Biography

    Dr. Pizer holds a joint appointment at the Boston University School of Public Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Boston College.  He is currently Principal Investigator on a project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that is developing econometric models of market entry, premium and benefit determination, and enrollment response for private health plans in Medicare. He is also Principal Investigator on a study of the effects of delayed access to outpatient care on outcomes for patients with diabetes.  He is co-Principal Investigator on an AHRQ-funded study of the relationship between health insurance and outcomes for persons with disabilities. 

    Prior to his graduate training in economics, Dr. Pizer worked for the Massachusetts Legislature and for several consumer organizations concerned with state insurance regulation.

Publications
    1. Pizer SD. Should Hospital Readmissions be Reduced Through Payment Penalties? Med Care. 2013 Jan; 51(1):20-2.
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    2. Frakt AB, Pizer SD, Feldman R. The effects of market structure and payment rate on the entry of private health plans into the Medicare market. Inquiry. 2012; 49(1):15-36.
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    3. Pizer SD, Prentice JC. What are the consequences of waiting for health care in the veteran population? J Gen Intern Med. 2011 Nov; 26 Suppl 2:676-82.
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    4. Iezzoni LI, Frakt AB, Pizer SD. Uninsured persons with disability confront substantial barriers to health care services. Disabil Health J. 2011 Oct; 4(4):238-44.
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    5. Prentice JC, Graeme Fincke B, Miller DR, Pizer SD. Primary Care and Health Outcomes among Older Patients with Diabetes. Health Serv Res. 2012 Feb; 47(1 Pt 1):46-67.
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    6. Pizer SD, Prentice JC. Time is money: Outpatient waiting times and health insurance choices of elderly veterans in the United States. J Health Econ. 2011 Jul; 30(4):626-36.
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    7. Frakt AB, Pizer SD, Feldman R. Should Medicare adopt the Veterans health administration formulary? Health Econ. 2012 May; 21(5):485-95.
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    8. Prentice JC, Fincke BG, Miller DR, Pizer SD. Outpatient wait time and diabetes care quality improvement. Am J Manag Care. 2011; 17(2):e43-54.
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    9. Pizer SD, Gardner JA. Is fragmented financing bad for your health? Inquiry. 2011; 48(2):109-22.
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    10. Hendricks A, Gardner J, Frakt A, Gilden D, Prentice J, Wolfsfeld L, Pizer S. What can Medicaid data add to research on VA patients? J Rehabil Res Dev. 2010; 47(8):773-80.
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    11. Frakt AB, Pizer SD. Beneficiary price sensitivity in the Medicare prescription drug plan market. Health Econ. 2010 Jan; 19(1):88-100.
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    12. Pizer SD, Frakt AB, Iezzoni LI. Uninsured adults with chronic conditions or disabilities: gaps in public insurance programs. Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 Nov-Dec; 28(6):w1141-50.
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    13. Frakt AB, Pizer SD, Feldman R. Payment reduction and Medicare private fee-for-service plans. Health Care Financ Rev. 2009; 30(3):15-24.
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    14. Frakt AB, Pizer SD, Hendricks AM. Controlling prescription drug costs: regulation and the role of interest groups in Medicare and the Veterans Health Administration. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2008 Dec; 33(6):1079-106.
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    15. Pizer SD, Frakt AB, Feldman R. Nothing for something? Estimating cost and value for beneficiaries from recent medicare spending increases on HMO payments and drug benefits. Int J Health Care Finance Econ. 2009 Mar; 9(1):59-81.
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    16. Pizer SD, Frakt AB, Feldman R. Predicting risk selection following major changes in Medicare. Health Econ. 2008 Apr; 17(4):453-68.
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    17. Frakt AB, Pizer SD. Attribute substitution in early enrollment decisions into Medicare prescription drug plans. Health Econ. 2008 Apr; 17(4):513-21.
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    18. Prentice JC, Pizer SD. Delayed access to health care and mortality. Health Serv Res. 2007 Apr; 42(2):644-62.
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    19. Frakt AB, Pizer SD. A first look at the new Medicare prescription drug plans. Health Aff (Millwood). 2006 Jul-Aug; 25(4):W252-61.
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    20. Pizer SD, Feldman R, Frakt AB. Defective design: regional competition in Medicare. Health Aff (Millwood). 2005 Jul-Dec; Suppl Web Exclusives:W5-399-411.
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    21. Frakt AB, Pizer SD, Schmitz RJ, Mattke S. Voluntary partial capitation: the Community Nursing Organization Medicare demonstration. Health Care Financ Rev. 2005; 26(4):21-37.
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    22. Dowd BE, Coulam RF, Feldman R, Pizer SD. Fee-for-service Medicare in a competitive market environment. Health Care Financ Rev. 2005-2006 Winter; 27(2):113-26.
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    23. Pizer SD, Frakt AB, Feldman R. Payment policy and inefficient benefits in the Medicare+Choice program. Int J Health Care Finance Econ. 2003 Jun; 3(2):79-93.
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    24. Pizer SD, White AJ, White C. Why are hospital-based nursing homes so costly? Relative importance of acuity and treatment setting. Med Care. 2002 May; 40(5):405-15.
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    25. Pizer SD, Frakt AB. Payment policy and competition in the Medicare+Choice program. Health Care Financ Rev. 2002; 24(1):83-94.
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    26. White C, Pizer SD, White AJ. Assessing the RUG-III resident classification system for skilled nursing facilities. Health Care Financ Rev. 2002; 24(2):7-15.
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