His research has spanned the fields of health economics and health services research, with specific interest in the relationship between health disparities and health quality. His recent research covers measurement of health literacy, racial and ethnic disparities in insurance access and demand for inpatient care, and risk adjustment for inpatient mortality using clinical data. Dr. Hanchate has considerable experience in the use of large administrative and survey data. He earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, specializing in the application of econometric and statistical techniques for analyzing individual decision-making models.