Duke 2008 | ASHE | Equity and Efficiency in Health and Healthcare

Venue: The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, 1 Towerview Drive, Durham, NC 27708-0120

The Duke Conference Report is available for downloading in PDF Format.

Overview Schedule

This is the overview schedule for oral presentations.

Poster session takes place from 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. on Monday.

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Monday Morning
Room	8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	10:30 a.m. - noon
RJR Auditorium	Economics of Substance Use and Abuse: General Issues Chair: Donna Gilleskie	Economics of Substance Use and Abuse: Consequences Chair: Edward C. Norton
Classroom A	The Impact of Medicare Part D on Prescription Drug Expenditures and Utilization Chair: Willard Manning	Future of Medicare Chair: Gail Wilensky
Classroom B	Quasi-experimental Studies of Social Status and Health Chair: David C. Grabowski	Medicaid and SCHIP Chair: Nilay Shah
Classroom C	Understanding the Rapid Growth in Use and Explosion in Expenditures: What Factors Drive the Diffusion of Psychiatric Medications? Chair: Ernst Berndt	Neighborhood Differences and Health Disparities Chair: Phil Cook
Classroom D	Peer Effects in Adolescent Substance Use, Sex, and Obesity Chair: Thomas C. Buchmueller	Where is the Balance in Balancing Risks and Benefits for New Pharmaceuticals? Methodological and Institutional Challenges for FDA Decision Making Chair: F. Reed Johnson
Classroom E	Taking the Long View: Health, Socioeconomic Status and Health Insurance in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) Chair: Helen Levy	Selection, Endogenous Regressors and Non-linear Response Models Chair: Matthew Maciejewski
Classroom F	Retirement & Insurance Chair: Laura M. Argys	Effect of Health Insurance Chair: Frank Sloan
Classroom G	Retirement & Health Chair: Anne Hall	Ethnicity Chair: David H. Howard
Geneen Auditorium	Racial Differences Chair: Lisa Gary	Alcohol Chair: Amy M. Wolaver
Seminar A	Health Care Expenditure Chair: Farasat A.S. Bokhari	Work Force Issues Chair: Joanne Spetz
Seminar B	What Effects Health? Chair: W. David Bradford	Sexual Status Chair: Ignez Tristao
Seminar C	Work & Disability Chair: Derek S. Brown	Human Capital Formation Chair: Jon Christianson
Seminar D	Substance Abuse Chair: Sarah Duffy	Income Effects Chair: Baoping Shang
Seminar E	Medicaid Chair: Susan Busch	Inequalities Chair: Dhaval Dave

Poster session takes place from 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. on Monday.

Monday Afternoon
Room	1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.	5:15 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
RJR Auditorium	Economics of Substance and Abuse: Treatment 2 Chair: Gary Zarkin	Performance Incentives Chair: Meredith Rosenthal	Pharmaceuticals Chair: David Ridley
Classroom A	What's Happening to Pharmaceutical Innovation? Chair: David Cutler	Economics of Substance Use and Abuse: Determinants Chair: Michael Grossman	Obesity and Education Chair: John Cawley
Classroom B	New Directions in Mental Health Economics Research Chair: Thomas C. Buchmueller	Access to Health Insurance and Other Fringe Benefits by Vulnerable Populations Chair: Michael A. Morrisey	Family Influences on Health Chair: Shin-Ye Chou
Classroom C	The Economic Causes and Consequences of Obesity Chair: Tomas J. Philipson	Patient heterogeneity and efficient use of medical technology Chair: Laurence Baker	Lessons from the Japanese National Healthcare Program: Trend, Development, and Future Chair: Michael Grossman
Classroom D	Safety, Regulation and Promotion of Pharmaceuticals Chair: Richard Jensen	Specialization and Competition in Hospital Markets Chair: William D. White	Physician Incentives and Information: The Effects on Drugs, Devices and Referrals Chair: Richard Frank
Classroom E	Public Policies, Quasi-Experiments, and Health Chair: Christopher Carpenter	Informing Public Health Policy with Conjoint Analysis: Protecting Against Uncertainty Chair: Scott D. Grosse	Industrial Organization and Health Insurance Chair: Robert S. Huckman
Classroom F	Racial Effects Chair: Scott E. Harrington	Paying for Care Chair: Lee R. Mobley	Issues in Medicare Chair: Troy Quast
Classroom G	Paying for Health Care Chair: Roger Feldman	Adherence Chair: Teresa L. Kauf	Public Information Chair: Thomas J. Hoerger
Geneen Auditorium	Equity Chair: Mythreyi Bhargavan Chatfield	Patient's Role Chair: John Goddeeris	WTP Chair: David Canning
Seminar A	Insurance in Small Business Chair: Gary Fournier	Asthma Chair: Allen Goodman	Demand Chair: Anthony T. Lo Sasso
Seminar B	Cost of Obesity Chair: Jeff DeSimone	Hospital Quality Chair: Kevin Schulman	Informal Caregiving Chair: Richard Hirth
Seminar C	Drugs & the Elderly Chair: Vicki Fung	Health & Location Chair: Dhaval Dave	Consumer Choice Chair: David H. Howard
Seminar D	Technology Adoption Chair: Sarah Duffy	Drugs & Costs Chair: Jose Guardado	Caring for the Uninsured Chair: Robert Kaestner
Seminar E	Physician Groups Chair: Jason Hockenberry	Cost-Sharing Chair: Todd Caldis	Hospitals Chair: William Grant

Tuesday Morning
Room	8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	10:30 a.m. - noon
RJR Auditorium	The Economics of Medical Devices Chair: Tomas J. Philipson	Nursing Home Quality of Care Chair: Edward C. Norton
Classroom A	Economics of Substance Use and Abuse: Treatment 1 Chair: Michael French	Public Policy & Infant/Child Health Chair: Ted Joyce
Classroom B	Nursing Home Quality Chair: Sally C. Stearns	Health Care Insurance: Ideas for Innovation Chair: Randall P. Ellis
Classroom C	Physician Services Chair: David Ridley	Effects of Physician Financial Self-Interest (FSI) on Utilization of Healthcare: Studies on Advanced Medical Imaging Chair: Jonathan Sunshine
Classroom D	Health IT Adoption and Impact: Physicians and Nurses Chair: Carol Simon	How do Patients and physicians respond to information and incentives in health care? Chair: Joe Price
Classroom E	Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Premiums, Contributions, and Take-Up Chair: Kosali Simon	Obesity Chair: Kathryn McCollister
Classroom F	Reducing Obesity Chair: Kirsten Hall Long	Modeling Chair: Vimalanand Shrikant Prabhu
Classroom G	Public Health Chair: Robert S. Woodward	Nursing Homes Chair: Jennifer M. Mellor
Geneen Auditorium	Racial Disparities Chair: Benjamin L Cook	Private Insurance Chair: Helen Levy
Seminar A	Impact of Health Insurance Chair: Timothy McBride	Care Choice Chair: Lori Melichar
Seminar B	Hospital Costs Chair: Meredith L. Kilgore	Training Issues Chair: Gwendolyn Morrison
Seminar C	Smoking Chair: Douglas Leslie	CEA Chair: Robert J Brent
Seminar D	Insuring the Uninsured Chair: Pierre Léger	Childhood Development Chair: John A. Nyman
Seminar E	Primary Care Chair: Arthur King	Diabetes Chair: John McConnell

Tuesday Afternoon
Room	1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
RJR Auditorium	Cost-effectiveness of Preventing and Controlling Diabetes Chair: Helena Brus	The Hospital of the Future Chair: David Dranove
Classroom A	Economics and Mental Health Chair: Richard Frank	Consumerism in Health Care Chair: Roger Feldman
Classroom B	Social Marketing and Health Communication in the Healthcare Industry Chair: Michael Grossman	Health Econometrics: Costs, Censoring, and Selection Chair: Edward C. Norton
Classroom C	Effects of Public Policy on Traffic Injuries Chair: David C. Grabowski	Economics of Disability: Policy interventions at the Local, State and Federal Level Chair: Timothy Waidmann
Classroom D	Behavioral Economics and Health Chair: Allison Rosen	Health Insurance and the Labor Market: The Effect of Mandates and Regulations on Labor Market Outcomes Chair: Anne Beeson Royalty
Classroom E	The Impact of Medicare Part D on the Prescription Drug Insurance Market for Seniors Chair: Ernst Berndt	Human Tissues, Spinal Implants, and Pharmaceuticals: Welfare and Other Implications of Medical Technologies Chair: Tomas J. Philipson
Classroom F	Labor Chair: Bowen Garrett	Methodology 1 Chair: Ya-Chen Tina Shih
Classroom G	Impact of Reform Chair: Thomas Rice	Emergency Department Use Chair: Ebere Onukwugha
Geneen Auditorium	Patents Chair: Mustafa C. Karakus	Lifestyle & Weight Chair: J. Mick Tilford
Seminar A	Prevention Chair: John Bridges	Human Capital Chair: Lori Melichar
Seminar B	Treatment Effects Chair: Gabriel Picone	Longevity Chair: Merrile Sing
Seminar C	Nursing Work Force Chair: Christopher Roebuck	Competition Chair: Joanne Spetz
Seminar D	Chronic Conditions Chair: Jane Ruseski	Supplementary Insurance Chair: Mark H. Showalter
Seminar E	Childhood Health Chair: Sebastian Linnemayr	Women's Employment Chair: Aparna Lhila

Wednesday Morning
Room	8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	10:30 a.m. - noon
RJR Auditorium	Methods for Estimating Treatment Effects - Part A Chair: John Mullahy	Methods for Estimating Treatment Effects - Part B Chair: John Mullahy
Classroom A	Disparities in Nursing Home Care, Obesity Growth, and Premature Mortality Chair: Albert A. Okunade	Covering the Uninsured: Policy Perspectives Chair: Jonathan Gruber
Classroom B	Efficiency and Equity: Statistical Inference and Applications using the Health Achievement Index Chair: Kakoli Roy	Forecasting LR Health Care Cost Trends to 2099: Issues, Choice & Models Chair: Jim Toole
Classroom C	Competition and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Chair: Alan Sorensen	Economic aspects of maternal employment and maternal and infant health Chair: Marisa E. Domino
Classroom D	Caregiver Behavior and Child Health - Immediate and Long Term Impacts Chair: Curtis Florence	New Evidence on Medical Malpractice Chair: David Dranove
Classroom E	Obesity and the Labor Market Chair: Tomas J. Philipson	Economic and Policy Aspects of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Chair: Viola Vaccarino
Classroom F	International Financing Experiences Chair: Yunwei Gai	The Economics of Health Promotion Chair: Thomas J. Hoerger
Classroom G	Taxation & Health Chair: Jonathan Gruber	Health Insurance Chair: Stephen Zuckerman
Geneen Auditorium	Obesity Issues Chair: Bruce Hollingsworth	Risk Adjustment Chair: Nilay Shah
Seminar A	Disparities in Care Chair: George Wehby	Quality of Life Chair: Chris Conover
Seminar B	Reducing Smoking Chair: Richard Willke	Screening Chair: Lee R. Mobley
Seminar C	Methodology 2 Chair: Robert S. Woodward	Socioeconomic Inequality Chair: Anoshua Chaudhuri
Seminar D	Health Insurance Pricing Chair: Zhou Yang	Risk Behaviors Chair: Daniel Eisenberg
Seminar E	Risk Taking Chair: Kerry Anne McGeary	Employment-Based Insurance Chair: Catherine McLaughlin