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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

Would Having More Primary Care Doctors Cut Health Spending Growth?

Chernew, Michael E., Lindsay Sabik, Amitabh Chandra, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Would Having More Primary Care Doctors Cut Health Spending Growth?" Health Affairs 28.5 (September/October 2009): 1327-1335.

The Effect of Medicare Part D on Drug and Medical Spending

Zhang, Yuting, Julie M. Donohue, Judith R. Lave, Gerald O'Donnell, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "The Effect of Medicare Part D on Drug and Medical Spending." New England Journal of Medicine 361.1 (July 2, 2009): 52-61.

High-Deductible Health Insurance Plans: Efforts To Sharpen A Blunt Instrument

Reed, Mary, Vicki Fung, Mary Price, Richard Brand, Nancy Benedetti, Stephen F. Derose, Joseph Newhouse, and John Hsu. "High-Deductible Health Insurance Plans: Efforts To Sharpen A Blunt Instrument." Health Affairs 28.4 (July/August 2009): 1145-1154.

Composite Measures for Hospital Quality Using Quality-adjusted Life Years

Timbie, Justin, David M. Shahian, Joseph P. Newhouse, Meredith B. Rosenthal, and Sharon-Lise T. Normand. "Composite Measures for Hospital Quality Using Quality-adjusted Life Years." Statistics in Medicine 28.8 (April 15, 2009): 1238-1254.

Toward a 21st Century Health Care System: Recommendations for Health Care Reform

Arrow, Kenneth J., Alan Auerbach, John Bertko, Shannon Brownlee, Lawrence Casalino, Jim Cooper, Francis J. Crosson, Alain Enthoven, Elizabeth Falcone, Robert C. Feldman, Victor R. Fuchs, Alan M. Garber, Marthe R. Gold, Dana Goldman, Gillian K. Hadfield, Mark A. Hall, Ralph I. Horwitz, Michael Hooven, Peter D. Jacobson, Timothy S. Jost, Lawrence J. Kotlikoff, Jonathan Levin, Sharon Levine, Richard Levy, Karen Linscott, Har. "Toward a 21st Century Health Care System: Recommendations for Health Care Reform." Annals of Internal Medicine 150.7 (April 7, 2009): 493-495.

The Effects of the Coverage Gap on Drug Spending: A Closer Look at Medicare Part D

Zhang, Yuting, Julie Marie Donohue, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Judith R. Lave. "The Effects of the Coverage Gap on Drug Spending: A Closer Look at Medicare Part D." Health Affairs 28.2 (February 2009): 317-325.

Elapsed Time in Emergency Medical Services for Patients With Cardiac Complaints

Concannon, Thomas W., John L. Griffith, David M. Kent, Sharon-Lise Normand, Joseph P. Newhouse, James Atkins, Joni R. Beshansky, and Harry P. Selker. "Elapsed Time in Emergency Medical Services for Patients With Cardiac Complaints." Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 2 (January 2009): 9-15.

Distributing $800 Billion: An Early Assessment Of Medicare Part D Risk Adjustment

Hsu, John, Jie Huang, Vicki Fung, Mary Price, Richard Brand, Rita Hui, Bruce Fireman, William Dow, John Bertko, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Distributing $800 Billion: An Early Assessment Of Medicare Part D Risk Adjustment." Health Affairs 28.1 (January/February 2009): 215-225.

Mending Medicare Part D: Improving Consumer Choices and Restructuring Purchasing

Frank, Richard G., and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Mending Medicare Part D: Improving Consumer Choices and Restructuring Purchasing." Who Has the Cure? Ed. Jason Furman. Brookings Institution Press, 2008, 143-174.

Meeting the Dilemma of Health Care Access: Extending Insurance Coverage while Controlling Costs

Aaron, Henry J., and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Meeting the Dilemma of Health Care Access: Extending Insurance Coverage while Controlling Costs." Opportunity-08: Independent Ideas for America's Next President, 2nd edition. Ed. Michael O'Hanlon. Brookings Institution Press, 2008, 304-316.

Meeting the Dilemma of Health Care Quality: Achieve Reforms in Medicare, Quality, and Malpractice

Aaron, Henry J., and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Meeting the Dilemma of Health Care Quality: Achieve Reforms in Medicare, Quality, and Malpractice." Opportunity-08: Independent Ideas for America's Next President, 2nd edition. Ed. Michael O'Hanlon. Brookings Institution Press, 2008, 317-331.

Medicare Part D and the Nursing Home Setting

David G. Stevenson, Haiden A. Huskamp, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Medicare Part D and the Nursing Home Setting." The Gerontologist 48.4 (August 2008): 432-441.

The Impact of Generic Only Drug Benefits on Patients' Use of Inhaled Corticosteroids in a Medicare Population with Asthma

Fung, Vicki, Ira B. Tager, Richard Brand, Joseph P. Newhouse, and John Hsu. "The Impact of Generic Only Drug Benefits on Patients' Use of Inhaled Corticosteroids in a Medicare Population with Asthma." BMC Health Services Research 8:151 (July 18, 2008).

What We Know and Don't Know About the Effects of Cost Sharing on Demand for Medical Care - and So What?

Newhouse, Joseph P., and Anna D. Sinaiko. "What We Know and Don't Know About the Effects of Cost Sharing on Demand for Medical Care - and So What?" Incentives and Choice in Health Care. Ed. Frank A. Sloan and Hirschel Kasper. MIT Press, 2008, 156-184.

What does the RAND Health Insurance Experiment Tell Us About the Impact of High-Deductible Health Plans on Health Outcomes?

Chernew, Michael E., and Joseph P. Newhouse. "What does the RAND Health Insurance Experiment Tell Us About the Impact of High-Deductible Health Plans on Health Outcomes?" American Journal of Managed Care 14.7 (July 2008): 412-414.

Per Diem Payment and Variation in Patient-Level Hospice Costs

Huskamp, Haiden A, Joseph P. Newhouse, Jessica Cafarella Norcini, and Nancy L. Keating. "Per Diem Payment and Variation in Patient-Level Hospice Costs." Inquiry 45.2 (Summer 2008): 232-244.

A Cost-Effectiveness Framework for Profiling the Value of Hospital Care

Timbie, Justin, Joseph P. Newhouse, Meredith B. Rosenthal, and Sharon-Lise T. Normand. "A Cost-Effectiveness Framework for Profiling the Value of Hospital Care." Medical Decision Making 28.3 (May-June 2008): 419-434.

Medicare Beneficiaries' Knowledge of Part D Prescription Drug Program.

Hsu, John, Vicki Fung, Mary Price, Jie Huang, Richard Brand, Rita Hui, Bruce Fireman, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Medicare Beneficiaries' Knowledge of Part D Prescription Drug Program." JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association 299.16 (April 23, 2008): 1929-1936.

Coping with Prescription Drug Cost-Sharing: Knowledge, Adherence and Financial Burden

Reed, Mary, Richard Brand, Joseph P. Newhouse, Joseph V. Selby, and John T. Hsu. "Coping with Prescription Drug Cost-Sharing: Knowledge, Adherence and Financial Burden." Health Services Research 43.2 (April 2008): 785-797.

Office Visit Copayments: Patient Knowledge, Response, and Communication with Providers

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Office Visit Copayments: Patient Knowledge, Response, and Communication with Providers." Medical Care 46.4 (April 2008): 403-409.

Attrition in the RAND Health Insurance Experiment: A Response to Nyman

Newhouse, Joseph P., Robert H. Brook, Naihua Duan, Emmett B. Keeler, Arleen Leibowitz, Willard G. Manning, M. Susan Marquis, Carl N. Morris, Charles E. Phelps, and John E. Rolph. "Attrition in the RAND Health Insurance Experiment: A Response to Nyman." Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 33.2 (April 2008): 295-308.

Rejections of Drug Claims for Nursing Home Residents Under Medicare Part D.

Huskamp, Haiden A., David G. Stevenson, Nancy L. Keating, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Rejections of Drug Claims for Nursing Home Residents Under Medicare Part D." Health Affairs 27.2 (March/April 2008): 560-567.

Eliminating the Individual Mandate Penalty in California: Harmful but Non-Fatal Changes in Enrollment And Premiums

Hsu, John, Vicki Fung, Michael E. Chernew, Alan M. Zaslavsky, William Dow, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Eliminating the Individual Mandate Penalty in California: Harmful but Non-Fatal Changes in Enrollment And Premiums." Health Affairs, March 1, 2018.

The Effect of Consumer-Directed Health Plans on the Use of Preventive and Chronic Illness Services.

Rowe, John W., Tina Brown-Stevenson, Roberta L. Downey, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "The Effect of Consumer-Directed Health Plans on the Use of Preventive and Chronic Illness Services." Health Affairs 27.1 (January/February 2008): 113-120.

Should Drug Prices Be Negotiated Under Part D of Medicare? And If So, How?

Frank, Richard G., and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Should Drug Prices Be Negotiated Under Part D of Medicare? And If So, How?" Health Affairs 27.1 (January/February 2008): 33-43.

Productivity Adjustment in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update

Newhouse, Joseph P., and Anna D. Sinaiko. "Productivity Adjustment in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update." Health Care Financing Review 29.2 (Winter 2007/2008): 5-14.

Estimates of Physician Productivity: An Evaluation

Newhouse, Joseph P., and Anna D. Sinaiko. "Estimates of Physician Productivity: An Evaluation." Health Care Financing Review 29.2 (Winter 2007/2008): 33-39.

Survival and Changes in Comorbidities after Bariatric Surgery.

Perry, Cynthia D., Matthew M. Hutter, Daniel B. Smith, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Barbara J. McNeil. "Survival and Changes in Comorbidities after Bariatric Surgery." Annals of Surgery 247.1 (January 2008): 21-27.

A Geospatial Analysis of Emergency Transport and Inter-Hospital Transfer in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

Concannon, Thomas W., David M. Kent, Sharon-Lise Normand, Joseph P. Newhouse, John L. Griffith, Robin Ruthazer, Joni R Beshansky, John B. Wong, Thomas Aversano, and Harry P. Selker. "A Geospatial Analysis of Emergency Transport and Inter-Hospital Transfer in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction." American Journal of Cardiology 101.1 (January 2008): 69-74.

Using Performance Measures to Motivate ‘Report-Averse’ and ‘Report-Loving’ Agents.

Glazer, Jacob, Thomas G. McGuire, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Using Performance Measures to Motivate ‘Report-Averse’ and ‘Report-Loving’ Agents." Journal of Health Economics 26.6 (December 2007): 1170-1189.

Medicare Part D and Nursing Home Residents.

Stevenson, David G., Haiden A. Huskamp, Nancy L. Keating, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Medicare Part D and Nursing Home Residents." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 55.7 (July 2007): 1115-1125.

A Different Application for Productivity Measures, or Has the Difficulty of Measuring Physician Productivity Caused the Federal Deficit to Be Misestimated?

Newhouse, Joseph P. "A Different Application for Productivity Measures, or Has the Difficulty of Measuring Physician Productivity Caused the Federal Deficit to Be Misestimated?" Survey of Current Business 87.6 (June 2007): 72-77.

“Incentive Formularies and Changes in Prescription Drug Spending among Insured Adults and Their Dependents.

Landon, Bruce E., Meredith B. Rosenthal, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, Claire Spettell, Adam Lessler, Howard R. Underwood, and Joseph P. Newhouse. “Incentive Formularies and Changes in Prescription Drug Spending among Insured Adults and Their Dependents." American Journal of Managed Care 13.(Part 2) (June 2007): 360-369.

Medicare Spending on Physicians — No Easy Fix in Sight.

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Medicare Spending on Physicians — No Easy Fix in Sight." New England Journal of Medicine 356.18 (May 3, 2007): 1883-1884.

Hypertension Treatment in a Medicare Population: Adherence and Systolic Blood Pressure Control.

Fung, Vicki, Jie Huang, Richard Brand, Joseph P. Newhouse, and John Hsu. "Hypertension Treatment in a Medicare Population: Adherence and Systolic Blood Pressure Control." Clinical Therapeutics 29.5 (May 2007): 972-984.

Was Part D a Giveaway to the Pharmaceutical Industry?

Newhouse, Joseph P., Erica Seiguer, and Richard G. Frank. "Was Part D a Giveaway to the Pharmaceutical Industry?" Inquiry 44.1 (Spring 2007): 15-25.

Mending the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Improving Consumer Choices and Restructuring Purchasing.

Frank, Richard G., and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Mending the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Improving Consumer Choices and Restructuring Purchasing." Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, The Brookings Institution, April 2007.

“Coverage and Prior Authorization of Psychotropic Drugs under Medicare Part D.

Huskamp, Haiden A., David G. Stevenson, Julie M. Donohue, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Nancy L. Keating. “Coverage and Prior Authorization of Psychotropic Drugs under Medicare Part D." Psychiatric Services 58.3 (March 2007): 308-310.

Review of Will the United States Continue to Allocate a Growing Proportion of Its GDP to Health Care?

Newhouse, Joseph P. Review of Will the United States Continue to Allocate a Growing Proportion of Its GDP to Health Care?, by Stuart Altman. Wanting It All: The Challenge of Reforming the U.S. Health Care System, 2007: 257-263.

Cost-Sharing for Emergency Care and Unfavorable Clinical Events: Findings from the Safety and Financial Ramifications of ED Copayments Study.

Hsu, John, Mary Price, Richard Brand, G. Thomas Ray, Bruce Fireman, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Joseph V. Selby. "Cost-Sharing for Emergency Care and Unfavorable Clinical Events: Findings from the Safety and Financial Ramifications of ED Copayments Study." Health Services Research 41.5 (October 2006): 1801-1820.

Future Directions for the National Health Expenditure Accounts: Conference Overview.

Huskamp, Haiden A., Anna D. Sinaiko, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Future Directions for the National Health Expenditure Accounts: Conference Overview." Health Care Financing Review 28.1 (Fall 2006): 1-8.

Reconsidering the Moral Hazard-Risk Avoidance Tradeoff.

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Reconsidering the Moral Hazard-Risk Avoidance Tradeoff." Journal of Health Economics 25.5 (September 2006): 1005-1014.

Frequency and Cost of Chemotherapy-Related Serious Adverse Effects in a Population Sample of Women with Breast Cancer.

Hassett, Michael J., A. James O'Malley, Juliana R. Pakes, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Craig C. Earle. "Frequency and Cost of Chemotherapy-Related Serious Adverse Effects in a Population Sample of Women with Breast Cancer." Journal of the National Cancer Institute 98.16 (August 16, 2006): 1108-1117.

Unintended Consequences of Caps on Medicare Drug Benefits.

Hsu, John, Mary Price, Jie Huang, Richard Brand, Vicki Fung, Rita Hui, Bruce Fireman, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Joseph V. Selby. "Unintended Consequences of Caps on Medicare Drug Benefits." New England Journal of Medicine 354.22 (June 1, 2006): 2349-2359.

“Does Reimbursement Influence Chemotherapy Treatment for Cancer Patients?”

Jacobson, Mireille, A. James O’Malley, Craig C. Earle, Juliana Pakes, Peter Gaccione, and Joseph P. Newhouse. “Does Reimbursement Influence Chemotherapy Treatment for Cancer Patients?” Health Affairs 24.2 (March/April 2006): 437-443.

“Consumer-Directed Health Plans.

Newhouse, Joseph P. “Consumer-Directed Health Plans." Virtual Mentor, 8.3, March 2006.

Assessing the Level of Healthcare Information Technology Adoption in the United States: A Snapshot.

Poon, Eric G., Ashish K. Jha, Melissa Christino, Melissa M. Honour, Rushika Fernandopulle, Blackford Middleton, Joseph P. Newhouse, et al. "Assessing the Level of Healthcare Information Technology Adoption in the United States: A Snapshot." BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 6.1 (2006): 1-9.

Selection and Plan Switching Behavior.

Tchernis, Rusty, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, Juliana Pakes, Peter Gaccione, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Selection and Plan Switching Behavior." Inquiry 43.1 (2006): 10-22.

Review of Aggregation and the Measurement of Health Care Costs

Newhouse, Joseph P. Review of Aggregation and the Measurement of Health Care Costs, by Thomas Getzen. Health Services Research, 41.5, October 2006: 1955-1958.

“Medicare’s Challenges in Paying Providers.”

Newhouse, Joseph P. “Medicare’s Challenges in Paying Providers.” Health Care Financing Review, 27.2 (Winter 2005-2006): 35-44.