Title(s): Gerhard Hartman Professor
Department: Health Management and Policy
Office: N211 CPHB
Phone: (319) 384-3832
Keith J. Mueller, Ph.D., is the Gerhard Hartman Professor in Health Management and Policy at the University of IOwa College of Public Health. He is also the Director of the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) and its Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, and Chair of the RUPRI Health Panel. He has served as president of the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) and as a member of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services. He has also served on national advisory committees for the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the National Institutes of Health. He has published more than 300 scholarly articles and policy papers, and received awards recognizing his research contributions from NRHA, RUPRI, and the universities of Nebraska and Iowa. His PhD is in political science from the University of Arizona, and he completed a Robert Wood Johnson Faculty Fellowship with Johns Hopkins University. He has participated in numerous discussions of how to secure health services in rural communities, including testimony on key policy considerations in rural health to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee in 2019 and 2024.
PhD in Health Services and Policy focal area
- Health Policy
Courses Taught
- Seminar in Health Policy
- Introduction to the US Healthcare System
Research Interests
- Implementation of the Affordable Care Act and its replacement
- Delivery of Healthcare in Rural Areas
- Rural Health policy
Background
In the News
- CPH study on nursing home closures named 2025 Article of the Year
- Mueller shares areas to watch for 2025
- UI’s rural health policy research center receives $2.8 million funding renewal
- Mueller honored by NRHA for outstanding achievement in rural health care
- Mueller discusses pharmacy closures
- Mueller comments on growth of Medicare Advantage in rural areas
- Comprehensive Rural Wealth Framework and Community Engagement
- Iowa hospitals face increasing financial challenges
- Keith Mueller featured in National Rural Health Association Q&A
- Mueller comments on high rate of rural deaths from COVID
- Mueller comments on what makes successful rural collaborations
- Mueller discusses health care policy
- From the Front Row: Public health challenges facing rural communities
- Mueller, Ullrich discuss COVID-related deaths in rural areas
- Mueller receives Jerry Karbeling Award
- CPH research shows higher rates of COVID-19 cases, deaths in rural counties
- COVID is killing rural Americans at twice the rate of urbanites
- Mueller discusses challenges of health care in rural areas
- Mueller says investment in public health will make a major difference
- Mueller comments on rural-urban divide in vaccination rates
- Mueller comments on Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause
- Redefining metro counties could have complicated outcomes for rural America
- Mueller comments on lack of pharmacies in rural counties
- ‘Pharmacy deserts’ challenged to find ways to distribute COVID-19 vaccines
- Mueller comments on Iowa’s vaccination struggles
- ‘The Future of Rural America Panel’ is Feb. 18
- Lack of transportation poses a barrier to vaccination
- Mueller comments on rural vaccine distribution challenges
- Mueller comments on COVID-19 and rural hospitals
- Mueller comments on COVID-19 in rural nursing homes
- Mueller: “Rural is not a refuge” from pandemic
- Mueller discusses financial impact of pandemic on hospitals
- Rural hospitals hang on as pandemic reaches smaller communities
- Health leaders warn some rural Iowa hospitals will not survive
- Webinar: Social and Economic Wellbeing in Challenging Times
- Mueller comments on challenges facing hospitals
- Mueller comments on federal assistance for rural hospitals
- Mueller talks about rural pharmacy closings
- OB unit closures present challenges in rural areas
- Mueller appointed to Rural Health Task Force
- Mueller comments on rural pharmacy closings
- Mueller discusses rural health care and the economy
- Mueller discusses rural pharmacy closings
- Research shows quality of life is just as important as jobs in developing rural areas
- Independent pharmacies shutting down, people left with few options
- Mueller comments on pharmacy closings in rural areas
- Mueller weighs in on health care questions
- Mueller testifies at Senate hearing on rural health care
- Op-ed: Mueller writes about the importance of higher ed to Iowans’ health
- Paper looks at rural health policy initiatives, future opportunities
- Mueller part of panel on reinventing rural health care
- Iowa withdraws request to establish alternative insurance model
- Mueller discusses challenges facing rural hospitals
- Mueller discusses population health management
- Iowa, Oklahoma seek to reform the ACA through waivers
- Mueller discusses rural health care at Georgia task force meeting
- Mueller comments on rural hospitals, proposed Medicaid cuts
- Mueller speaks at Iowa Ideas Health Care Symposium
- Mueller discusses benefits of telehealth
- Mueller named interim dean of College of Public Health
- Mueller receives UI Board of Regents Award for Faculty Excellence
- MHA program works with alumni to prepare health care leaders
- UI researcher: Rural areas face higher health insurance premiums
- CHPR team completes Iowa health care workforce analysis
- RUPRI researchers examine Medicaid reform in rural settings
- Mueller receives 2016 Regents Award for Faculty Excellence
- Mueller comments on new Medicare payment rules
- College hosts IDPH Center for Rural Health and Primary Care advisory committee
- Mueller comments on rural hospitals’ struggles
- Mueller to deliver CPH Distinguished Faculty Lecture Aug. 27
- Mueller to address physician assistants’ role in solving rural health care challenges
- Mueller comments on challenges facing rural hospitals