Midwest Health Economics Conference

This annual invitational conference assembles junior and senior economists to present, debate, and discuss cutting-edge health economics research. We will be featuring 12 papers with a full day of presentations on Thursday, Sept. 7, and nearly a full day of presentations on Friday, Sept. 8. MHEC charges no registration fee. DePaul University will provide meals; participants must pay all other expenses, including transportation and lodging. 

Thank you to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) for their support of the MHEC Conference.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6, 2023 DePaul Center 5th Floor Atrium
6:00 p.m.	Welcome Reception
THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 2023 DePaul Center Room 8010
8:00 a.m.	Breakfast
8:45 a.m.	Formal welcome by Dean Sulin Ba, Driehaus College of Business
SESSION I - CHAIR: ANTHONY LOSASSO, DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
9:00 a.m.	Ben Ukert, Texas A&M, "The Corporatization of Independent Hospitals"  Discussant: Haizhen Lin, Indiana
10:00 a.m.	Caitlin Carroll, University of Minnesota, "Public Investment and Health Care Quality: Evidence from Rural Hospital Subsidies"  Discussant: Coleman Drake, Pitt
11:00 a.m.	Break
11:15 a.m.	David Molitor, University of Illinois, "Habit Persistence in Health Behaviors: Evidence from the Illinois Workplace Wellness Study"  Discussant: Chris Cronin, Notre Dame
12:15 p.m.	Lunch
SESSION II - CHAIR: NICK TILIPMAN, UIC
1:15 p.m.	Pauline Mourot, University of Chicago, "Market Size and Trade in Medical Services" Discussant: Yiqun Chen, UIC
2:15 p.m.	Coady Wing, Indiana University, "Direct and indirect effects of vaccines: Evidence from COVID-19"  Discussant: Tal Gross, Boston University
3:15 p.m.	Break
SESSION III - CHAIR: KELLI MARQUARDT, CHICAGO FED
3:30 p.m.	Zach Levin, University of Minnesota, "If You (Re)Build It, Will They Come? Evidence from California" Discussant: Ian McCarthy, Emory
4:30 p.m.	Anran Li, Northwestern University, "Commitment, Competition and Preventive Care Provi​sion"  Discussant: Jen Kwok, UIC
5:30 p.m.	End of Day
6:30 p.m.	Dinner: The Berghoff Restaurant 17 W. Adams Street, Chicago
FRIDAY, SEPT. 8, 2023 DePaul Center Room 8010
8:30 a.m.	Breakfast
SESSION IV - CHAIR: BRIAN PHELAN, DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
9:00 a.m.	Vicky Barone, Notre Dame, "On the Design of Paid Sick Leave: A Structural Approach"  Discussant: Maggie Shi, University of Chicago
10:00 a.m.	Megdalynn Star Fisher, Indiana, "Racial and Ethnic Segregation in Nursing Home and Ambulatory Health Care"  Discussant: Yulya Truskinovsky, Wayne State
11:00 a.m.	Break
11:15 a.m.	Bill Evans, Notre Dame, "Prescription for Disaster: Changing Physician Treatment Patterns and the Drug Crisis"  Discussant: Colleen Carey, Cornell University
12:15 p.m.	Lunch   Speaker: Derek J. Robinson, MD, MBA, FACEP, CHCQM, Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois  “Priorities in the Pursuit of Value: A Payor Perspective”
SESSION V - CHAIR: ZAREK BROT-GOLDBERG
1:15 p.m.	Hannah Neprash, University of Minnesota, "Hacked to Pieces? The Effects of Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals and Patients"  Discussant: Rebecca Myerson, Wisconsin
2:15 p.m.	Atul Gupta, Wharton, "Turbocharging Revenue: What do healthcare providers do with windfall gains?"  Discussant: PT Leger, UIC
3:15 p.m.	Adjourn