Faculty & Research Published Research Research Education Economics Social Psychology Social Entrepreneurship Environmental Policy Ethics Leadership Racial Justice and Equity National Security Political Science Advocacy Domestic Policy & Politics International and Global Affairs Democracy Social Equity International Development Research and Commentary (-) Health Policy Facet Area of Focus - Research Christopher J. Ruhm Adam Leive Richard Bonnie Craig Volden John Pepper Sebastian Tello-Trillo William Shobe Facet People - Research Facet UVA Partner - Research Published Research Health Policy Rising educational gradients in mortality: The role of behavioral risk factors Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, David M. Cutler, Fabian Lange, Ellen Meara, Seth Richards-Shubik The long-standing inverse relationship between education and mortality strengthened substantially at the end of the 20th century. This paper examines the reasons for this increase. Learn more Published Research Health Policy Oral Health and the Dental Care Workforce in Southwest Virginia Authors: William Shobe, Tanya Wanchek, Terrence Rephann Learn more Published Research Health Policy Breaking Gridlock: The Determinants of Health Policy Change in Congress Authors: Craig Volden, Alan E. Wiseman Scholars have often commented that health policymaking in Congress is mired in political gridlock, that reforms are far more likely to fail than to succeed, and the path forward is unclear. To reach such conclusions, scholars of health politics have tended to analyze individual major reform proposals to determine why they succeeded or failed and what lessons could be drawn for the future. Learn more Published Research Health Policy The Virtues of Pragmatism in Drug Policy Authors: Richard Bonnie This conference addresses “obstacles to development and use of pharmacotherapies in the treatment of addiction.” I will focus on the challenges of increasing use of medical agents if they are developed. Learn more Published Research Health Policy The Strength of Graduated Drivers License Programs and Fatalities among Teen Drivers and Passengers Authors: M.A. Morrisey, D.C. Grabowski, T. S. Dee, C. Campbell Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of differentially stringent graduated drivers license programs on teen driver fatalities, day-time and night-time teen driver fatalities, fatalities of teen drivers with passengers present, and fatalities among teen passengers Learn more Published Research Health Policy Graduated Driver Licensing and Teen Traffic Fatalities Authors: Dee Thomas, David C. Grabowski, Michael A. Morrisey Over the last 8 years, nearly every state has introduced graduated driver licensing (GDL) for teens. These new licensing procedures require teen drivers to advance through distinct stages where they are subject to a variety of restrictions (e.g., adult supervision, daytime driving, passenger limits). Learn more Published Research Health Policy Napsterizing Pharmaceuticals: Access, Innovation, and Welfare Authors: James W. Hughes, Michael J. Moore, Edward A. Snyder We analyze the effects on consumers of an extreme policy experiment – Napsterizing’ pharmaceuticals – whereby all patent rights on branded prescription drugs are eliminated for both existing and future prescription drugs without compensation to the patent holders. The question of whether this policy maximizes consumer welfare cannot be resolved on an a priori basis due to an obvious tradeoff: While accelerating generic entry will yield substantial gains in consumer surplus associated with greater access to the current stock of pharmaceuticals, future consumers will be harmed by reducing the flow of new pharmaceuticals to the market. Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2
Published Research Health Policy Rising educational gradients in mortality: The role of behavioral risk factors Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, David M. Cutler, Fabian Lange, Ellen Meara, Seth Richards-Shubik The long-standing inverse relationship between education and mortality strengthened substantially at the end of the 20th century. This paper examines the reasons for this increase. Learn more
Published Research Health Policy Oral Health and the Dental Care Workforce in Southwest Virginia Authors: William Shobe, Tanya Wanchek, Terrence Rephann Learn more
Published Research Health Policy Breaking Gridlock: The Determinants of Health Policy Change in Congress Authors: Craig Volden, Alan E. Wiseman Scholars have often commented that health policymaking in Congress is mired in political gridlock, that reforms are far more likely to fail than to succeed, and the path forward is unclear. To reach such conclusions, scholars of health politics have tended to analyze individual major reform proposals to determine why they succeeded or failed and what lessons could be drawn for the future. Learn more
Published Research Health Policy The Virtues of Pragmatism in Drug Policy Authors: Richard Bonnie This conference addresses “obstacles to development and use of pharmacotherapies in the treatment of addiction.” I will focus on the challenges of increasing use of medical agents if they are developed. Learn more
Published Research Health Policy The Strength of Graduated Drivers License Programs and Fatalities among Teen Drivers and Passengers Authors: M.A. Morrisey, D.C. Grabowski, T. S. Dee, C. Campbell Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of differentially stringent graduated drivers license programs on teen driver fatalities, day-time and night-time teen driver fatalities, fatalities of teen drivers with passengers present, and fatalities among teen passengers Learn more
Published Research Health Policy Graduated Driver Licensing and Teen Traffic Fatalities Authors: Dee Thomas, David C. Grabowski, Michael A. Morrisey Over the last 8 years, nearly every state has introduced graduated driver licensing (GDL) for teens. These new licensing procedures require teen drivers to advance through distinct stages where they are subject to a variety of restrictions (e.g., adult supervision, daytime driving, passenger limits). Learn more
Published Research Health Policy Napsterizing Pharmaceuticals: Access, Innovation, and Welfare Authors: James W. Hughes, Michael J. Moore, Edward A. Snyder We analyze the effects on consumers of an extreme policy experiment – Napsterizing’ pharmaceuticals – whereby all patent rights on branded prescription drugs are eliminated for both existing and future prescription drugs without compensation to the patent holders. The question of whether this policy maximizes consumer welfare cannot be resolved on an a priori basis due to an obvious tradeoff: While accelerating generic entry will yield substantial gains in consumer surplus associated with greater access to the current stock of pharmaceuticals, future consumers will be harmed by reducing the flow of new pharmaceuticals to the market. Learn more