2017 Paul Offner Lecture featuring Dean Katherine Baicker Tue., November 28, 2017 | 4:30 PM — 5:30 PM University of Wisconsin-Madison Pyle Center, AT&T Lounge 702 Langdon Street Madison, WI 53706 United States Sponsored By: Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison Health economist and Dean of Harris Public Policy, Katherine Baicker, will give the 2017 Paul Offner Lecture on Tuesday, November 28 at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. Her presentation, The Effect of Medicaid Spending, Health, and Well-Being: Evidence and Implications for Reform, begins at 4:30 p.m. With the future of Medicaid and public health insurance subsidies in flux, gauging the effects of public insurance on health care spending, financial security, and physical and mental health is crucial. However, these effects are notoriously difficult to assess because there are many differences between uninsured and insured populations that may affect health. Baicker, dean of the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy, and colleagues used a rare opportunity in Oregon to conduct a randomized, controlled evaluation of the effects of Medicaid on a wide range of outcomes. She will present recent findings from this and other studies to shed light on the likely effects of health policy changes. Reception to follow. For more information and RSVPs, contact Bridget Pirsch, pirsch@lafollette.wisc.edu. Recent News More news Student Profile: Namuka Ishii, MPP Class of 2024 Thu., May 02, 2024 Student Profile: Carrie Collins, MPP Class of 2024 Tue., April 30, 2024 Alumni Profile: Eloísa Ávila-Uribe, MACRM’23 Fri., April 26, 2024
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