8th Annual Conference of the American Society of Health Economists

Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

7:00 AM-12:00 PM

Exhibits

Registration

8:00 AM-9:30 AM

Estimating the Effects of SNAP Participation: Food Insecurity, Diet Quality, and Mortality Rates
Charles Courtemanche

Improving Wellness
Mark Stehr

Incentives and Information Affect Consumers' Choices of Providers
Jeffrey Kling

Intended and Unintended Consequences of Immunization Policy
Ali Moghtaderi

Local Factors and the Opioid Epidemic
W. David Bradford

Medicare Advantage Plans and Long Term Care
Michael S Cohen

Opioids, Overdose Deaths,and Suicide
Prof. Jayani Jayawardhana

Physician Productivity and Quality of Care
Dr. Steven D. Pizer

Physician Response to Medicare and Medicaid Payment Policies
Colleen Carey

Quality and Price competition
Haizhen Lin

Recent Empirical Evidence on the Affordable Care Act (ACA): Coverage and Payment
Zhiyou Yang

Reimbursement, Utilization, and Skill Mix
Yuping Tsai

Time Inputs to Health
Mark Votruba

Topics in Health Care Financing and Incentives
Jean M Fuglesten Biniek

Vaccination Decisions
Jay Bhattacharya

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Breast Cancer Guidelines for Screening and Treatment: What Should Insurance Cover?
Thomas Buchmueller

Economics of Risky Behaviors: Policy, Special Populations and Heterogeneous Effects
Dhaval Dave

Evaluation of Behavioral Health Integration Initiatives and Measures
Megan B. Cole

Interventions to Improve Maternal and Child Health
Devon Gorry

Marijuana Legalization and Public Policy
Sarah Stith

Policies to Improve Diet, Physical Activity, and Weight
John Cawley

Policy Determinants of Prescription Drug Use
Sarah Axeen

Provider Organization in Medicaid: Implications for Quality and Spending
William L. Schpero

Randomized Interventions to Increase Health Insurance Takeup
Adam Sacarny

Sources of Sickness and Cures
David Slusky

The Economics of Provider Entry and Exit
Richard C. Lindrooth

The Effect of Physician Market Power on Labor Market Outcomes, Geographic Mobility, and Health Care Costs: Evidence from Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice Laws
Victoria Udalova

The Effects of Food Assistance on Children and Young Adults
Orgul Ozturk

The Role of Health Economics in Evidenced-Based Policymaking
Zeynal Karaca Herbert S Wong , Anthony LoSasso , Joseph Antos and Deborah Freund

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

Impacts of Medicaid Coverage: Health Care Quality, Mortality, and Care for Dependent Spouses
Thomas DeLeire

Influences on Mortality and Morbidity
Dean Lillard

Mental Health Determinants and Associated Medical Expenditures
Dr. Zhuo Chen

Muddy Waters: Consequences of Water Contamination
David Slusky

Quality and Efficiency Across Insurers over the Long Run
Adam Sacarny

Rationing in Public Health Insurance
Timothy J. Layton

The Costs and Benefits of Convenience in Health Care Delivery
Elizabeth L. Munnich

The Effect of the ACA on Health Care Providers
Caitlin Carroll

The Effects of Health Care Reforms and Performance Measurement on Vulnerable Populations
Partha Deb

The Great Recession and Health
Michael T. French

The Impact of Public Policies on Opioid Use
Lindsay Allen

The long-term health effects of conditional cash transfer programs
Thomas Mroz

Welfare Consequences of Mergers and Consolidation in Health Care
Elena Prager