Professional Summary
Dr. Richard Hirth is a Professor of Health Management and Policy, and Chairman of the Health Services Organization and Policy (HSOP) Doctoral Program. He received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Carleton College, and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Hirth has received several research awards, including the Kenneth J. Arrow Award in Health Economics, awarded annually by the American Public Health Association and the International Health Economics Association to the best paper in health economics (1993); the Excellence in Research Award in Health Policy from the Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (1998); and the Thompson Prize for Young Investigtors from the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (1999).
Courses Taught
HMP660: Economics of Health Management and Policy I
HMP827: Advanced Seminar in Health Care Economics
Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1993
M.A., Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1988
B.A. (Summa Cum Laude), Economics, Carleton College, 1987
Research Interest & Projects
Dr. Hirth's research interests include the role of not-for-profit providers in health care markets, health insurance, the relationship between managed care and the adoption and utilization of medical technologies, long-term care, and the economics of end stage renal disease care.
Selected Publications
Hirth, R.A., Baughman, R., Chernew, M.E., Shelton, E.C. (forthcoming). Worker Preferences, Sorting and Aggregate Patterns of Health Insurance Coverage International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics
Wheeler, J.R.C., Messana, J.M., Turenne, M.N., Hirth, R.A., Pozniak, A.S., Pan, Q., Chuang, C.C., Slish, K., Tedeschi, P., Roys, E.C. and R.A. Wolfe (April, 2006). Understanding the Basic Case-Mix Adjustment for the Composite Rate American Journal of Kidney Disease, 47 (4), 666-671.
Cawley, J., D.C. Grabowski, R.A. Hirth (March, 2006). Factor Substitution in Nursing Homes Journal of Health Economics, 25 (2), 234-247.
Nahra, T.A., K.L. Reiter, R.A. Hirth, J.E. Shermer, J.R.C. Wheeler (February, 2006). Cost-Effectiveness of Hospital Pay-For-Performance Incentives Medical Care Research and Review, 63 (1), 49S-72S.
Hirth, R.A., Roys, E.C., Wheeler, J.R.C., Messana, J.M., Turenne, M.N., Saran, R., Pozniak, A.S. and R.A. Wolfe (May 2005). Economic Impact of Case-Mix Adjusting the Dialysis Composite Rate Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 16(5), 1172-1176.
Wodchis W.P., Fries, B.E. and R.A. Hirth (Winter 2004/2005). he Effect of Medicare's Prospective Payment System for Skilled Nursing Facilities on Resident Discharge Outcomes Inquiry, 41(4), 418-434.
Chernew, M.E. and Hirth, R.A. (2004). Modelling the Causes and Consequences of Lack of Health Insurance Coverage: Gaps in the Literature. In McLaughlin, C.G. (Ed.) Health Policy on the Uninsured: Setting the Research Agenda. Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press.
Professional Affiliations
International Health Economics Association
American Economic Association
AcademyHealth
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