SELECTED PUBLICATIONS/REFERENCES

ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS (not affiliated with a specific organization)

• Ku L, Gorak T, Orgera K, Namhee Kwon K, Krips M, Cordes JJ. "Expiring ACA Premium Tax Credits Could Lead to Nearly 340,000 Jobs Lost Across the U.S. in 2026," Commonwealth Fund, Oct 2025. 

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES (AAMC) (2021-2025)

• Orgera K, Pincus L, Baker M, Grover A. "Most Hospitals Routinely Lose Money on Medicare Hospitalizations," AAMC, July 2025.

• Orgera K, Kezh A, Ranney ML, Grover A. "Narrowing the Gap: The Burden of Alcohol, Drugs, and Firearms on U.S. Life Expectancy," AAMC, October 2024.

• Ali S, Orgera K, Baker M, Grover A. "Clinical Benefits of Not-for-Profit Health Systems Beyond Charity Care," AAMC, September 2024. 

• Orgera K, Grover A.  "States With Abortion Bans See Continued Decrease in U.S. MD Senior Residency Applicants," AAMC, May 2024.

• Grover A, Orgera K, Pincus L, Senn S, Redford G. "Why Market Power Matters for Patients, Insurers, and Hospitals," AAMC, May 2024.

• Senn S, Orgera K, Ramirez L. "Who's Your Therapist? Examining the Behavioral Health Workforce," AAMC, October 2023. 

• Orgera K, Senn S, Grover A. "Rethinking Rural Health," AAMC, September 2023. 

• Megibow E, Orgera K, Piepenbrink S. "Generation Z Takes the Reins," AAMC, May 2023. 

• Orgera K, Mahmood H, Grover A. "Training Location Preferences of U.S. Medical School Graduates Post Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Decision," AAMC, April 2023.

• Modi H, Orgera K, Grover A. "Exploring Barriers to Mental Health Care in the U.S." AAMC, October 2022. 

• Grover A, Orgera K. "The Inflation Reduction Act will cut health care costs for some patients. But we need to do more," AAMC News, August 2022.

• Grover A, Orgera K. "What Can We Learn From Comparisons of International Health Care Spending?" AAMC, August 2022. 

• Grover A, Orgera K, Pincus L. "Health Care Costs: What's the Problem?" AAMC, August 2022.

• Alvarado CS, Cassidy DM, Orgera K, Piepenbrink S. "Polling Spotlight: Understanding the Experiences of LGBTQ+ Birthing People," AAMC, June 2022.

• Burdette L, Grayer DC, Makinde F, Orgera K, Piepenbrink S. "From Pregnancy to Policy," AAMC, May 2022. 

• Dev A, Orgera K, Piepenbrink S, Ramsey P. "For the Common Good: Data, Trust, and Community Health," AAMC, March 2022. 

KFF (2017-2021)

• Orgera K, Panchal N. “Mental Health and Substance Use State Fact Sheets,” KFF, December 2021.

• Orgera K, Garfield R, Rudowitz R. “Tracking Social Determinants of Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” KFF, December 2021.

• Orgera K, Rudowitz R, Damico A. “A Closer Look at the Remaining Uninsured Population Eligible for Medicaid and CHIP,” KFF, November 2021.

• Tolbert J, Orgera K, Damico A. “What Does the CPS Tell Us About Health Insurance Coverage in 2020?” KFF, September 2021.

• Kates J, Tolbert J, Orgera K. “The Red/Blue Divide in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates,” KFF, September 2021.

• Artiga S, Hill L, Orgera K, Damico A. “Health Coverage by Race and Ethnicity, 2010-2019,” KFF, July 2021.

• Stolyar L, Orgera K, Rudowitz R. “Challenges in the U.S. Territories: COVID-19 and the Medicaid Financing Cliff,” KFF, May 2021.

• Tolbert J, Orgera K, Garfield R, Kates J, Artiga S. “Vaccination is Local: COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Vary by County and Key Characteristics,” KFF, May 2021.

• Artiga S, Pham O, Orgera K, Ranji U. “Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health: An Overview” KFF, November 2020.

• Tolbert J, Orgera K, Damico A. “Key Facts about the Uninsured Population,” KFF, November 2020, December 2019, December 2018. 

• Panchal N, Kamal R, Orgera K, Cox C, Garfield R, Hamel L, Munana C, Chidambaram P. “The Implications of COVID-19 for Mental Health and Substance Use,” KFF August 2020.

• Hall C, Artiga S, Orgera K, Garfield R. “Food Insecurity and Health: Addressing Food Needs for Medicaid Enrollees as Part of COVID-19 Response Efforts,” KFF, August 2020.

• Garfield R, Rae M, Claxton G, Orgera K. “Double Jeopardy: Low Wage Workers ta Risk for Health and Financial Implications of COVID-19,” KFF, April 2020.

• Orgera K, McDermott D, Rae M, Claxton G, Koma W, Cox C. “Urban and Rural Differences in Coronavirus Pandemic Preparedness,” KFF, April 2020.

• Kates J, Michaud J, Orgera K, Levitt L. “What Testing Capacity Do We Need?” KFF, April 2020.

• Artiga S, Garfield R, Orgera K. “Communities of Color at Higher Risk for Health and Economic Challenges due to COVID-19,” KFF, April 2020.

• Garfield R, Orgera K, Damico A. “The Coverage Gap: Uninsured Poor Adults in States that Do Not Expand Medicaid,” KFF, January 2020, March 2019, June 2018.

• Artiga S, Orgera K. "Key Facts on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity," KFF, November 2019. 

• Musumeci M, Chidambaram P, Orgera K. "State Options for Medicaid Coverage of Inpatient Behavioral Health Services," KFF, November 2019.

• Garfield R, Rudowitz R, Orgera K, Damico A. "Understanding the Intersection of Medicaid and Work: What Does the Data Say?" KFF, August 2019.

• Orgera K, Tolbert J. "Key Facts about Uninsured Adults with Opioid Use Disorder," KFF, July 2019. 

• Orgera K. "Medicaid's Role in Addressing the Opioid Epidemic," KFF, July 2019. 

• Orgera K, Tolbert J. "The Opioid Epidemic and Medicaid's Role in Facilitating Access to Treatment," KFF, May 2019. 

• Rudowitz R, Orgera K, Hinton E. "Medicaid Financing: The Basics," KFF, March 2019. 

• Artiga S, Orgera K, Damico A. "Changes in Health Coverage by Race and Ethnicity since Implementation of the ACA, 2013-2017," KFF, February 2019.

• Garfield R, Orgera K, Damico A. "The Uninsured and the ACA: A Primer," KFF, January 2019. 

• Orgera K, Artiga S. "Disparities in Health and Health Care: Five Key Questions and Answers," KFF, August 2018.

• Boccuti C, Jacobson G, Orgera K, Neuman T. "Medigap Enrollment and Consumer Protections Vary Across States," KFF, July 2018.

• Garfield R, Damico A, Orgera K, Claxton G, Levitt L. "Estimates of Eligibility for ACA Coverage among the Uninsured in 2016," KFF, June 2018.

• Cubanski J, Orgera K, Damico A, Neuman T. "The Financial Burden of Health Care Spending: Larger for Medicare Households than for Non-Medicare Households," KFF, March 2018.

• Cubanski J, Orgera K, Damico A, Neuman T. "How Many Seniors Are Living in Poverty? National and State Estimates Under the Official and Supplemental Poverty Measures in 2016," KFF, March 2018.

• Cubanski J, Neuman T, Orgera K, Damico A. "No Limit: Medicare Part D Enrollees Exposed to High Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs Without a Hard Cap on Spending," KFF, November 2017. 

• Jacobson G, Rae M, Neuman T, Orgera K, Boccuti C. "Medicare Advantage: How Robust Are Plans' Physician Networks?" KFF, October 2017. 

GRADUATE CAPSTONE (2016)

• Larson J, Lutes S, Orgera K, Suplick-Benton, C. Suicide Risk Prevention: An Analysis of the Minnesota Black and Lao Populations. Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs. https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/180917. 

REFERENCES 

• Galloway Greenwood, Brigid. (June 2026). "How to Access Quality Care in Small Towns and Rural Areas," WebMD.