • Alternative ways to finance graduate medical education

Selected Publications

Barbara O. Wynn et al., Challenges in Program Evaluation of Health Interventions in Developing Countries, RAND Corporation (MG-402), 2005

Teryl K. Nuckols et al., Evaluating Medical Treatment Guideline Sets for Injured Workers in California, RAND Corporation (MG-400), 2005

Michael Schoenbaum et al., Health Benefits for Medicare-Eligible Military Retirees: Rationalizing TRICARE for Life, RAND Corporation (TR-118), 2004

Jeffrey Wasserman et al., Understanding Potential Changes to the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) System: A Regression-Based Approach, RAND Corporation (MG-163), 2004

Barbara O. Wynn, Adopting Medicare Fee Schedules: Considerations for the California Workers' Compensation Program, RAND Corporation (MR-1776), 2003

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: Modern Healthcare

Civil Justice

Biography

Barbara O. Wynn is a senior policy analyst at the RAND Corporation. Wynn has nearly 30 years of experience with health care financing and delivery issues. Since coming to RAND, she has directed several projects related to federal health insurance programs and, most recently, workers' compensation medical care. Wynn spent 24 years with the Health Care Financing Administration (the predecessor agency to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and was involved in the full range of Medicare coverage and payment policies. Wynn received her M.A. from American University.

Publications

Allowances for Spinal Hardware under California’s Official Medical Fee Schedule: Issues and Options - 2012

Assessing the Performance of Military Treatment Facilities - 2011

Medical Care Provided Under California's Workers' Compensation Program: Effects of the Reforms and Additional Opportunities to Improve the Quality and Efficiency of Care - 2011

Policy Options for Addressing Medicare Payment Differentials Across Ambulatory Settings - 2011

Use of Compound Drugs, Medical Foods, and Co-Packs in California's Workers' Compensation Program: An Overview of the Issues - 2011

Ambulatory Surgery Facility Services Provided to California's Injured Workers - 2009

How Are Residency Programs Preparing Our 21st Century Internists? A Review of Internal Medicine Residency Programs' Teaching on Selected Topics - 2009

Inpatient Hospital Services: An Update on Services Provided Under California's Workers' Compensation Program - 2009

Regulatory Actions that Could Reduce Unnecessary Medical Expenses Under California's Workers' Compensation Program - 2009

Assessing Health and Health Care in the District of Columbia: Phase 2 Report - 2008

Comparative Performance of the MS-DRGS and RDRGS in Explaining Variation in Cost for Medicare Hospital Discharges - 2008

Evaluation of Alternative Methods to Establish DRG Relative Weights - 2008

Medicare Payment Differentials across Ambulatory Settings - 2008

Pay for Performance in California's Workers' Compensation Medical Treatment System: An Assessment of Options, Challenges, and Potential Benefits - 2008

Rigorous Development Does Not Ensure That Guidelines Are Acceptable to a Panel of Knowledgeable Providers - 2008

Selection of Workers' Compensation Treatment Guidelines: California Experience - 2008

Evaluation of Severity-Adjusted DRG Systems: Interim Report - 2007

Evaluation of Severity-Adjusted DRG Systems: Addendum to the Interim Report - 2007

Medical Care Provided California's Injured Workers: An Overview of the Issues - 2007

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Care Use Before and After Implementation of the IRF Prospective Payment System - 2006

Research Colloquium on Workers’ Compensation Medical Benefit Delivery and Return to Work - 2006

Analyzing -- and Influencing -- How the VA Allocates Its Health Care Dollars - 2005

Challenges in Program Evaluation of Health Interventions in Developing Countries - 2005

Effects of Payment Changes on Trends in Access to Post-Acute Care - 2005

Evaluating Medical Treatment Guideline Sets for Injured Workers in California - 2005

Medicare Payment for Hospital Outpatient Services: A Historical Review of Policy Options - 2005

Paying for Repackaged Drugs Under the California Workers’ Compensation Official Medical Fee Schedule - 2005

Payment for Hardware Used in Complex Spinal Procedures under California’s Official Medical Fee Schedule for Injured Workers - 2005

Payments for Burn Patients Under California’s Official Medical Fee Schedule for Injured Workers - 2005

Possible Refinements to the Facility-Level Payment Adjustments for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System - 2005

Adopting Medicare Fee Schedules: Considerations for the California Workers' Compensation Program - 2004

Health Benefits for Medicare-Eligible Military Retirees: Rationalizing TRICARE for Life - 2004

Identifying and Accommodating Statistical Outliers When Setting Prospective Payment Rates for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities - 2004

Understanding Potential Changes to the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) System: A Regression-Based Approach - 2004

An Analysis of Potential Adjustments to the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) System - 2003

Case Mix Certification Rule for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities - 2003

Inflation in Hospital Charges: Implications for the California Workers’ Compensation Program - 2003

Analyses for the Initial Implementation of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System - 2002

Analysis of the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program Fund Allocations for Indirect Medical Education Costs - 2002

Executive Summary of Analyses for the Initial Implementation of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System - 2002

Exploration of Selection Bias Issues for the DoD Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Demonstration - 2002

Workplan for the Monitoring and Refinement of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Prospective Payment System - 2002

An Analysis of the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) System - 2001

Graduate Medical Education: The Policy Debate - 2001

Interim Report on an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System - 2000

Work Plan for an Inpatient Rehabilitation Prospective Payment System - 2000