Friday, November 5
7:45 a.m. Continental breakfast
8:15 Welcoming remarks
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
8:30

“A Dynamic Model of Medical Care Consumption during the Health Insurance Year”
Presenter:
Donna B. Gilleskie, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Discussant:
Frank Sloan, Duke University
9:30 “Hospital Closures and Economic Efficiency”
Presenter:
Cory Capps, Northwestern University
Discussant:
Gloria Bazzolli, Virginia Commonwealth University
10:30 Break
11:00 “Tobacco Spending and Its Crowd-Out of Other Goods: The Effects of Smoking and Taxes on Household Expenditure Patterns”
Presenter:
Susan H. Busch, Yale University
Discussant:
Brian S. Armour, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Noon Lunch
1:30 p.m. “Efficiency Improvements via Monitoring in Medical Group Practice”
Presenter:
Noelle-Angelique Molinari, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Discussant:
Rich Lindrooth, Medical University of South Carolina
2:30 “Incentive-Compatible Guaranteed Renewable Health Insurance Premiums”
Presenter:
Bradley Herring, Emory University
Discussant:
Tony Lo Sasso, Northwestern University
3:30 Break
4:00 “Differential Rates of Decline in Primary Informal Caregiver Hours of Care for Black and White Elderly Disabled by Limitations in Activities of Daily Living”
Presenter:
Alvin E. Headen Jr., North Carolina State University
Discussant:
Joy Basu, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
5:00 Cocktail reception
7:00 Adjournment
   
Saturday, November 6
8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast
8:30

“The Impact of Direct to Consumer Advertising for Prescription Drugs on Physician Prescribing Behavior”
Presenter:
W. David Bradford, Medical University of South Carolina
Discussant:
Guy David, University of Pennsylvania
9:30

“HMO Quality Improvement: Importance of Market and HMO Characteristics”
Presenter:
Shailender Swaminathan, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Discussant:
Melayne Morgan McInnes, University of South Carolina
10:30 Break
11:00 “The Effect of Recent Expansions in Public Health Insurance on the Health Insurance Status of Children: Evidence from the SIPP”
Presenter:
Kosali I. Simon, Cornell University and National Bureau of Economic Research
Discussant:
Curtis Florence, Emory University
Noon “Effects of Prescription Drug Cost-Sharing on Utilization in a Managed Care Organization: A Natural Experiment”
Presenter:
Judith A. Shinogle, University of South Carolina
Discussant:
Adam Atherly, Emory University
1:00 p.m. Adjournment