Organizers:

Mary Olson, Tulane University

Session Chairs:

Mary Olson, Tulane University

Papers:

"The Risk We Bear: the Effects of Review Speed and User Fee Funding on New-Drug Safety"
Mary Olson, Tulane University (Contact Author)

"The Impacts of Priority Drugs on Health Care Expenditures"
Zeynal Karaca, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

"Entry Pricing and Product Quality: The Case of Antidepressant Drugs"
Jie Chen, Stony Brook University
John A. Rizzo, Stony Brook University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

David Ridley, Duke University
William Encinosa, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Avi Dor, George Washington University

Session Chairs:

Godfrey A. Gibbison, Georgia Southern University

Papers:

"What Happened to Patient Trust? The Changing Face of Medicine and the Impact on Quality"
Debra Sabatini Dwyer, Stony Brook University
Hong Liu, Stony Brook University (Contact Author)
John A. Rizzo, Stony Brook University

"Private versus Public Hospitals: A Comparison of Quality of Care"
Kerry A. King, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (Contact Author)
Todd M. Nesbit, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

"The Impact of Hospital Closures on Racial Differences in Health"
Donald Nichols, Washington University (Contact Author)

"To What Extent Does the Entry of an Ambulatory Surgical Center Affect Hospital Surgical Output and Hospital Profit?"
Michael Plotzke, Washington University in St. Louis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Donald Nichols, Washington University
Godfrey A. Gibbison, Georgia Southern University