The Incidental Economist

Because somebody asked, below is a list of my published, peer reviewed papers. They’re in chronological order, so scroll down for the latest. My CV is available here, though it may not be the latest version.

1. Frakt AB, Karl WC, and Willsky AS, “A Multiscale Hypothesis Testing Approach Anomaly Detection and Localization From Noisy Tomographic Data,” IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 7(6) (June 1998): 825-837. [summary]

2. Daoudi K, Frakt AB, and Willsky AS, “Multiscale Autoregressive Models and Wavelets,” IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 45(3) (April 1999):828-845. [summary, the source of my Erdös number]

3. Frakt AB and Willsky AS, “Computationally Efficient Stochastic Realization for Internal Multiscale Autoregressive Models,” Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing, 12(2) (April 2001): 109-142. [summary]

4. Frakt AB, Lev-Ari H, and Willsky AS, “A Generalized Levinson-Algorithm for Covariance Extension with Application to Multiscale Autoregressive Modeling,” IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 49(2) (February 2003): 411-424. [summary]

5. Pizer SD and Frakt AB, “Payment Policy and Competition in the Medicare+Choice Program,” Health Care Financing Review, 24(1) (Fall 2002): 83-94. [summary]

6. Pizer SD, Frakt AB, and Feldman R, “Payment Policy and Inefficient Benefits in the Medicare+Choice Program,” International Journal of Healthcare Finance and Economics, 3(2) (June 2003): 79-93. [summary]

7. Frakt AB, Pizer SD, and Wrobel MV, “High Risk Pools for Uninsurable Individuals: Recent Growth, Future Prospects,” Health Care Financing Review, 26(2) (Winter 2004):73-87. [summary]

8. Frakt AB, Pizer SD, Schmitz R, and Mattke S, “Partial Capitation in the CNO Medicare Demonstration,” Health Care Financing Review, 26(4) (Summer 2005): 21-37. [summary]

9. Pizer SD, Feldman R, and Frakt AB, “Defective Design: Regional Competition in Medicare,” Health Affairs Web Exclusive, (August 23, 2005): w5-399-411. [summary]

10. Frakt AB and Pizer SD, “A First Look at the New Medicare Prescription Drug Plans,” Health Affairs Web Exclusive (May 23, 2006): w252-w261. [summary]

11. Frakt AB and Pizer SD, “Attribute Substitution in Early Enrollment Decisions into Medicare Prescription Drug Plans,” Health Economics, 17(4) (April 2008): 513-521. [summary]

12. Pizer SD, Frakt AB, and Feldman R, “Predicting Risk Selection Following Major Changes in Medicare,” Health Economics, 17(4) (April 2008): 453 – 468. [summary]

13. Frakt AB, Pizer SD, and Hendricks AM, “Controlling Prescription Drug Costs: Regulation and the Role of Interest Groups in Medicare and the Veterans Health Administration,” Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 33(6) (December 2008). [summary]

14. Pizer SD, Frakt AB, and Feldman R, “Nothing for Something? Estimating Cost and Value for Beneficiaries from Recent Medicare Spending Increases on HMO Payments and Drug Benefits,” International Journal of Healthcare Finance and Economics, 9(1) (March 2009):59-81. [mentioned in many posts: 1, 2, 3, 4]

15. Frakt AB and Pizer SD, “Beneficiary Price Sensitivity in the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Market,” Health Economics 19(1) (January 2010). [summary]

16. Frakt AB, Pizer SD, and Feldman R, “Payment Reduction and Medicare Private Fee for Service,” Health Care Financing Review, 30(3), Spring 2009. [summary]

17. Pizer SD, Frakt AB, Iezzoni LI, “Uninsured Adults with Chronic Conditions or Disabilities: Gaps in Public Insurance Programs,” Health Affairs, December 2009. [summary]

18. Frakt AB, “The Future of Health Care Costs: Hospital-Insurer Balance of Power,” National Institute for Health Care Management, November 2010. [PDF]

19. Hendricks A, Gardner J, Frakt AB, Gilden D, Prentice J, Wolfsfeld L, and Pizer S, “What can Medicaid data add to research on VA patients? Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 47(8):773-780, 2010. [PDF]

20. Frakt AB, “Does Health Care Cost Shifting Exist? A Review of the Evidence,” The Milbank Quarterly, 89(1), March 2011. [working paper version and companion guide for practitioners]

21. Frakt AB, Carroll AE, Pollak HA, Reinhardt U, “Our Flawed but Beneficial Medicaid Program,” New England Journal of Medicine, 6 April 2011. [ungated]

22. Frakt AB, Pizer SD, and Feldman R, “Should Medicare Adopt the Veterans Health Administration Formulary?” Health Economics, published online April 2011. [summary]

23. Iezzoni LI, Frakt AB, and Pizer SD, “Uninsured Persons with Disability Confront Substantial Barriers to Health Care Services,” Disability and Health Journal, 4:238-244, 2011. [summary]

24. Aaron HJ, Frakt AB, “Why Now Is Not the Time for Premium Support,” New England Journal of Medicine, 25 January 2012. [ungated, post]

25. Frakt AB, Pizer SD, and Feldman R, “The Effects of Market Structure and Payment Rates on Private Medicare Health Plan Entry,” Inquiry, 49(1), Spring 2012.  [post]

26. Frakt AB, Mayes R, “Beyond Capitation: How New Payment Experiments Seek To Find The ‘Sweet Spot’ In Amount Of Risk Providers And Payers Bear,” Health Affairs, 31(9), September 2012. [summary]

27. Carroll AE and Frakt AB, “The Health Policy Election,” Journal of American Medical Association, 11 October 2012. [ungated]

28. Frakt AB and Carroll AE, “Sound Policy Trumps Politics: States Should Expand Medicaid,” forthcoming in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 38(1), February 2013. [post]

29. Frakt AB and Carroll AE, “The Quality Imperative: What We Already Know Could Save the US Health System,” American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 44 (1S1). [ungated]

30. Carroll AE and Frakt AB, “Medicaid Expansion: Good for Children, their Parents, and Providers,” JAMA Pediatrics, online 22 April 2013. [post]