Education
Bachelor with honors in Economics, City University of New York, Flushing, 1968. Master of Arts in Economics, City University of New York, Flushing, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, City University of New York, 1975.
Bachelor with honors in Economics, City University of New York, Flushing, 1968. Master of Arts in Economics, City University of New York, Flushing, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, City University of New York, 1975.
Research associate health economics Health Policy Institute Boston University, 1976—1977, research associate health economics health services research section School Medicine, 1977—1978. Public health service research fellow National Center Health Services Research, Hyattsville, Maryland, 1978—1983, senior economist, national health care expenditure survey, Intramural Research Division Rockville, 1983—1991. Senior research manager Division Medical Expenditure Studies, Center General Health Services Intramural Research Agency Health Care Policy and Research, 1991—1995.
Director Division Social and Economic Research, Center Cost and Financing Studies Agency Healthcare Research and Quality, 1995—2001. Professor health economics Department HealthSys. and Policy School Public Health University Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, since 2001, director Doctor of Philosophy Program School Public Health, since 2002, director Center Health Economics and Health Policy New Brunswick, 2005. Associate dean Academy Faculty Affairs, School Public Health, University Medicine & Dentistry.
Fellow Employee Benefits Research Institute, Washington, since 2002. Research associate National Bureau Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 2005. Research professor Rutgers University, New Brunswick, since 2001.
Elected member National Academy Social Insurance, since 2002. Affiliated faculty Dept Economic, Rutgers University, New Jersey, since 2008. Research professor Institute Health, Health Care Policy & Aging Research, Rutgers University, 2002.
Editor Journal Health Care Organization, Provision, & Financing, since 2008.
Member of National Academy Social Insurance, American Economic Association, Academy Health, American Society Health Economists, International Health Economics Association.