Matthew McHugh, PhD, CRNP, MPH, JD: Public Health Policy Expert on the Affordable Care Act

Matthew McHugh, PhD, CRNP, MPH, JD, is a public health policy researcher with expertise in the Affordable Care Act, the impact of public health law and policy on vulnerable populations, and the effects of nurse staffing ratios on patient care, hospital reimbursement, and Medicare. His paper “Nurses’ Widespread Job Dissatisfaction, Burnout, and Frustration with Health Benefits Signal Problems for Patient Care” was selected as one of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s top five most influential research articles of 2011.