Ph.D. Students

Brian Elbel, M.P.H.

Division of Health Policy and Administration

brian.elbel@yale.edu

Brian Elbel is a Ph.D. student in Health Policy and Administration with a concentration in Health Economics. His primary research interest focuses on the behavioral economics of consumer behavior. His dissertation utilizes both experimental and econometric techniques to examine how Medicare beneficiaries respond to the health plan choices available to them. Specifically, he is examining how the size and make up of the choice set influences consumers’ propensity to enroll in and/or switch plans when dissatisfied. Additionally, he has published on hospital quality, the cost effectiveness of medical devices, and the determinants of enrollment in children’s publicly sponsored insurance.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

M.P.H., Health Policy, Yale School of Public Health, 2003
B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 2001

Awards and Honors

Research Grant, Small Grants Program in Behavior Economics, Russell Sage Foundation
Dissertation Grant, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Dissertation Improvement Grant, National Science Foundation
Weinerman Memorial Fellowship, Yale University

Experience

Fellow, United States Senate Committee on Finance, 2002

Selected Publications

Bradley, E.H., Herrin, J., Elbel, B., McNamara, R.L., Magid, D.J., Nallamothu, B.K., Wang, Y., Normand, S-L., Spertus, J.A., and Krumholz, H.M. Hospital Quality for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Correlation among Process Measures and Relationship with Short-term Mortality. Journal of the American Medical Association 296(1): 72-78, 2006.

Goldberger, Z., Elbel, B., McPherson, C.A., Paltiel, A.D., and Lambert, R. Cost Advantage of Dual-Chamber versus Single-Chamber Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 46(5): 850-857, 2005.

Kronebusch, K. and Elbel, B. Enrolling Children in Public Insurance: SCHIP, Medicaid, and State Implementation. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 29(3): 451-489, 2004.

Kronebusch, K. and Elbel, B. Simplifying Children's Medicaid and SCHIP. Health Affairs 23(3): 233-246, 2004.

Schlesinger, M., Mitchell, S., and Elbel, B. Voices Unheard: Barriers to Expressing Dissatisfaction to Health Plans. Milbank Quarterly 80(4): 709-755, 2002.