Stanford Health Policy is a joint effort of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford School of Medicine
Health Policy and Economics Seminars
Research in Progress Seminars
Research in Progress Seminars invite faculty, affiliates and guests to discuss their research on a relevant health policy or health services research topic.
Stanford Health Economics Seminars
Stanford Health Economics Seminars invite leading researchers and experts in the field of health economics to present their ongoing research on various topics, including health care policy, population health, and health disparities.
Upcoming Health Policy Research Seminars
Our seminars focus on health equity, health economics and ongoing health policy research.
Research in Progress with Joshua Salomon: After Omicron? Evaluating COVID-19 Outbreak Vulnerability and Early Surge Signals
March 4, 2022
Rod Searcey
Health Equity Lecture with Utibe Essien: Pursuing Pharmacoequity — Race and Novel Drugs in the US
March 11, 2022
Utibe R. Essien is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Essien’s research focuses on racial disparities in the use of novel therapeutics in the management of chronic diseases including atrial fibrillation and was recently awarded a 5-year, $1 million Career Development Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Health Economics Seminar with Amanda Starc: Does Entry Remedy Collusion? Evidence from the Generic Prescription Drug Cartel
March 14, 2022
Amanda Starc is an Associate Professor of Strategy at at the Kellogg School of Management and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Her research examines the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, and Medicare Supplement ("Medigap") markets, as well as consumer behavior in insurance exchanges.