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Rebecca Garr Whitaker

Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
JB Duke Hotel 230 Science Dr, Duke-Margolis Center for Healt, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy · 2024 - Present Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, University Institutes and Centers
Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy · 2024 - Present Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, University Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


How Providers, Health System Leaders, and States Can Work Together to Align Disparate Policy Efforts to Address Health-Related Social Needs: Learning from North Carolina

Journal Article North Carolina Medical Journal · May 1, 2025 BACKGROUND Under the Biden Administration, policy authorities and programs working to address health-related social needs (HRSNs) expanded across the United States. Despite major investments and initiatives to address HRSNs, they are still largely disparat ... Full text Cite

Preventive Care Needs of the North Carolina Medicaid Expansion Population.

Journal Article AJPM Focus · February 2025 INTRODUCTION: Effective December 2023, North Carolina expanded Medicaid eligibility to cover individuals up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level. The authors sought to understand the preventive care needs of the newly Medicaid-eligible population. METHODS: ... Full text Link to item Cite

Investing in a Healthier North Carolina: Lessons Learned from North Carolina Medicaid Reforms

Journal Article North Carolina Medical Journal · January 1, 2025 North Carolina Medicaid’s efforts to “buy health, not just health care” through whole-person health reforms, including the Healthy Opportunities Pilots, have made significant contributions toward “Healthy North Carolina 2030” goals. Continued multistakehol ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Addressing Health-Related Social Needs in Clinical Practice

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Duke Endowment · 2025 - 2028

KBR Disparities 4.0

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust · 2025 - 2027

Strategic Management of the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network 3.0 (LAN 3.0)

ResearchDirector · Awarded by Deloitte Consulting LLP · 2024 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2019 Ph.D.