Congratulations to the Finalists for the Eighteenth Annual NIHCM Foundation Health Care Research Award

• Jason Abaluck, Jonathan Gruber. “Choice Inconsistencies Among the Elderly: Evidence from Plan Choice in the Medicare Part D Program.” American Economic Review 101(4): 1180–1210.

• Douglas Almond, Joseph Doyle. "After Midnight: A Regression Discontinuity Design in Length of Postpartum Hospital Stays.” American Economic Journal, Economic Policy 3(3): 1–34.

• Niteesh Choudhry, Jerry Avorn, Robert Glynn, Elliott Antman, Sebastian Schneeweiss, Michele Toscano, Lonny Reisman, Joaquim Fernandes, Claire Spettell, Joy Lee, Raisa Levin, Troyen Brennan, William Shrank. “Full Coverage for Preventive Medications after Myocardial Infarction.” New England Journal of Medicine 365 (22): 2088-2097.

• Nancy McCall, Jerry Cromwell. “Results of the Medicare Health Support Disease-Management Pilot Program.” New England Journal of Medicine 365 (18): 1704-1712.

• Zirui Song, Dana Gelb Safran, Bruce Landon, Yulei He, Randall Ellis, Robert Mechanic, Matthew Day, Michael Chernew. “Health Care Spending and Quality in Year 1 of the Alternative Quality Contract.” New England Journal of Medicine 365 (10): 909-918.
  

The Eighteenth Annual NIHCM Foundation Health Care Research Award

Definition:

Recognizing outstanding work from researchers furthering innovation in health care financing, delivery and organization or the implementation of health care policy

Award and Prize:

A $10,000 prize will be presented to the winner at a dinner in Washington, DC in May 21, 2012.

Selection criteria:

1. Originality and creativity of the research
2. Impact that the research may have in advancing the public policy debate or improving health care delivery and management
3. Relevance to one or more of the subject areas (health care financing, delivery and organization and/or the implementation of health care policy)

Eligibility:

1. Articles must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal or similar quality publication during calendar year 2011 either in print or online ahead of print. (An article cannot be submitted in more than one competition year.)
2. Applications are encouraged from authors in diverse fields, including economics, health policy, political science, public health, etc. and from individuals in non-academic settings, such as research firms and policy organizations.
3. All research articles must address some aspect of health care financing, delivery, organization or the implementation of health care policy.

To Enter:

• Application Process and Rules
• Online Awards Entry System (closed)
• Entries must be submitted by February 15, 2012.

Winner is selected by an independent panel of health care researchers:

Past Winners and Finalists:

• Announcement of 2011 Award Winners
• Seventeenth Annual Health Care Research Award Finalists
• All Previous Winners