Regina Rutledge

About Regina Rutledge

Senior Health Economist and Program Manager with 20 years of experience generating actionable insights through advanced analytics, causal inference, claims-based research, and payment policy analysis. Recognized subject matter expert in maternity, perinatal, and primary health care delivery systems, value-based payment models, and health outcomes. Skilled in leveraging Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial claims to evaluate care models, estimate ROI for health care innovations, and conduct predictive modeling to support clinical, operational, and financial decision-making. Trusted collaborator with extensive experience working directly with clients to define analytic needs, design methodologically sound solutions, and synthesize findings into coherent, impactful narratives. Known for translating complex data into clear, compelling insights for cross-functional teams, organizational leadership, and external stakeholders. A collaborative team leader who drives fast-paced analytics workflows and consistently delivers client-centered results for payers, federal agencies, state governments, provider organizations, foundations, and non-profits.

Experience

1. Senior Program Manager

   RTI International

   Dec 2023 — Present

   Develop and implement evidence-based study designs for health economic and outcomes research, assessing including access to care, quality of care, health outcomes, health care spending, and ROI• Manage cross-functional teams of research analysts, economists, programmers and project managers to meet face-paced timelines. • Oversee the design, implementation and quality of advanced quantitative methods including quasi-experimental impact approaches (differences-in-differences, interrupted time series, propensity score weighting and matching, synthetic comparison groups), regression analysis, microsimulation, inferential statistics, and survey data analysis. • Oversee qualitative methods including key informant interviews, focus groups, comparative policy analysis, site visits, journey mapping, and case studies. • Author high-impact reports and peer-reviewed publications; present findings to policymakers, funders, and technical audiences.

Education

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Health Policy and Management

  2012 — 2016

• North Carolina State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Applied Sociology

• North Carolina State University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Applied Sociology, Spanish

  2002 — 2006

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), Maternal and Child Health

  2007 — 2009