Casey Balio
Research Assistant Professor
Center for Rural Health Research
Department of Health Services Management and Policy
Center for Rural Health Research
Department of Health Services Management and Policy
423-439-5455 / balioc@etsu.edu
ETSU Innovation Lab 116
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CECIL G SHEPS CENTER FOR HSR
Postdoc, 2021
INDIANA UNIVERSITY RICHARD M. FAIRBANKS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
PhD, Health Policy & Management, 2020
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts, Biology and Evolutionary Biology, 2014
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CECIL G. SHEPS CENTER FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2020-2021
INDIANA UNIVERSITY RICHARD M. FAIRBANKS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Graduate Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant, 2016-2020
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS
Secondary Science Teacher, 2014-2016
RESEARCH FOCUS
Medicaid, governmental public health systems, social determinants of health
COURSES INSTRUCTED
HSMP 2100
HSMP 5040
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
AcademyHealth
National Rural Health Association
American Public Health Association
Tennessee Public Health Association
Rural Health Association of Tennessee
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Balio CP, Meit M, Galler. Health Care Conversion Foundation Investments in Communities by Rurality. Podium presentation at 2022 National Rural Health Association Annual Rural Health Conference, May 10-14, 2022. National Rural Health Association.
Beatty K, Balio CP, Mathis S, Melton M, Meit M. Do Block Grant Resources Equitably Reach Rural Communities? A 50 State Analysis. Podium Presentation at 2022 Tennessee Public Health Association Annual Conference, September 30, 2022. Tennessee Public Health Association.
Carringer C, Balio CP, Meit M, Mathis S, Pettyjohn S. Implementation and Evaluation of the PEERHelp Program: Addressing Recovery in Rural Communities. Podium Presentation at 2022 Tennessee Public Health Association Annual Conference, September 30, 2022. Tennessee Public Health Association.
Balio CP, Norwood C, McFarlane T, Rusyniak D, Blackburn J. Healthcare Utilization Among Justice-Involved Individuals Enrolled in Medicaid: Lessons from a Midwestern State. Podium presentation at 2021 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, June 14-17, 2021. AcademyHealth.
Balio CP, Yeager VA, Leider JP, McCullough M, Resnick B, Orr J, Singh S, Bekemeier B. Achievements, Challenges, and Recommendations in Public Health: Perceptions and Reflections Since the Institute of Medicine’s 2012 Report on Public Health Financing. 2020 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting Public Health Systems Research Interest Group, November 5, 2020. AcademyHealth.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Balio CP, Norwood C, McFarlane T, Rusyniak D, Blackburn J. Health Care and Behavioral Service Use by Medicaid-Enrolled Adults After Release From Incarceration. Psychiatric Services. 2023 Feb 1;74(2):192-6.
Balio CP, Galler N, Meit M, Hale N, Beatty KE. Rising to Meet the Moment: What Does the Public Health Workforce Need to Modernize?. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2023 Jan 1;29(1):S107-15.
Yeager VA, Balio CP, Chudgar RB, Bork RH, Beitsch LM. Estimating public health workforce efforts toward Foundational Public Health Services. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2022 Jul 1;28(4):393-8.
Balio CP, Riley SR, Grammer D, Weathington C, Barclay C, Jonas DE. Barriers to recruiting primary care practices for implementation research during COVID-19: A qualitative study of practice coaches from the Stop Unhealthy (STUN) Alcohol Use Now trial. Implementation Research and Practice. 2022 Apr;3:26334895221094297.
Robertson AS, Balio CP, Taylor HL, Menachemi N. How Has the Pandemic Affected Career Satisfaction and Employment Perceptions of Faculty in Health Administration?. The Journal of Health Administration Education. 2023;39(2):253.
Yeager VA, Balio CP, McCullough JM, Leider JP, Orr J, Singh SR, Bekemeier B, Resnick B. Funding public health: achievements and challenges in public health financing since the Institute of Medicine's 2012 report. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2022 Jan 1;28(1):E244-55.
Balio CP, Taylor HL, Robertson AS, Menachemi N. Faculty salaries in health administration: Trends and correlates 2015–2021. The Journal of health administration education. 2022 Jul 1;39(1):7.
Taylor HL, Balio CP, Robertson A, Menachemi N. Work-life balance among health administration faculty before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Journal of health administration education. 2022 Jul 1;39(1):127.
Balio CP, Blackburn J, Yeager VA, Simon KI, Menachemi N. Many States Were Able To Expand Medicaid Without Increasing Administrative Spending: Study examines the effect of Medicaid expansion on administrative spending by states. Health Affairs. 2021 Nov 1;40(11):1740-8.
Blackburn J, Balio CP, Carnahan JL, Fowler NR, Hickman SE, Sachs GA, Tu W, Unroe KT. Facility and resident characteristics associated with variation in nursing home transfers: evidence from the OPTIMISTIC demonstration project. BMC health services research. 2021 Dec;21(1):1-2.
Balio CP, Menachemi N. ACA Medicaid expansion effects on healthcare costs (commentary). Journal of Health Care Finance. 2021; 47(1):7-8.
Yeager VA, Balio CP, Leider JP, McCullough M, Resnick B, Orr J, Singh S, Bekemeier B. Reflections on Public Health Financing Achievements and Challenges since the Institute of Medicine’s 2012 Report on Public Health Funding. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2021 Feb 16. Published online ahead of print.
Orr JM, Leider JP, Singh S, Balio CP, Yeager VA, Bekemeier B, Mac McCullough J, Resnick B. Regarding investment in a healthier future: impact of the 2012 Institute of Medicine Finance report. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2021 Jan 14. Published online ahead of print.