CHIR is excited to welcome Billy Dering, M.P.H., as our newest faculty member.

As a research fellow at CHIR, Billy will conduct research on hospital consolidation and out-of-pocket costs as well as access and affordability related to diabetes care.

Before joining CHIR, Billy worked at the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, where he analyzed policies protecting consumers from out-of-pocket costs, helped standardize the World Health Organization’s Health Financing Progress Matrix, and documented health workforce issues. Billy has also worked as a project manager at Epic Systems, where he supported health systems implementing home health financing technology and responding to new payment models. He has also interned with Senator Gary C. Peters, researching legislation to improve health affordability.

Billy holds a master’s degree in public health and a B.A. in public policy from the University of Michigan. We are delighted to have Billy on our team!