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Laurence Baker

Academic Appointments

Professional Snapshot

Administrative Appointments

  • Director of the Scholarly Concentration Program, Stanford University (2007 - present)
  • Chief of Health Services Research, Department of Health Research and Policy (2001 - present)
  • Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research (2002 - present)
  • Fellow, Stanford Center for Health Policy (2000 - present)

Honors and Awards

  • ASHE Medal, American Society of Health Economists (2008)
  • Alice S. Hersh Young Investigator Award, Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy (2000)
  • NIHCM Research Award, National Institute for Health Care Management (1999)

Professional Education

PhD: Princeton University, Economics (1994)
MA: Princeton University, Economics (1994)

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

Industry Relationships

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Consulting:American Hospital Association, Analysis Group, National Institute for Health Care Management, Pacific Business Group on Health

Scientific Focus

Research Interests

Much of my current research examines the impacts of changing financial incentives, regulations, and organizational structures on health care provision and costs. One aspect of work in this area involves studying impacts of managed care and related insurance arrangements on things like health care costs, the pricing of physician services, prices for health insurance, and the availability and utilization of medical technologies. Other work examines factors influencing the adoption and use of medical technologies more generally, including particular work on imaging equipment. I am also interested in a range of other questions about health care systems, physicians organizations, provider compensation, health care cost growth, and health care quality.

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