The Unbiased Estimator

Jan 27 2023

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How do we know what we know about healthcare? In each episode, join host Daniel Wang, a medical student at the Duke University School of Medicine on a hunt for the unbiased estimator, a treasure many economists seek that captures the effect of a policy or intervention. Speaking with expert researchers and physicians, we learn how the toolbox of economics can help untangle the complex world of healthcare.

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S2E3: Health Policy Through Grey-Colored Glasses (Dan Gorenstein)

Jan 27 2023 45 mins

In today’s episode, we talk with Dan Gorenstein about his experiences in health policy reporting and his podcast, Tradeoffs.Dan Gorenstein is the Founder, Executive Editor, and Host of Tradeoffs. Dan has extensive experience reporting on the business of healthcare. Prior to Tradeoffs, Dan served as the senior reporter for Marketplace’s Health Desk, spent more than 11 years at N

S2E2: Is Cost-Effectiveness Enough? (Prof. Claudio Lucarelli)

Jan 20 2023 37 mins

In today’s episode, Claudio Lucarelli advocates for more nuance in cost-effectiveness measures.Lucarelli is an Associate Professor of Health Care Management at The Wharton School and a Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. He studies the importance of heterogeneity in preferences in the construction of the measurement

S2E1: What Can Price Transparency Tell Us About Hospital Pricing? (Prof. Ge Bai)

Jan 13 2023 37 mins

In today’s episode, we discuss what price transparency and hospital disclosures of prices tell us about hospital pricing. Our guest is Ge Bai, Professor of Accounting at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Professor of Health Policy & Management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Bai is fascinated by money and time. Through the lens of accounting, she is

S1E3: Can Prior Authorization Stop Ambulance Taxis? (Riley League)

Jun 10 2022 39 mins

In today’s episode, we discuss the impacts of litigation and prior authorization on the use of ambulances as taxis in the dialysis industry.My guest is Riley League, a Ph.D. candidate in Duke’s Economics department. Riley works with Professor Roberts, the Department Chair of the Economics Department at Duke and has worked on several projects related to the dialysis industry. I�

S1E2: Does the Hospital's Owner Affect What Services It Provides? (Dr. Marcelo Cerullo)

Jun 03 2022 61 mins

In today’s episode, we discuss how the acquisition of hospitals by private equity firms impacts the services they provide.My guest is Dr. Marcelo Cerullo, a general surgery resident at Duke Hospital. Dr. Cerullo received his undergrad degree at Harvard College and completed medical school at Johns Hopkins. I’m especially excited to speak with him today because of his dual role

S1E1: What is Causing Rising Drug Launch Prices? (Prof. David Ridley)

May 27 2022 56 mins

In today’s episode, we discuss drug launch prices and how they are impacted by the way that Medicare reimburses providers for them. My guest is Professor David Ridley, faculty director for Health Sector Management at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. He was the lead author of a paper that proposed the priority review voucher program, which became law in 2007 and creat

Pilot Episode

May 20 2022 2 mins

Welcome to the Unbiased Estimator! How do we know what we know about healthcare? In each episode, we go on a hunt for the unbiased estimator, a treasure many economists seek that captures the effect of a policy or intervention. Speaking with expert researchers and physicians, we learn how the toolbox of economics can help untangle the complex world of healthcare. WebsiteEmail: unbi