Hao Yu

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Policy Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Pittsburgh Office

Education

Ph.D. in health services research and policy, University of Rochester; M.A. in health economics, Shanghai Medical University; B.A. in medicine, Shanghai Medical University

Overview

Biography

Hao Yu is a policy researcher at the RAND Corporation and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He has particular interest and experience in studying the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in the United States and health care reforms in China. Yu received his B.A. in medicine and M.A. in health economics from Shanghai Medical University and his Ph.D. in health services research and policy from the University of Rochester.

Research Focus

Recent Projects

  • Risk-adjusted capitation rates for children
  • CHIP and children with special health care needs
  • Evaluation of Arkansas Tobacco Settlement
  • Patient safety evaluation in the United States
  • Health insurance in rural China

Selected Publications

Yu, H., Dick, A, "Risk-Adjusted Capitation Rates for Children: How Useful Are the Survey-Based Measures?" Health Services Research, :DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010., 2010

Yu, H., Greenberg, M., Haviland, A., Farley, D., ""Canary Measures" among the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators," American Journal of Medical Quality, 24(6):465-473, 2009

Yu, H., Dick, A, "Recent Trends in SCHIP Eligibility and Coverage for Children with Special Health Care Needs," Pediatrics, 124:S337-S342, 2009

Yu, H., Dick, A., Szilagyi, P., "Does Public Insurance Provide Better Financial Protection Against Rising Health Care Costs for Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs?" Medical Care, 46(10):1064-1070, 2008

Yu, H., Dick, A., Szilagyi, P., "The Role of SCHIP in Serving Children with Special Health Care Needs, Health Care Financing Review," Health Care Financing Review, 28(2):53-64, 2006

Yu, H., Seid, M., "Uninsurance among Children Eligible for SCHIP: Results from A National Survey," Managed Care Interface, 19(5):31-39, 2006

Yu, H., and Lucas, L., "Financing Health Care in Poor Rural Counties in China: Experiences from a Township-Based Co-operative Medical Scheme," IDS Working Paper 66, the Institute of Development Studies, at the University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9RE, UK, 1998

Honors & Awards

  • 2004 Best Student Paper in Maternal and Child Health, American Public Health Association
  • 2003 New Investigator in MCH: Dissertation Award, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
  • 2000-2002 Sproull Fellowship, University of Rochester

Publications

Evaluation of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Program: Progress Through 2011 - 2012

Evaluation of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Program: Progress Through 2011 — Summary - 2012

Impacts of Rising Health Care Costs on Families with Employment-Based Private Insurance: A National Analysis with State Fixed Effects - 2012

Multiple Patient Safety Events Within a Single Hospitalization: A National Profile in US Hospitals - 2012

Provider-Level Risk-Adjusted Quality Measurement for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities - 2012

The Effects of Arkansas Master Settlement Spending on Disparities in Smoking - 2011

Evaluation of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Program: Progress During 2008 and 2009 - 2010

Risk-adjusted Capitation Rates for Children: How Useful Are the Survey-Based Measures? - 2010

The Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Programs: The Impact of One State's Investment in the Health of its Residents - 2010

Assessing Patient Safety Practices and Outcomes in the U.S. Health Care System - 2009

Canary Measures Among the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators - 2009

Recent Trends in State Children's Health Insurance Program Eligibility and Coverage for CSHCN - 2009

Safety Outcomes in the United States: Trends and Challenges in Measurement - 2009

Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative: Final Report -- Evaluation Report IV - 2008

Does Public Insurance Provide Better Financial Protection Against Rising Health Care Costs for Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs? - 2008

Evaluation of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Program: Progress During 2006 and 2007 - 2008

Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative: Focus on Implementation and Dissemination Evaluation Report III (2004-2005) - 2007

Evaluation of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Program: Progress During 2004 and 2005 - 2007

Role of SCHIP in Serving Children with Special Health Care Needs - 2006

Triple Jeopardy for Vulnerable Children: Greater Health Needs, Less Access, Poorer Primary Care - 2006

Uninsurance Among Children Eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program: Results from a National Survey - 2006

Using Health-Related Quality of Life to Predict and Manage Pediatric Health Care - 2005