Room: Hollister McManus Lounge
Time: Tue 08:30 AM-10:00 AM

Hospital Outcomes

Chair: Michael Rosko

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Presentations

1. Medicare, Hospital Utilization and Mortality: Evidence from the Origins of the Federal Program

   Presenter: Shailender Swaminathan (Brown University)

   Discussant: Alfredo Burlando

2. Do Hospitals Treat Patients Differently by Their Payer Type? An Analysis of the Association between Payer Types and Major Surgery Complication Rates

   Presenter: Daniel Maeng (Pennsylvania State University)

   Discussant: Rebecca Pope

3. Stochastic Frontier Analysis of Hospital Mortality

   Presenter: Scott Harrington (University of Pennsylvania)

   Discussant: Ithai Lurie (Department of the Treasury)