Lauren Nicholas
Postdoctoral Fellow, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.
Research Investigator, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.
Postdoctoral Mentor: Helen Levy
Ph.D., Columbia University
Lauren Hersch Nicholas is a health economist whose research focuses on the role of public policy in improving health care quality, health and retirement outcomes for the elderly population. She received her PhD in 2008 from Columbia University. Nicholas was awarded the John Heinz award from the National Academy of Social Insurance for dissertation, which examined the quality and cost effects of Medicare managed care. Her current research combines survey, administrative and clinical data to understand the role of individual characteristics, health systems factors and public policy in determining health outcomes. She has received research grants from the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, the University of Michigan Retirement Research Center, the USDA Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics Program and the John A. Hartford Foundation.
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
Nicholas, Lauren, John Birkmeyer, Justin Dimick, and Nick Osborne. Forthcoming. "Hospital process compliance and surgical outcomes in Medicare beneficiaries." Archives of Surgery. NIHMSID:NIHMS153542
Biles, Brian, Geraldine Dallek, and Lauren Nicholas. 2004. "Medicare Advantage: Déjà Vu All Over Again?" Health Affairs, Suppl Web Exclusives:W4-586-97. DOI:10.1377/hlthaff.w4.586. Licensed Access.
PSC Reports
Nicholas, Lauren. 2009. "Medicare Advantage? The Effects of Managed Care on Quality of Care." PSC Research Report No. 09-672. February 2009. Abstract. PDF.
Nicholas, Lauren. 2009. "Does Managed Care Reduce Federal Spending? Evidence from Medicare." PSC Research Report No. 09-671. February 2009. Abstract. PDF.
Nicholas, Lauren. 2009. "Who Joins Medicare Managed Care? Voluntary Enrollment and Positive Selection." PSC Research Report No. 09-670. February 2009. Abstract. PDF.
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Recent resources, events, news
New Publications
Bingenheimer & Geronimus, "Behavior & HIV"
Wildeman, "Imprisonment & Infant Mortality," PSC Research Report
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