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Feature: The Impact of State Paid Sick Leave Laws on Service Workers

Daniel Schneider finds that state paid sick leave laws increased service workers’ access to paid sick leave and reduced the share of service workers who worked while sick.

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Feature: Connecting Absolute and Relative Intergenerational Mobility

Deirdre Bloome offers two frameworks for understanding the relationship between types of intergenerational mobility, or whether people are socioeconomically better off than their parents.

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Feature: Studying a Government Program to Support Women’s Self-Help Groups

Michael Walton explores the interactions between state and society in rural India within a major community-based development program, finding two major tensions.

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Feature: The Data-Informed City

Jorrit de Jong presents a comprehensive framework for how cities can use data to address problems more effectively, efficiently, equitably, and with better accountability.

Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

The Effect of Prospective Payment on Admission and Treatment Policy: Evidence from Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities.

Sood, Neeraj, Peter J. Huckfeldt, David C. Grabowski, Joseph P. Newhouse, and José J. Escarce. "The Effect of Prospective Payment on Admission and Treatment Policy: Evidence from Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities." Journal of Health Economics 32.5 (September 2013): 965-979.

Effect of Electronic Health Records on Health Care Costs: Longitudinal Comparative Evidence From Community Practices

Julia Adler-Milstein, Claudia Salzberg, Calvin Franz, John Orav, Joseph P. Newhouse, and David W. Bates. "Effect of Electronic Health Records on Health Care Costs: Longitudinal Comparative Evidence From Community Practices." Annals of Internal Medicine 159.2 (July 2013): 97-104.

Adverse Clinical Events Among Medicare Beneficiaries Using Antipsychotic Drugs: Linking Health Insurance Benefits and Clinical Needs

Fung, Vicki, Mary Reed, Mary Price, Richard Brand, William Dow, Joseph P. Newhouse, and John Hsu. "Adverse Clinical Events Among Medicare Beneficiaries Using Antipsychotic Drugs: Linking Health Insurance Benefits and Clinical Needs." Medical Care 51.7 (July 2013): 614-621.

Variation in Health Care Spending: Target Decision-Making, Not Geography

Newhouse, Joseph P., Alan M. Garber, Robin P. Graham, Margaret A. McCoy, Michelle Mancher, and Ashna Kibria, eds. Variation in Health Care Spending: Target Decision-Making, Not Geography. National Academy Press, 2013.

Physician Agency and Competition: Evidence from a Major Change to Medicare Chemotherapy Reimbursement Policy

Jacobson, Mireille, Tom Y. Chang, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Craig C. Earle. "Physician Agency and Competition: Evidence from a Major Change to Medicare Chemotherapy Reimbursement Policy." NBER Working Paper 19247, July 2013.

Medicare Beneficiaries More Likely To Receive Appropriate Ambulatory Services In HMOs Than In Traditional Medicare

Ayanian, John Z., Bruce E. Landon, Alan M. Zaslavsky, Robert C. Saunders, Robert C., Gregory L. Pawlson, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Medicare Beneficiaries More Likely To Receive Appropriate Ambulatory Services In HMOs Than In Traditional Medicare." Health Affairs 32.7 (July 2013): 1228-1235.

The Oregon Experiment -- Effects of Medicaid on Clinical Outcomes

Baicker, Katherine, Sarah L. Taubman, Heidi L. Allen, Heidi L., Mira Bernstein, Jonathan H. Gruber, Joseph P. Newhouse, Eric C. Schneider, Bill J. Wright, Alan Zaslavsky, and Amy N. Finkelstein. "The Oregon Experiment -- Effects of Medicaid on Clinical Outcomes." New England Journal of Medicine 368.18 (May 2013): 1713-1722.

Geographic Variation in Medicare Services

Newhouse, Joseph P., and Alan M. Garber. "Geographic Variation in Medicare Services." New England Journal of Medicine 368.16 (April 18, 2013): 1465-1468.

Steps To Reduce Favorable Risk Selection In Medicare Advantage Largely Succeeded, Boding Well For Health Insurance Exchanges

Newhouse, Joseph P., Jie Huang, Mary Price, J. Michael McWilliams, and John Hsu. "Steps To Reduce Favorable Risk Selection In Medicare Advantage Largely Succeeded, Boding Well For Health Insurance Exchanges." Health Affairs 31.12 (December 2012): 2618-2628.

New Risk-Adjustment System Was Associated With Reduced Favorable Selection In Medicare Advantage

McWilliams, J. Michael, John Hsu, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "New Risk-Adjustment System Was Associated With Reduced Favorable Selection In Medicare Advantage." Health Affairs 31.12 (December 2012): 2630-2640.

In Consumer-Directed Health Plans, A Majority Of Patients Were Unaware Of Free Or Low-Cost Preventive Care

Reed, Mary E., Ilana Graetz, Vicki Fung, Joseph P. Newhouse, and John Hsu. "In Consumer-Directed Health Plans, A Majority Of Patients Were Unaware Of Free Or Low-Cost Preventive Care." Health Affairs 31.12 (December 2012): 2641-2648.

Analysis Of Medicare Advantage HMOs Compared With Traditional Medicare Shows Lower Use Of Many Services During 2003–09

Landon, Bruce E., Alan M. Zaslavsky, Robert C. Saunders, L. Gregory Pawlson, Joseph P. Newhouse, and John Z. Ayanian. "Analysis Of Medicare Advantage HMOs Compared With Traditional Medicare Shows Lower Use Of Many Services During 2003–09." Health Affairs 31.12 (December 2012): 2609-2617.

COBRA ARRA Subsidies: Was the Carrot Enticing Enough?

Graetz, Ilana, Mary Reed, Vicki Fung, Will Dow, Joseph P. Newhouse, and John Hsu. "COBRA ARRA Subsidies: Was the Carrot Enticing Enough?" Health Services Research 47.5 (October 2012): 1970-1988.

Medicare Postacute Care Payment Reforms Have Potential To Improve Efficiency Of Care, But May Need Changes To Cut Costs

Grabowski, David C., Peter J. Huckfeldt, Neeraj Sood, José J. Escarce, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Medicare Postacute Care Payment Reforms Have Potential To Improve Efficiency Of Care, But May Need Changes To Cut Costs." Health Affairs 31.9 (September 2012): 1941-1950.

Pricing and Reimbursement in U.S. Pharmaceutical Markets

Berndt, Ernst, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Pricing and Reimbursement in U.S. Pharmaceutical Markets." The Economics of the Biopharmaceutical Industry. Ed. Patricia M. Danzon and Sean Nicholson. Oxford University Press, 2012.

Medicare Part D Cost Sharing and Antipsychotic Use in Two Medicare Advantage Plans

Fung, Vicki, Mary Price, Alisa Busch, Bruce Fireman, Rita Hui, Mary Beth Landrum, Richard G. Frank, Joseph P. Newhouse, and John Hsu. "Medicare Part D Cost Sharing and Antipsychotic Use in Two Medicare Advantage Plans." Clinical Medicine and Research 10.3 (August 2012): 182.

The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment: Evidence from the First Year

Finkelstein, Amy, Sarah Taubman, Bill Wright, Mira Bernstein, Jonathan Gruber, Joseph P. Newhouse, Heidi Allen, Katherine Baicker, and the Oregon Health Study Group. "The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment: Evidence from the First Year." Quarterly Journal of Economics 127.3 (August 2012): 1057-1106.

Consumer Directed Health Plans with Health Savings Accounts: Whose Skin Is in the Game and How Do Costs Affect Care-Seeking

Reed, Mary, Huihui Wang, Ilana Graetz, Vicki Fung, Joseph P. Newhouse, and John Hsu. "Consumer Directed Health Plans with Health Savings Accounts: Whose Skin Is in the Game and How Do Costs Affect Care-Seeking." Medical Care 50.7 (July 2012): 585-590.

Effects of Medicare Payment Reform: Evidence from the Home Health Interim and Prospective
Payment Systems

Huckfeldt, Peter J., Neeraj Sood, José J Escarce, David C. Grabowski, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Effects of Medicare Payment Reform: Evidence from the Home Health Interim and Prospective Payment Systems." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-007, March 2012.

Health Care Spending Growth

Chernew, Michael E., and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Health Care Spending Growth." Handbook of Health Economics. Ed. McGuire, Thomas G., Mark V. Pauly, and Pedro Pita Barros. Elsevier, 2012, 1-43.

A Primer on the Economics of Prescription
Pharmaceutical Pricing in Health Insurance
Markets

Berndt, Ernst R., Thomas G. McGuire, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "A Primer on the Economics of Prescription Pharmaceutical Pricing in Health Insurance Markets." Forum for Health Economics & Policy 14.2 (Prescription Drug Insurance, Article 10(2011).

Geographic Variation in Physicians' Responses to a Reimbursement Change

Jacobson, Mireille, Craig Earle, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Geographic Variation in Physicians' Responses to a Reimbursement Change." New England Journal of Medicine 365.22 (Decemebr 2011): 2049-2052.

The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment: Evidence from the First Year

Finkelstein, Amy, Sarah Taubman, Bill Wright, Mira Bernstein, Jonathan Gruber, Joseph P. Newhouse, Heidi Allen, Katherine Baicker, and the Oregon Health Study Group. "The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment: Evidence from the First Year." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series and NBER Working Papers (RWP11-040 and 17190), October 2011.

Medicare’s Bundled Payment Pilot For Acute And Postacute Care: Analysis And Recommendations On Where To Begin

Sood, Neeraj, Peter J. Huckfeldt, José J. Escarce, David C. Grabowski, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Medicare’s Bundled Payment Pilot For Acute And Postacute Care: Analysis And Recommendations On Where To Begin." Health Affairs 30.9 (September 2011): 1708-1717.

Assessing the Effects of Tobacco Policy Changes on Smoking-Related Health Expenditures

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Assessing the Effects of Tobacco Policy Changes on Smoking-Related Health Expenditures." After Tobacco: What Would Happen if Americans Stopped Smoking? Ed. Peter Bearman, Kathryn Neckerman, and Leslie Wright. Columbia University Press, 2011, 256-289.

The Economics of Medical Care

Newhouse, Joseph P. "The Economics of Medical Care." Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. Ed. Dan L. Longo, Anthony S. Fauci, Dennis L. Kasper, Stephen L. Hauser, J. Larry Jameson, and Joseph Loscalzo. McGraw Hill, 2011, e3.

Using Medicare Data for Comparative Effectiveness Research: Opportunities and Challenges

Fung, Vicki, Richard J. Brand, Joseph P. Newhouse, and John Hsu. "Using Medicare Data for Comparative Effectiveness Research: Opportunities and Challenges." American Journal of Managed Care 17.7 (July 2011): 488-496.

Structure of Risk Adjustment for Private Plans in Medicare

Newhouse, Joseph P., Jie Huang, Richard J. Brand, Vicki Fung, and John T. Hsu. "Structure of Risk Adjustment for Private Plans in Medicare." American Journal of Managed Care 17.6 (June 2011): e231-e240.

The Effect of Prospective Payment on Admission and Treatment Policy: Evidence from Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities

Sood, Neeraj, Peter J. Huckfeldt, David C. Grabowski, Joseph P. Newhouse, and José J. Escarce. "The Effect of Prospective Payment on Admission and Treatment Policy: Evidence from Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities." NBER Working Paper 17125, June 2011.

An Economic History of Medicare Part C

McGuire, Thomas G., Joseph P. Newhouse, and Anna D. Sinaiko. "An Economic History of Medicare Part C." The Milbank Quarterly 89.2 (June 2011): 289-332.

Quality Adjustment for Healthcare Spending on Chronic Disease: Evidence from Diabetes Treatment, 1999-2009

Eggleston, Karen N., Nilay D. Shah, Steven A. Smith, Ernst R. Berndt, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Quality Adjustment for Healthcare Spending on Chronic Disease: Evidence from Diabetes Treatment, 1999-2009." American Economic Review 101.3 (May 2011): 206–11.

Are Drugs Substitutes or Complements for Intensive (and Expensive) Medical Treatment

Zhang, Yuting, Joseph P. Newhouse and Katherine Baicker. "Are Drugs Substitutes or Complements for Intensive (and Expensive) Medical Treatment." American Economic Review 101.3 (May 2011): 393-397.

Incentive Formularies: Spending and Utilization for 3 Common Drug Classes

Landon, Bruce E., Meredith B. Rosenthal, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, Claire Spettell, Adam Lessler, Howard R. Underwood, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Incentive Formularies: Spending and Utilization for 3 Common Drug Classes." American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits 3.3 (May-June 2011): 152-169.

Accounting for Health and Health Care:
Approaches to Measuring the Sources and Costs of Their Improvement

Panel to Advance a Research Program on the Design of National Health Accounts, Joseph P. Newhouse, chair. Accounting for Health and Health Care: Approaches to Measuring the Sources and Costs of Their Improvement. National Academies Press, 2010.

Fixing Flaws In Medicare Drug Coverage That Prompt Insurers To Avoid Low-Income Patients

Hsu, John, Vicki Fung, Jie Huang, Mary Price, Richard Brand, Rita Hui, Bruce Fireman, William H. Dow, John Bertko, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Fixing Flaws In Medicare Drug Coverage That Prompt Insurers To Avoid Low-Income Patients." Health Affairs 29.12 (December 2010): 2335-2343.

Geographic Variation in the Quality of Prescribing

Zhang, Yuting, Katherine Baicker, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Geographic Variation in the Quality of Prescribing." New England Journal of Medicine 363.21 (November 18, 2010): 1985-1988.

Pricing and Reimbursement in U.S. Pharmaceutical Markets

Berndt, Ernst R., and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Pricing and Reimbursement in U.S. Pharmaceutical Markets." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-039, September 2010.

Assessing Health Reform's Impact On Four Key Groups Of Americans

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Assessing Health Reform's Impact On Four Key Groups Of Americans." Health Affairs 29.9 (September 2010): 1714-1724.

Comparative Effectiveness of STEMI Regionalization Strategies

Concannon, Thomas W., David M. Kent, Sharon-Lise Normand, Joseph P. Newhouse, John L. Griffith, Joshua Cohen, Joni R. Beshansky, John B. Wong, Thomas Aversano, and Harry P. Selker. "Comparative Effectiveness of STEMI Regionalization Strategies." Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 3.5 (September 2010): 506-513.

Geographic Variation in Medicare Drug Spending

Zhang, Yuting, Katherine Baicker, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Geographic Variation in Medicare Drug Spending." New England Journal of Medicine 363.5 (July 29, 2010): 405-409.

How the Medicare Part D Drug Benefit Changed the Distribution of Out-of-Pocket Pharmacy Spending Among Older Beneficiaries

Zhang, Yuting, Judith R. Lave, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Julie M. Donohue. "How the Medicare Part D Drug Benefit Changed the Distribution of Out-of-Pocket Pharmacy Spending Among Older Beneficiaries." Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences 65B.4 (July 2010): 502-507.

How Medicare's Payment Cuts For Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs Changed Patterns Of Treatment

Jacobson, Mireille, Craig C. Earle, Mary Price, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "How Medicare's Payment Cuts For Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs Changed Patterns Of Treatment." Health Affairs 29.7 (July 2010): 1391-1399.

The Impact of Medicare Part D on Medication Adherence Among Older Adults Enrolled in Medicare-Advantage Products

Zhang, Yuting, Judith R. Lave, Julie M. Donohue, Michael A. Fischer, Michael E. Chernew, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "The Impact of Medicare Part D on Medication Adherence Among Older Adults Enrolled in Medicare-Advantage Products." Medical Care 48.5 (May 2010): 409-417.

Geographic Correlation Between Large-Firm Commercial Spending and Medicare Spending

Chernew, Michael E., Lindsay M. Sabik, Amitabh Chandra, Teresa B. Gibson, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Geographic Correlation Between Large-Firm Commercial Spending and Medicare Spending." American Journal of Managed Care 16.2 (February 2010): 131-138.

Ensuring the Fiscal Sustainability of Health Care Reform

Chernew, Michael E., Lindsay M. Sabik, Amitabh Chandra, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Ensuring the Fiscal Sustainability of Health Care Reform." New England Journal of Medicine 362.1 (January 7, 2010): 1-3.

A New Medicare End-Of-Life Benefit For Nursing Home Residents

Huskamp, Haiden A., David G. Stevenson, Michael E. Chernew, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "A New Medicare End-Of-Life Benefit For Nursing Home Residents." Health Affairs 29.1 (January 2010): 130-135.

Validation of an Algorithm for Categorizing the Severity of Hospital Emergency Department Visits

Ballard, Dustin W., John Hsu, Maggie Price, Vicki Fung, Richard Brand, Mary E. Reed, Bruce Fireman, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Joseph V. Selby. "Validation of an Algorithm for Categorizing the Severity of Hospital Emergency Department Visits." Medical Care 48.1 (January 2010): 58-63.

The Net Value of Health Care for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, 1997 to 2005

Eggleston, Karen, Nilay D. Shah, Steven A. Smith, Amy E. Wagie, Arthur R. Williams, Jerome H. Grossman, Ernst R. Berndt, Kirsten Hall Long, Ritesh Bannerjee, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "The Net Value of Health Care for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, 1997 to 2005." Annals of Internal Medicine 151.6 (September 2009): 386-W127.

The Net Value of Health Care for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes,
1997 to 2005

Newhouse, Joseph P. "The Net Value of Health Care for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, 1997 to 2005." Annals of Internal Medicine 151.6 (September 15, 2009): 386-393.

Income, Insurance, And Technology: Why Does Health Spending
Outpace Economic Growth?

Smith, Sheila, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Mark S. Freeland. "Income, Insurance, And Technology: Why Does Health Spending Outpace Economic Growth?" Health Affairs 28.5 (September/October 2009): 1276-1284.