Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT): Publications by Staff

Philip F. Cooper

Authors: Manski R, Cooper P
Title: Dental care use: Does dental insurance truly make a difference in the U.S.?
Publication: Community Dental Health 24(4):205-12
Date: December 2007
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Buchmueller T, Cooper P, Jacobson M, Zuvekas S
Title: Parity for whom? Exemptions and the extent of state mental health parity legislation
Publication: Health Affairs 26(4):w483-7
Date: July/August 2007
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Cooper P, Simon K, Vistnes J
Title: A closer look at the managed care backlash
Publication: Med Care 44(5 Suppl):I-4-11
Date: May 2006
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Buchmueller T, Cooper P, Simon K, Vistnes J
Title: The effect of SCHIP expansions on health insurance decisions by employers
Publication: Inquiry 42(3):218-31
Date: Fall 2005
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Cooper P, Vistnes J
Title: Workers' decisions to take-up offered health insurance coverage: Assessing the importance of out-of-pocket premium costs
Publication: Med Care 41(7 Suppl):III-35-43. AHRQ Pub. No. 03-R060
Date: July 2003
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Schone B, Cooper P
Title: Assessing the impact of health plan choice
Publication: Health Aff 20(1):267-75. AHRQ Pub. No. 01-R040
Date: 2001
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Vistnes J, Cooper P, Vistnes G
Title: Employer contribution methods and health insurance premiums: Does managed competition work?
Publication: Internat J Health Care Finan Econ 1:159-87
Date: 2001
Abstract: The authors derived a two-stage model in which health plans first compete to be selected by employers and subsequently compete to be chosen by employees. The authors identified the key determinants of competition and show that increasing competition at one stage often comes at the expense of competition at the other stage. Many economists and policymakers have argued that in order to increase competition among health plans, employers should offer multiple plans and structure premium contributions to make employees more price sensitive. Although the theoretical model shows that following this policy prescription may not actually lead to lower premiums, the empirical analysis provides some support for this recommendation. The authors also found that if employers instead pay the full premium, premiums increase when they offer additional plans. These results have important implications for both employers and policymakers.

Authors: Branscome J, Cooper P, Sommers J, Vistnes J
Title: Private employer-sponsored health insurance: New estimates by State
Publication: Health Aff 19(1):139-47. AHRQ Pub. No. 00-R016
Date: 2000
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Cooper F, Hagy A, Vistnes J
Title: The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey: The creation of a linked employer-employee database
Publication: The Creation and Analysis of Employer and Employee Matched Data. North Holland, Amsterdam, New York, Oxford, Tokyo
Date: 1999

Authors: Altman B, Cooper P, Cunningham P
Title: The case of disability in the family: Impact on health care utilization and expenditures for nondisabled members
Publication: Milbank Q 77(1):39-75. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-R055
Date: 1999
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Cooper P, Schone B
Title: Job-based health insurance—1987 and 1996
Publication: MEPS Highlights No. 5. AHCPR Pub. No. 98-0032. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: 1998
Abstract: Summary of offer, access, and take-up rates of Americans: 1987 and 1996.

Authors: Cooper P, Schone B
Title: More offers, fewer takers for employment-based health insurance: 1987 and 1996
Publication: Health Aff 16(6):142-9. AHCPR Pub. No. 98-R008
Date: 1997
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

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