Thursday, February 23
9:30 am
Continental Breakfast
10:00 am

Reducing Administrative Burdens Increases Take-up of Subsidized Health Insurance Coverage: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Keith Marzilli Ericson, Boston University and NBER
Timothy Layton, University of Virginia and NBER
Adrianna L. McIntyre, Harvard University
Adam Sacarny, Columbia University and NBER

Discussant:
Manasi Deshpande, University of Chicago and NBER
10:50 am
Break
11:00 am

Mis(sed) Diagnosis: Physician Decision Making and ADHD

Kelli R. Marquardt, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Discussant:
Janet Currie, Princeton University and NBER
11:50 am
Lunch - Somerset Room
1:00 pm

The Effects of Price Regulation on Pharmaceutical Expenditure and Availability

Mika Kortelainen, University of Turku
Jaakko Markkanen, ETLA Economic Research
Markku Siikanen, VATT Institute for Economic Research
Otto Toivanen, Aalto University

Discussant:
Shoshana Vasserman, Stanford University and NBER
1:50 pm
Break
2:00 pm

Hospital Behavior Over the Private Equity Life Cycle

Michael R. Richards, Cornell University and NBER
Christopher M. Whaley, Brown University

Discussant:
Ashvin Gandhi, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
2:50 pm
Break
3:00 pm

Quality Disclosure, Demand, and Congestion: Evidence from Physician Ratings

Benjamin L. Chartock, Bentley University

Discussant:
Jonathan T. Kolstad, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
3:50 pm
Break
4:00 pm

Quality Disclosure and Regulation: Scoring Design in Medicare Advantage

Benjamin Vatter, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discussant:
Benjamin R. Handel, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
4:50 pm
Adjourn
5:15 pm
Reception and Group Dinner - Somerset Room
Friday, February 24
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am

Monitoring for Waste: Evidence from Medicare Audits

Maggie Shi, University of Chicago and NBER

Discussant:
Jeffrey Clemens, University of California, San Diego and NBER
9:50 am
Break
10:00 am

Can Competitive Bidding Work in Health Care? Evidence from Medicare Durable Medical Equipment.

Yunan Ji, Georgetown University and NBER

Discussant:
Ashley T. Swanson, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
10:50 am
Break
11:00 am

Defying Distance? The Provision of Services in the Digital Age

Dahlstrand Amanda, University of Zurich

Discussant:
Dan Zeltzer, Tel Aviv University
11:50 am
Adjourn