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Crowd of Black Lives Matters demonstrators marching in the street.
Feature: The Democratic Necessity of Reckoning

Erica Chenoweth reviews scholarship that overwhelmingly shows the Black Lives Matter movement generated high levels of public awareness about systemic racism and increased support for criminal justice reform.

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Feature: Against Rule-of-Thumb Economics

Dani Rodrik argues against neoliberalism’s universal rule-of-thumb approach and for economic analyses grounded in contextual dependencies.

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Feature: Leaders’ Psychological Bravery

Dana Born explores what skills leaders need to cultivate psychological safety on their teams and across their organizations.

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Feature: Dollar vs. Euro as International Reserve Currencies

Jeffrey Frankel explores the strengths and weaknesses of using the Dollar and the Euro as international reserve currencies.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

“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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

“Consumer-Directed Health Plans.

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

The Geographic Distribution of Physicians Revisited.

Rosenthal, Meredith, Alan Zaslavsky, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "The Geographic Distribution of Physicians Revisited." Health Services Research 40.6 Part I (December 2005): 1931-1952.

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.

“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.

The Wage Effect.

Newhouse, Joseph P. "The Wage Effect." Boston Globe, November 11, 2005: A23.

The Costs of a National Health Information Network.

Kaushal, Rainu, David Blumenthal, Eric G. Poon, Ashish K. Jha, Calvin Franz, Blackford Middleton, John Glaser, Gilad Kuperman, Melissa Christino, Rushika Fernandopulle, Joseph P. Newhouse, David W. Bates, and the Cost of National Health Information Network Working Group. "The Costs of a National Health Information Network." Annals of Internal Medicine 143.3 (August 2, 2005): 165-173.

Care-Seeking Behavior in Response to Emergency Department Copayments.

Reed, Mary, Vicki Fung, Richard Brand, Bruce Fireman, Joseph P. Newhouse, Joseph V. Selby, and John Hsu. "Care-Seeking Behavior in Response to Emergency Department Copayments." Medical Care 43.8 (August 2005): 810-816.

Federal Agency Roles in Cancer Drug Development from Preclinical Research to New Drug Approval: The National Cancer Institute and the Food and Drug Administration.

Newhouse, Joseph P., John Mendelsohn, Hellen Gelband, and Roger Herdman. "Federal Agency Roles in Cancer Drug Development from Preclinical Research to New Drug Approval: The National Cancer Institute and the Food and Drug Administration." Background paper prepared for the National Cancer Policy Board, March 2005.

Medicare Solutions - And Problems.

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Medicare Solutions - And Problems." Annual Editions: Aging (18th Edition). Ed. Harold Cox. McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, July 2005.

Instrumental Variables in Health Services Research.

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Instrumental Variables in Health Services Research." Encyclopedia of Biostatistics (2nd Edition). Ed. Peter Armitrage and Theodore Colton. John Wiley & Sons, 2005, 2561-2565.

Financing Medicare in the Next Administration.

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Financing Medicare in the Next Administration." New England Journal of Medicine 351.17 (October 21, 2004): 1707-1709.

Medicare Solutions - And Problems.

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Medicare Solutions - And Problems." Harvard Magazine May/June 2004: 33-35.