RAND Expert Biography
Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin
Codirector, Bing Center for Health Economics; Director, Public-Sector Initiatives, RAND Health
Expertise
Health economics, health care financing and insurance, medicare, consumer-driven health plans
Recent Work
Market for individual health insurance; consumer-directed care; post-acute care; risk selection and risk adjustment; financing of care for the disabled and chronically and/or terminally ill
Education
Ph.D. in health policy, Harvard University; A.B., Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
Publications of Interest
"Consumer-Directed Health Care: Early Evidence About Effects on Cost and Quality," M. B. Buntin et al., Health Affairs [Web exclusive], Oct 2006
"How Much Is Postacute Care Use Affected by Its Availability?" M. B. Buntin et al., Health Services Research, Vol. 40, No. 2, Apr 2005
"The Role of the Individual Health Insurance Market and Prospects for Change," M. B. Buntin et al., Health Affairs, Vol. 23, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2004
"Too Much Ado About Two-Part Models and Transformation? Comparing Methods of Modeling Medicare Expenditures," M. B. Buntin and A. M. Zaslavsky, Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 23, No. 3, May 2004
"Increased Medicare Expenditures for Physicians' Services: What Are the Causes?" Inquiry, Vol. 41, No. 1, Spring 2004
Recent RAND Publications are listed here.
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: Knight Ridder; New York Times; Philadelphia Inquirer; Washington Post
Commentary: New England Journal of Medicine
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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