Saturday, June 2, 2007
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin * Orlando

1:00 p.m. – 1:05 p.m.
Welcome
Tony Lo Sasso, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Interest Group Chair

1:05 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.
Differences Between Non-Profits and For-Profits in the Hospice Industry: Patient Selection and Quality
Sabina Ohri
Public Policy Institute of Irvine, University of California Irvine
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout of Slides

Discussant:
John Cawley, Ph.D.
Cornell University

1:40 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Health Insurance Theory: The Case of the Missing Welfare Gain
John Nyman, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout of Slides

Discussant:
Lorens Helmchen, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout of Slides

2:15 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Medicare Advantage? Quality of Care in Medicare Managed Care Versus Fee-for-Service
Lauren Nicholas, M.P.P
Columbia University
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout of Slides

Discussant:
Steve Zuckerman, Ph.D.
The Urban Institute

2:50 p.m. – 3:10p.m.
Networking Break

3:10 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
A Quality-Adjusted Price Index for Colon Cancer Drugs
Sean Nicholson, Ph.D.
Cornell University
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout of Slides

Discussant:
Dan Eisenberg, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout of Slides

3:45 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.
What Drove First Year Premiums in Stand-Alone Medicare Drug Plans?
Kosali Simon, Ph.D.
Cornell University
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout of Slides

Discussant:
Stu Guterman, M.A.
The Commonwealth Fund
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout of Slides

4:20 p.m. – 4:55 pm.
Direct-to-Consumer Advertising and Welfare: A Structural Model of Consumers and Firms in the Market for Prescription Drugs
Jayani Jayawardhana
Medical University of South Carolina

Discussant:
Zhou Yang, Ph.D.
University of Florida
PDF Handout of Slides

4:55 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wrap-up

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Interest Group Business Meeting

6:00 p.m.
Adjourn