Thursday, July 29
12:45 pm
Introductory remarks / logistics
1:00 pm

The Health Costs of Cost-Sharing

Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University and NBER
Evan Flack, Stanford University
Ziad Obermeyer, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

Discussant:
Peter Hull, Brown University and NBER
1:50 pm
Break
2:00 pm

Reducing Ordeals through Automatic Enrollment: Evidence from a Subsidized Health Insurance Exchange

Mark Shepard, Harvard University and NBER
Myles Wagner, Ohio State University

Discussant:
Manasi Deshpande, University of Chicago and NBER
2:50 pm
Break
3:00 pm

A Denial a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Abe Dunn, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Joshua D. Gottlieb, University of Chicago and NBER
Adam Shapiro, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Daniel J. Sonnenstuhl, University of Chicago
Pietro Tebaldi, Columbia University and NBER

Discussant:
Victoria Marone, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
3:50 pm
Break
4:00 pm

What Does a Provider Network Do? Evidence from Random Assignment in Medicaid Managed Care

Jacob Wallace, Yale University and NBER

Discussant:
Robin McKnight, Wellesley College and NBER
4:50 pm
Adjourn
Friday, July 30
12:45 pm
Introductory remarks / logistics
1:00 pm

Gender Differences in Medical Evaluations: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Doctors

Marika Cabral, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
Marcus Dillender, Vanderbilt University and NBER

Discussant:
Marcella Alsan, Harvard University and NBER
1:50 pm
Break
2:00 pm

Raising the Stakes: Physician Facility Investments and Provider Agency

Elizabeth L. Munnich, University of Louisville
Michael R. Richards, Cornell University and NBER
Christopher M. Whaley, Brown University
Xiaoxi Zhao, RAND Corporation

Discussant:
Elena Prager, University of Rochester and NBER
2:50 pm
Break
3:00 pm

Merchants of Death: The Effect of Credit Supply Shocks on Hospital Outcomes

Cyrus Aghamolla, Rice University
Pinar Karaca-Mandic, University of Minnesota and NBER
Xuelin Li, Columbia University
Richard T. Thakor, University of Minnesota

Discussant:
Mireille Jacobson, University of Southern California and NBER
3:50 pm
Break
4:00 pm

Does Private Equity Investment in Healthcare Benefit Patients? Evidence from Nursing Homes

Atul Gupta, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Sabrina T. Howell, New York University and NBER
Constantine Yannelis, University of Cambridge
Abhinav Gupta, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Discussant:
Josh Lerner, Harvard University and NBER
4:50 pm
Adjourn