Rebecca G. Whitaker

Rebecca Whitaker, PhD, MSPH, is a research director at the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy focused on state and regional health care transformation with a particular emphasis on North Carolina’s health reform activities. In this role, Rebecca helps lead the Institute’s research and policy analysis related to care delivery and payment reform. Rebecca brings extensive experience in health services research, policy analysis, and program and policy implementation focused on Medicaid, value-based care, social drivers of health, safety-net delivery systems, and underserved populations. Prior to joining Duke-Margolis, Dr. Whitaker served as director of health policy & governmental affairs at the North Carolina Community Health Center Association, where she led the association’s state and federal policy agenda and guided North Carolina health centers through large-scale payment and care delivery reforms, including Affordable Care Act implementation.