Overview
Dr. Beth McGinty is the Livingston Farrand Professor and Chief of the Division of Health Policy and Economics in the Department of Population Health Science at Weill Cornell Medicine. She conducts research focused on how health policies affect populations with complex health and social needs, including people experiencing mental illness, substance use disorder, chronic pain, and others. Her work is characterized by integrating approaches from the fields of public policy, health economics, and implementation science to understand how policies affect population health.
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Publications
Funding
Active
12 grants- MPIR01AG099343-01Integrating Medicare and Medicaid for Dual Eligibles with Disabilities: Evaluating the Impact on Utilization, Quality, Mortality, and Chronic Diseases ManagementNational Institute on Aging · 2026–2031
- Co-IR01AG092393-01A1Understanding the Role of Nursing Home Enforcement and Oversight in Post-Acute and Long-Stay Resident Quality of CareNational Institute on Aging · 2026–2031
- MPIR01DA062431-01A1The impact of peer support in treatment engagement and adverse events for Medicaid beneficiaries with substance use disorder: a mixed-methods studyNational Institute on Drug Abuse · 2025–2030
- MPIR01MH139215-03Integrating Medicare and Medicaid for dual eligibles with serious mental illness: studying healthcare utilization, quality, and mortalityNational Institute of Mental Health · 2024–2029
- Sub-PIR37CA291990-02Impact of State Cannabis Laws on Cancer Pain Management and Outcomes: A mixed-methods studyNational Cancer Institute · 2025–2029 · via University of Michigan
- Sub-PIP50MH115842-07Center to Accelerate Translation of Interventions to Decrease Premature Mortality in Persons with Serious Mental IllnessNational Institute of Mental Health · 2022–2029 · via The Johns Hopkins University· 2 renewals
- Co-INF 231850-01Data-Driven Approach to Identify Determinants of Outcomes and Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Diseases in New York City AreaNovartis Foundation · 2023–2027
- Sub-PIR01CE003689-03-00Studying the Implementation and Outcomes of State Prenatal Drug Use LawCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · 2024–2027 · via The Johns Hopkins University
- Sub-PIUH3HL154280-07Achieving Cardiovascular Health Equity in Community Mental Health: Optimizing Implementation StrategiesNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2023–2027 · via The Johns Hopkins University
- Sub-PIU2CDA057717-04HD2A RASC-Research and Evaluation CoreNational Institute on Drug Abuse · 2022–2027 · via Stanford University
- Sub-PIP50DA054072-05Center for Dissemination and Implementation at Stanford (C-DIAS)National Institute on Drug Abuse · 2024–2027 · via Stanford University
- Sub-PIR01DA053232-05Studying How State And Local Health Services Delivery Policies Can Mitigate The Effects Of Disasters On Drug Addiction Treatment And Overdose: A Mixed-Methods Study Of Covid-19.National Institute on Drug Abuse · 2022–2026 · via The Johns Hopkins University
Completed grants (7)
- Sub-PI23-23781Studying the Effects of Corporate and Private Equity Acquisitions of Behavioral Health Treatment Facilities on Access to, Quality of, and Spending on Care for Medicare Beneficiaries in the U.SCommonwealth Fund · 2024–2025 · via The Johns Hopkins University
- PIR01DA049789-04State Medical Cannabis Laws, Chronic Pain, And Opioids: A Mixed-Methods ApproachNational Institute on Drug Abuse · 2023–2025
- Sub-PI22-23152Characterizing behavioral health mergers and acquisitionsCommonwealth Fund · 2023–2023 · via The Johns Hopkins University
- PIU01CE002947-03A national evaluation of Medicaid expansion on the prevention of child abuse and neglect, youth violence, and intimate partner violenceNIH · 2018–2022 · via NIH RePORTER
- PIT32MH109436-05Mental Health Services and Systems Training ProgramNIMH · 2017–2022 · via NIH RePORTER
- PIR01DA044987-04An Evaluation of State Laws Intended to Curb High-Risk Opioid PrescribingNIDA · 2017–2022 · via NIH RePORTER
- PIK01MH106631-04Improving Evidence-based Behavioral, Somatic and Social Service Delivery for SMINIMH · 2015–2020 · via NIH RePORTER
Clinical research
Completed & closed trials (5)
- PIInfluence of State Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers on Adolescent and Young Adult Substance Use Disorder Screening and TreatmentWeill Medical College of Cornell University · CLOSED TO ACCRUAL (as of 2026)
- PIThe impact of peer support in treatment engagement and adverse events for Medicaid beneficiaries with substance use disorderWeill Medical College of Cornell University · CLOSED TO ACCRUAL (as of 2026)
- PIStructure and Variability of State-level Medicaid Payment RatesWeill Medical College of Cornell University · IRB STUDY CLOSURE (as of 2026)
- PIMedicaid payment policy: Landscape and opportunities for changeWeill Medical College of Cornell University · CLOSED TO ACCRUAL (as of 2025)
- PIIntegrating Medicare and Medicaid for dual eligibles with serious mental illness: studying healthcare utilization, quality, and mortalityWeill Medical College of Cornell University · CLOSED TO ACCRUAL (as of 2025)
News mentions
- Commentary: AI Could Help to Implement Health PolicyAugust 7, 2026
Artificial intelligence may enhance implementation of a new federal rule requiring aduts enrolled under the Affordable Care Act expansion of Medicaid eligibility to complete qualifying work hours or community engagement activities or meet exemption criteria to maintain coverage, according to a new commentary.
- Dr. Laura Riley to Unify Women’s Health Care Across Weill Cornell in New RoleApril 14, 2026
As executive director for women’s health, a role that complements her position leading obstetrics and gynecology, Dr. Riley will unify, coordinate and drive new paradigms for women’s health care across medical specialties.
- Reimagining Medicaid to Safeguard America’s ChildrenApril 9, 2026
As states reassess Medicaid coverage following recent federal policy changes and the end of pandemic-era protections, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics, the Cornell Health Policy Center and Ariadne Labs are championing evidence-based health care policy reform and expanded Medicaid coverage for children.
- Americans View Opioid Overdose as a Crisis that Needs to Be AddressedJanuary 16, 2026
Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups, according to a national survey conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. However, political differences over who is responsible may shape the country’s next phase of drug policy.
- Keeping Pediatrics Afloat in a Sea of Funding CutsNovember 1, 2025
As Medicaid funding cuts enacted through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are expected to reduce health coverage among adults, researchers and clinicians warn that children are at increasing risk of unintended downstream effects.
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- Cornell Researchers Enlist National Experts to Evaluate Key Health PoliciesSeptember 30, 2025
Most health policy experts don’t think new Medicaid work requirements introduced in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would substantially increase employment among Medicaid-enrolled, working-age adults, according to a new survey from the Cornell Health Policy Insight Panel.
- Telehealth Restrictions May Limit Opioid Use TreatmentMarch 20, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers found that restricting telehealth prescriptions for opioid use disorder could prevent thousands from accessing buprenorphine, a medication that helps people recover from addiction.
- Brooks School, Weill Cornell Medicine Launch Center to Improve Health PolicyNovember 19, 2024
The center connects health policy researchers across Cornell’s campuses to help shape effective health policy at the federal, state and local levels.
- Medical Cannabis Laws Have Negligible Impact on Opioid PrescribingJuly 5, 2023
State laws allowing medical cannabis use did not reduce prescriptions for opioids or other therapies for chronic, non-cancer pain, according to a policy analysis by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
Mentoring
- SGSarah GutkindPostdoc mentee · 2024–2026
- JRJuliet RyanMD mentee · Class of 2026
- SSStephenson StrobelPostdoc mentee · 2023–2024
External relationships
Advisory/Scientific Board Member
Dartmouth College
Professional Services
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