Professional Summary
Catherine McLaughlin is a Professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan and the director of the Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured (ERIU), which is funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Dr. McLaughlin is an elected member of the National Association of Social Insurance and the Institute of Medicine. McLaughlin is also a member of the Council of Health Care Economics and Policy and is a member of the Health Research and Educational Trust Board of Trustees and the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design Advisory Board. She is also on the editorial board of Health Services Research. In addition, Dr. McLaughlin is the director of the University of Michigan component of the Center of Excellence on Managed Care Markets and Quality, funded by the Agency for Health Care Policy Research, and the Co-Associate Director of both the RWJF Clinical Scholars program and Scholars in Health Policy Research program at the University of Michigan.
Courses Taught
HMP662: Topics in Health Economics
HMP 826: Applied Econometrics in Health Services Research
HMP 827: Advanced Seminar in Health Care Economics
Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980
M.S., Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978
A.B., Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1971
Research Interest & Projects
Dr. McLaughlin's current research interests are focused on the uninsured, managed care, market competition, and employer and employee benefit choice.
Select current projects include:
Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured
Principal Investigator: Catherine McLaughlin
Sponsor: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2001-2007
Market Level Health Plan Behavior and Performance
Principal Investigator: Catherine McLaughlin
Sponsor: Agency for Health Care Policy Research, 2000-2007
Selected Publications
Taylor, E.F., McLaughlin, C.G., Warren, A.W. and Song, P.H. (April, 2006). Who Enrolls in Community-Based Programs for the Uninsured and Why Do They Stay? Health Affairs, Web Exclusive, W173-W182.
Taylor, E.F., Chernew, M.E., and McLaughlin, C.G. (2006). Do Determinants of Medicare Supplemental Coverage Choice Vary by Income? Journal of Health and Social Policy, 1, 1-18.
Cawley, J.H., Chernew, M.E., McLaughlin, C.G. (Fall, 2005). HMO Participation in Medicare Managed Care Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 3, 543-574.
Gibson, T.B., McLaughlin, C.G., Smith, D.G. (2005). A Copayment Increase for Prescription Drugs: The Long-Term and Short-Term Effects on Use and Expenditures. Inquiry, 3, 293-310.
Chernew, M.E., Gowrisankaran, G., McLaughlin, C.G., et al. (2004). Quality and Employers' Choice of Health Plans. Journal of Health Economics, 23(3), 471-492.
Chernew, M.E., Wodchis W., Scanlon, D.P., and McLaughlin, C.G. (2004). Overlap in HMO Physician Networks. Health Affairs, 23(2), 91-101.
McLaughlin, C.G., editor. (2004). Health Policy and the Uninsured. Washington, D.C.: Urban Institute Press.
Kullgren, J.T., Taylor, E.F., McLaughlin, C.G. (April, 2004). Use of a Donated Care Program for Low-Income Uninsured Adults. Abstract. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 231.
Professional Affiliations
Academy Health
American Economic Association
American Society of Health Economics
International Health Economics Association
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