Rutgers Center for State Health Policy

What Rutgers Center for State Health Policy does

Rutgers Center for State Health Policy (CSHP) is an academic research center established in 1999 within the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It provides impartial policy analysis, research, facilitation, and consultation on state health policy issues, serving New Jersey policymakers across five focus areas: Health System Performance Improvement, Population Health, Health Care Access and Coverage, Health and Long-Term Care Workforce, and Long-Term Services and Supports. The Center operates with approximately 30-50 faculty and staff and has cataloged 968 publications over its 25-year history.

Name

Rutgers Center for State Health Policy

Legal name

Rutgers Center for State Health Policy

Website

https://cshp.rutgers.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rutgers Center for State Health Policy is an academic research center within Rutgers University that provides policy analysis, research, and consultation to New Jersey state government on Medicaid, population health, health system performance, and long-term care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Policy Research Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Strategy, Policy & Legislation (HLAJAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare-Linked Social Benefits Administration (e.g., Medicaid/Means-Tested Health Coverage) (BPAIAKAH)

Keywords

• Health policy research
• State health analysis
• Medicaid policy analytics
• Population health data
• Health services research

Headquarters

HQ city

New Brunswick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts: Funded through contracts with NJ state agencies including Department of Health, Department of Human Services/Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services for policy analysis and evaluation services.
2. Foundation Grants: Core infrastructure support from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation since 1999, along with grants from other foundations supporting specific research initiatives.
3. Legislative Funding: $3.4 million invested to date in iPHD project through legislative appropriation for population health data infrastructure.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rutgers Center for State Health Policy is an academic research center that provides impartial policy analysis, research, facilitation, and consultation on pressing state health policy issues, primarily serving New Jersey state government agencies. Its core work spans health system performance improvement, population health, health care access and coverage, the health and long-term care workforce, and long-term services and supports, delivered through named research projects, data integration infrastructure, and policy reports.

Product overview

The Rutgers Center for State Health Policy is an academic research center that provides impartial policy analysis, research, facilitation, and consultation on state health policy issues. Rather than a commercial product company, it operates as a research organization within Rutgers University's Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. Its portfolio consists of multiple research initiatives and projects including: the NJ iPHD Project (a data integration platform linking state administrative health data), the NJ Medicaid Portfolio (Medicaid policy analytics), the NJHealth Study (population health cohort research), the Housing & Health Equity Cluster (housing-related health equity research), childhood obesity studies, and the NJ HART cost benchmark program. These projects focus on five key policy areas: Health System Performance Improvement, Population Health, Health Care Access & Coverage, Health & Long-Term Care Workforce, and Long-Term Services & Supports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NJ iPHD Project (New Jersey Integrated Population Health Data Project) A data integration platform that securely links state administrative data sets from the NJ Department of Health to enable population health research and evidence-based policymaking. Since operations began in 2022, it has integrated over 90 million records and identified matches for over 16 million individuals.
• NJ Medicaid Portfolio Analytic support for the New Jersey Department of Medical Assistance and Health Services, which oversees NJ FamilyCare, the state's Medicaid program. Provides policy analysis and research on Medicaid operations and outcomes through a long-standing and close working relationship.
• NJHealth Study (New Jersey Population Health Cohort Study) A population health cohort study that examines how life events and stress affect health, particularly within historically disadvantaged groups, multigenerational families, and immigrant groups.
• Housing & Health Equity Cluster
• Understanding Childhood Obesity in New Jersey
• NJ HART Program (NJ Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark Program)

Quantifiable outcome

• 34 research projects approved by the iPHD governing board
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021NJ Medicaid program established its Office of Business Intelligence with CSHP assisting in development, staffing, and operations of the unit to improve rapid analyses capacity.
• New Jersey Department of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016The iPHD Project is enacted through legislation and operated by Rutgers CSHP under the NJ Department of Health, integrating state program and service data for population health research.
• Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research (IFH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSHP is an initiative within IFH, combining academic strengths in public health, health services research, and social science with applied research techniques.
• New Jersey Department of Medical Assistance and Health ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing close working relationship overseeing NJ FamilyCare, the state's Medicaid Program. CSHP provides analytic support and policy analysis.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Urban Institute Health Policy Center: A major think tank conducting health policy research including Medicaid, health coverage, and health equity — comparable in mission, methodology, and government contract orientation.
• Mathematica Policy Research: A large social policy research firm conducting Medicaid, population health, and program evaluation studies for federal and state agencies — competes for similar state government contracts and grant-funded research engagements.
• National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP): A nonpartisan policy academy dedicated to state health policy research and technical assistance across all 50 states — the closest direct analogue to CSHP's mission, though operating at a national rather than state-specific scale.
• Milbank Memorial Fund: A philanthropic foundation that publishes evidence-based analyses and convenes state health policy leaders on population health, Medicaid, and health system performance — overlapping heavily with CSHP's five policy focus areas.
• Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS): A nonprofit policy center focused on Medicaid and health care delivery for low-income populations, working directly with state agencies — closely aligned with CSHP's Medicaid portfolio and analytic support for NJ DMAHS.
• AcademyHealth: A professional society and research organization supporting health services research and policy analysis — closely aligned with CSHP's evidence-based policy translation role.

Broad incumbents

• Commonwealth Fund: A national foundation funding health care coverage and state health system performance research — comparable in policy focus areas but with a national, grantmaking orientation.
• Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF): A major national health policy research organization producing Medicaid, coverage, and state health policy analysis — directly comparable in mission though much larger and nationally oriented.
• RAND Health: A broad, established health research division conducting policy analysis across many states and federal clients — overlaps with CSHP but operates at significantly larger scale and scope.
• Manatt Health: A consulting practice advising state Medicaid agencies and health systems — overlaps with CSHP's NJ Medicaid analytic support but operates as a commercial consultancy rather than an academic research center.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RutgersCSHP
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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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