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” |
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 |
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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” |
9:30 |
“HMO Quality Improvement: Importance of Market and HMO Characteristics”
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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 |