William Watson • Health Services Researcher
Combining five years of payer experience at Blue Cross Blue Shield with causal inference and administrative claims analysis to answer questions that matter for patients, payers, and policymakers.
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Three-aim dissertation on insulin copay caps and scope-of-practice reform, powered by IQVIA PharMetrics Plus.
View research →Graduate courses in health policy and healthcare systems at UAMS, grounded in real-world payer and policy cases.
View courses →Publications, presentations, industry experience, and technical skills across research and data analysis.
View CV →“Good research isn't just methodologically sound — it needs to be communicated clearly enough that the people who can act on it actually understand it.”
Before returning to academia, I spent five years at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas across product modernization, data strategy, and senior data analysis — advising leadership on statistical analysis and healthcare trends for an organization serving over one million members. I bring that payer perspective to my research and teaching at UAMS, where I instruct graduate courses in health policy and healthcare systems.