Measuring and Modeling Health Care Costs
Organized by Ana Aizcorbe, David M. Cutler, and Ernst R. Berndt
October 18-19, 2013
L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, Washington, DC

Friday, October 18

1

The Effect of Patient Cost Sharing on Utilization, Health and Risk Protection

Hitoshi Shigeoka, Simon Fraser University and NBER

2

The Simultaneous Effects of Obesity, Insurance Choice, and Medical Visit Choice on Healthcare Costs

Colin Baker, National Institutes of Health
Ralph Bradley, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Retired

3

The Impact of Biomedical Knowledge Accumulation on Mortality: A Bibliometric Analysis of Cancer Data

Frank Lichtenberg, Columbia University and NBER

4

Measuring Output and Productivity in Private Hospitals

Brian Chansky, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Corby A. Garner, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ronjoy Raichoudhary, Bureau of Labor Statistics

5

Risk Adjustment of Health Plan Payments to Correct Inefficient Plan Choice from Adverse Selection

Jacob Glazer, University of Warwick
Thomas McGuire, Harvard University and NBER
Julie Shi, Peking University

6

Measuring Health Services in the National Accounts - An International Perspective

Paul Schreyer, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Matilde Mas, University of Valencia (UV)