M. Kate Bundorf

Professional Education

• Ph.D., Wharton School,U of Pennsylvania Applied Economics (2000)
• M.B.A., Haas School of Business Healthcare Administration (1996)
• M.P.H., U of California at Berkeley (1996)

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Health Research and Policy
• Health Services Research

Research Interests

Her research focuses on health insurance markets including the determinants and effects of individual and purchaser choices, the effects of regulation in insurance markets, the interaction of public and private systems of health insurance, and incentives for insurers to improve health care quality.

Publications

• Insurance mandates and trends in infertility treatments. Henne MB,  Bundorf MK.  Fertil Steril.  2008; 89 (1): 66-73
• The effects of competition on assisted reproductive technology outcomes. Henne MB,  Bundorf MK.  Fertil Steril.  2008;
• Health plan performance measurement: does it affect quality of care for Medicare managed care enrollees? Bundorf MK,  Choudhry K, Baker L.  Inquiry.  2008; 45 (2): 168-83
• Use and outcomes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection for non-male factor infertility. Kim HH,  Bundorf MK, Behr B, McCallum SW.  Fertil Steril.  2007; 88 (3): 622-8
• Is health insurance affordable for the uninsured? Bundorf MK,  Pauly MV.  J Health Econ.  2006; 25 (4): 650-73
• Who searches the internet for health information? Bundorf MK,  Wagner TH, Singer SJ, Baker LC.  Health Serv Res.  2006; 41 (3 Pt 1): 819-36
• Free internet access, the digital divide, and health information. Wagner TH,  Bundorf MK, Singer SJ, Baker LC.  Med Care.  2005; 43 (4): 415-20
• Employer health insurance offerings and employee enrollment decisions. Polsky D,  Stein R, Nicholson S, Bundorf MK.  Health Serv Res.  2005; 40 (5 Pt 1): 1259-78
• Consumers' use of the Internet for health insurance. Bundorf MK,  Singer SJ, Wagner TH, Baker L.  Am J Manag Care.  2004; 10 (9): 609-16
• Use of the Internet for health information by the chronically ill. Wagner TH,  Baker LC, Bundorf MK, Singer S.  Prev Chronic Dis.  2004; 1 (4): A13
• Impact of managed care on the treatment, costs, and outcomes of fee-for-service Medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction. Bundorf MK,  Schulman KA, Stafford JA, Gaskin D, Jollis JG, Escarce JJ.  Health Serv Res.  2004; 39 (1): 131-52
• The magnitude and nature of risk selection in employer-sponsored health plans. Nicholson S,  Bundorf K, Stein RM, Polsky D.  Health Serv Res.  2004; 39 (6 Pt 1): 1817-38
• Use of the Internet and e-mail for health care information: results from a national survey. Baker L,  Wagner TH, Singer S, Bundorf MK.  JAMA.  2003; 289 (18): 2400-6
• Employee demand for health insurance and employer health plan choices. Bundorf MK,  J Health Econ.  2002; 21 (1): 65-88
• Consumer protection and the HMO backlash: are HMOs to blame for drive-through deliveries? Volpp KG,  Bundorf MK.  Inquiry.  1999; 36 (1): 101-9