Ambiguous Dynamic Treatment Regimes: A Reinforcement Learning Approach
A main research goal in various studies is to use an observational data set and provide a new set of counterfactual guidelines that can yield causal improvements.
Research
Algorithm, Human, or the Centaur: How to Enhance Clinical Care?
There is a growing amount of evidence that machine learning (ML) algorithms can be used to develop accurate clinical risk scores for a wide range of medical conditions.
Health, Employment, and Disability: Implications from the Undocumented Population
The number of disability beneficiaries has doubled in the past two decades. It is difficult to determine how much is explained by changes in health, as we lack a counterfactual.
Regulatory Incentives for Innovation: The FDA's Breakthrough Therapy Designation
Regulators of new products confront a tradeoff between speeding a new product to market and collecting additional product quality information.
Adverse Selection and Network Design Under Regulated Plan Prices: Evidence from Medicaid
Health plans for the poor increasingly limit access to specialty hospitals. We investigate the role of adverse selection in generating this equilibrium among private plans in Medicaid.
A tale of two Americas: Socio-economic mobility gaps within and across American cities before and during the pandemic
We examine differences in mobility outcomes between residents of highest and lowest socio-economic index (SEI) at the Census block group (CBG) level in nine major US cities prior to and during the COV
The Contribution of Price Growth to Pharmaceutical Revenue Growth in the U.S.: Evidence from Medicines Sold in Retail Pharmacies
Context: To what extent does pharmaceutical revenue growth depend on new medicines versus increasing prices for existing medicines?
Who Should See the Patient? On Deviations from Preferred Patient-Provider Assignments in Hospitals
In various organizations including hospitals, individuals are not forced to follow specific assignments, and thus, deviations from preferred task assignments are common.
The Impact of Vertical Integration on Physician Behavior and Healthcare Delivery: Evidence from Gastroenterology Practices
The U.S. healthcare system is undergoing a period of substantial change, with hospitals purchasing many physician practices (\vertical integration").
The Impact of Large-Scale Social Media Advertising Campaigns on COVID-19 Vaccination: Evidence from Two Randomized Controlled Trials
COVID-19 vaccines are widely available in wealthy countries, yet many people remain unvaccinated.
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