MARY KATE BUNDORF

Summary

Affiliation: Stanford University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Employee demand for health insurance and employer health plan choices
    M Kate Bundorf
    Department of Health Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305 5405, USA
    J Health Econ 21:65-88. 2002
  2. ncbi Choice set size and decision making: the case of Medicare Part D prescription drug plans
    M Kate Bundorf
    Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
    Med Decis Making 30:582-93. 2010
  3. ncbi Health care cost growth among the privately insured
    M Kate Bundorf
    Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 28:1294-304. 2009
  4. ncbi Do markets respond to quality information? The case of fertility clinics
    M Kate Bundorf
    Stanford University and NBER, HRP Redwood Building, Stanford, CA 94305 5405, United States
    J Health Econ 28:718-27. 2009
  5. ncbi Health plan performance measurement: does it affect quality of care for Medicare managed care enrollees?
    M Kate Bundorf
    Stanford University School of Medicine, HRP Redwood Building, Room 108, Stanford, CA 94305 5405, USA
    Inquiry 45:168-83. 2008
  6. ncbi Is health insurance affordable for the uninsured?
    M Kate Bundorf
    Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood Building, RM 108, Stanford, CA 94305 5405, United States
    J Health Econ 25:650-73. 2006
  7. ncbi Consumers' use of the Internet for health insurance
    M Kate Bundorf
    Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, HRP Redwood Building, Room 257, Stanford, CA 94205 5405, USA
    Am J Manag Care 10:609-16. 2004
  8. ncbi Who searches the internet for health information?
    M Kate Bundorf
    Stanford University School of Medicine, HRP Redwood Building, Room 108, Stanford, CA 94305 5405, USA
    Health Serv Res 41:819-36. 2006
  9. ncbi Use of the Internet and e-mail for health care information: results from a national survey
    Laurence Baker
    Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif 94305 5405, USA
    JAMA 289:2400-6. 2003
  10. ncbi HMO coverage reduces variations in the use of health care among patients under age sixty-five
    Laurence C Baker
    Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 29:2068-74. 2010

Research Grants

  1. Effects of Health Plan Report Cards on Quality of Care
    MARY BUNDORF; Fiscal Year: 2004
  2. The Health Insurance Dynamics of Older Americans
    MARY BUNDORF; Fiscal Year: 2004
  3. The Effects of Private Health Insurance in Publicly Funded Programs
    MARY KATE BUNDORF; Fiscal Year: 2010

Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi Employee demand for health insurance and employer health plan choices
    M Kate Bundorf
    Department of Health Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305 5405, USA
    J Health Econ 21:65-88. 2002
    ..Although the results suggest that employers do respond to employee preferences in choosing health benefits, the effects of worker characteristics on plan offerings are quantitatively small...
  2. ncbi Choice set size and decision making: the case of Medicare Part D prescription drug plans
    M Kate Bundorf
    Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
    Med Decis Making 30:582-93. 2010
    ..The impact of choice on consumer decision making is controversial in US health policy...
  3. ncbi Health care cost growth among the privately insured
    M Kate Bundorf
    Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 28:1294-304. 2009
    ..Rising prices played a greater role in growth in spending for brand-name than for generic drugs. These findings can inform efforts to control private- sector spending...
  4. ncbi Do markets respond to quality information? The case of fertility clinics
    M Kate Bundorf
    Stanford University and NBER, HRP Redwood Building, Stanford, CA 94305 5405, United States
    J Health Econ 28:718-27. 2009
    ..Third, report cards had larger effects on consumers and clinics from states with ART insurance coverage mandates. We conclude that consumers respond to quality report cards when choosing among providers of ART...
  5. ncbi Health plan performance measurement: does it affect quality of care for Medicare managed care enrollees?
    M Kate Bundorf
    Stanford University School of Medicine, HRP Redwood Building, Room 108, Stanford, CA 94305 5405, USA
    Inquiry 45:168-83. 2008
    ..Our results provide no evidence that performance measurement increased quality of care among MMC enrollees...
  6. ncbi Is health insurance affordable for the uninsured?
    M Kate Bundorf
    Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood Building, RM 108, Stanford, CA 94305 5405, United States
    J Health Econ 25:650-73. 2006
    ..We find that, depending on the definition, health insurance was affordable to between one-quarter and three-quarters of the uninsured in the United States in 2000...
  7. ncbi Consumers' use of the Internet for health insurance
    M Kate Bundorf
    Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, HRP Redwood Building, Room 257, Stanford, CA 94205 5405, USA
    Am J Manag Care 10:609-16. 2004
    ..We examined consumers' search for information about health insurance choices and their use of the Internet for that search and to manage health benefits...
  8. ncbi Who searches the internet for health information?
    M Kate Bundorf
    Stanford University School of Medicine, HRP Redwood Building, Room 108, Stanford, CA 94305 5405, USA
    Health Serv Res 41:819-36. 2006
    ..To determine what types of consumers use the Internet as a source of health information...
  9. ncbi Use of the Internet and e-mail for health care information: results from a national survey
    Laurence Baker
    Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif 94305 5405, USA
    JAMA 289:2400-6. 2003
    ..Available estimates of use and impact vary widely. Without accurate estimates of use and effects, it is difficult to focus policy discussions or design appropriate policy activities...
  10. ncbi HMO coverage reduces variations in the use of health care among patients under age sixty-five
    Laurence C Baker
    Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 29:2068-74. 2010
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  11. ncbi Use of the Internet for health information by the chronically ill
    Todd H Wagner
    Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 1:A13. 2004
    ..The Internet is a source of health information and advice for individuals with chronic conditions and shows promise for helping individuals manage their conditions and improve their quality of life...
  12. ncbi Free internet access, the digital divide, and health information
    Todd H Wagner
    VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA
    Med Care 43:415-20. 2005
    ..This provides a unique setting to study the ways that people who had not previously obtained Internet access use the Internet when it becomes available to them...
  13. ncbi The incidence of the healthcare costs of obesity
    Jay Bhattacharya
    Stanford University, School of Medicine, United States
    J Health Econ 28:649-58. 2009
    ..A substantial part of the lower wages among obese women attributed to labor market discrimination can be explained by their higher health insurance premiums...
  14. ncbi Impact of managed care on the treatment, costs, and outcomes of fee-for-service Medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction
    M Kate Bundorf
    Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305-5405, USA
    Health Serv Res 39:131-52. 2004
    ..Spillovers from managed care activity to patients with other types of insurance are more likely when managed care organizations have greater market power...
  15. ncbi Employer health insurance offerings and employee enrollment decisions
    Daniel Polsky
    Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Health Serv Res 40:1259-78. 2005
    ..By modeling the possibility of take-up through the health insurance offers from the employer of the spouse, the decline in coverage rates from higher net premiums is less than previous estimates...
  16. ncbi Insurance mandates and trends in infertility treatments
    Melinda B Henne
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
    Fertil Steril 89:66-73. 2008
    ..To examine the relationship between insurance mandates and the utilization and outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies (ART)...

Research Grants3

  1. Effects of Health Plan Report Cards on Quality of Care
    MARY BUNDORF; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ..This information is essential for both large purchasers, such as the Medicare program and employers, and policy makers to determine the appropriate role of these types of interventions in improving quality of care. ..
  2. The Health Insurance Dynamics of Older Americans
    MARY BUNDORF; Fiscal Year: 2004
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  3. The Effects of Private Health Insurance in Publicly Funded Programs
    MARY KATE BUNDORF; Fiscal Year: 2010
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