Karen Swietek is a senior health economist at NORC at the University of Chicago with experience in secondary data analysis, quasi-experimental study design, and evaluating Medicaid programs. Her research focuses on integration of primary care and behavioral health services, alternative payment and delivery models, and racial disparities in quality of care.

Since joining NORC in 2011, Swietek has worked on several multi-site evaluations for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. She is currently the quantitative team lead for the Rhode Island 1115 Medicaid Waiver Evaluation and a quantitative researcher for the Vermont All-Payer Accountable Care Model Evaluation.

Swietek's research has been published in peer-reviewed journals including Health Services Research and the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research. She is a member of AcademyHealth and The American Society of Health Economists.