About Us

Our Mission

The Health Care Financing Initiative fosters research and engagement between our students and faculty, legislative and policymaking leaders, and industry leaders in the areas of health care financing and public policy.The McCourt School established the Health Care Financing Initiative (HCFI) in June 2018 with the generous support of the Institute for Critical Care Foundation (ICCF)*.

Our Team

Thomas DeLeire, PhD

Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy

Director, HCFI

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Carol B. Davis, PhD, MBA

Assistant Research Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy

Associate Director of Research and Publications, HCFI

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Lisa Grabert, MPH

Visiting Assistant Research Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy

Visiting Professor, Marquette University School of Nursing

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Teneil Brown, MA

Programmer Analyst, McCourt School of Public Policy

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Vidhur Krishna, BA

Graduate Research Assistant, McCourt School of Public Policy

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*ICCF is a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation that promotes academic research related to the delivery of healthcare to critically ill or injured patients (www.instituteforcriticalcare.org)