Ellen Meara

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Ellen Meara
Academic career
InstitutionThe Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
National Bureau of Economic Research
Dartmouth College
FieldHealth economics
Alma materHarvard University
Northwestern University
Websitetdi.dartmouth.edu/faculty/ellen-meara-phd

Ellen Rose Meara is a professor at

faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and an adjunct professor in economics at Dartmouth College.[1][2]

Education

Meara graduated from

Ph.D. in Economics.[3]

Career and research

Meara was previously as an associate professor of Health Care Policy at

JAMA, JAMA Psychiatry, The Journal of Human Resources, Medical Care, the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal and Psychiatric Services.[2] She is an editor of the Journal of Health Economics.[4] Her research and focuses on how factors such as education, health insurance coverage, Medicare and Medicaid payment policy, and state and federal regulations are involved in shaping people's health, health care use and economic outcomes.[1]

Life expectancy

In 2008, Meara led a study which found that

death rates among middle-aged white Americans, Meara and Jonathan S. Skinner explored possible explanations including racial differences in opioid prescriptions and financial pessimism.[6][7] Meara appeared alongside Case on The Diane Rehm Show to discuss their findings.[8]

Opioid use

A 2014, study which Meara helped to lead found that roughly 4 million disabled Americans were prescribed

overdose.[9] A 2016 study led by Meara found that laws restricting the prescription, dispensation and receipt of opioids had no discernible effect on disabled Medicare recipients and had not reduced the frequency of overdoses.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ellen R. Meara". Dartmouth College. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Ellen Meara, PhD". The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Ellen Rose Meara" (PDF). Dartmouth College. 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "Journal of Health Economics Editorial Board". Elsevier.
  5. ^ Reinberg, Steven (March 11, 2008). "Life Expectancy Tied to Education". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  6. ^ Kolata, Gina (November 2, 2015). "Death Rates Rising for Middle-Aged White Americans, Study Finds". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  7. ^ Cassidy, John (November 9, 2015). "Why Did the Death Rate Rise Among Middle-Aged White Americans?". The New Yorker. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  8. ^ "What's Behind Rising Death Rates Among Middle-Aged White Americans". The Diane Rehm Show. November 4, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  9. ^ Weintraub, Karen (August 15, 2014). "Millions with disabilities get heavy-duty painkillers". USA Today. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  10. ^ Gorenstein, Dan (June 24, 2016). "Report says state laws do little to curb opioid abuse". Marketplace. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  11. Medical Daily
    . Retrieved June 7, 2017.
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