Sumit Agarwal, MD, MPH, PhD is a physician-economist and assistant professor at the University of Michigan Medical School and School of Public Health. He is also a faculty affiliate of the Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation, Population Studies Center, and Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan. His research uses experimental and quasi-experimental study designs to investigate how social and economic policies at the local, state, and national levels impact access to care and health. Drawing on diverse data sources, including national surveys, health care claims, and electronic medical records, he has studied the health impacts of cash transfers, minimum wage laws, Medicaid expansion, insurance benefit design, and Medicare payment policies. His research has been published in several journals including the JAMA, New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, and Health Affairs. He holds a PhD from Harvard University in Health Policy and Health Economics, an MD from the Mayo Clinic, an MPH from Harvard School of Public Health, and a BA from Washington University in St. Louis. He completed his clinical training at the University of Virginia and a research fellowship at Harvard Medical School. He sees patients as a primary care physician at the University of Michigan. He is a research investigator with Rx Kids, a prenatal and infant cash prescription program in Michigan led by Michigan State University in collaboration with Give Directly.