Dahlia Remler

Dahlia Remler

Professor

Marxe School of Public and International Affairs

Department: Public Affairs

Areas of expertise:

Email Address: dahlia.remler@baruch.cuny.edu

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Dahlia K. Remler has published widely in many areas of health economics, including medical care price indexes, managed care, simulation methods for health insurance take-up, cost-sharing, health insurance and health care markets, and cigarette tax regressivity. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Journal of Public Health, the National Tax Journal, Inquiry, and other journals. She is a member of the faculty at CUNY Graduate Center and is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Before joining the faculty at Baruch, she was an assistant professor in the department of Health Policy and Management in the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and has been a Marshall Scholar at Oxford University, a dissertation fellow at the Brookings Institution, a post-doctoral research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School and an assistant professor at Tulane University’s School of Public Health.

Education

Ph.D., Economics, Harvard University

M.A., Economics, Harvard University

D. Phil, Physical Chemistry, Oxford University

B.S., Electrical Engineering, Univ. of CA, Berkeley

SemesterCourse PrefixCourse NumberCourse Name
Fall 2023PAF9130Eco Analysis & Public Policy
Fall 2023PAF9271Data Analysis for Public Servi
Spring 2023PAF9271Data Analysis for Public Servi
Fall 2022PAF9271Data Analysis for Public Servi
Fall 2022PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Spring 2022PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2020PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2020PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2019PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2019PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Spring 2019PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2018PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2018PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2018PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Spring 2018PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Spring 2018PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2017PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2017PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2017PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Spring 2017PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Spring 2017PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2016PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2016PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2016PAF9170Research and Analysis I
Spring 2016PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Spring 2016PAF9766Hlth Care Cost & Financing
Fall 2015PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2015PAF9170Research and Analysis I
Fall 2015PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Spring 2015PAF6001HHonors Thesis
Spring 2015PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Spring 2015PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2014PAF9766Hlth Care Cost & Financing
Fall 2014PAF9170Research and Analysis I
Fall 2014PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Spring 2013PAF9766Hlth Care Cost & Financing
Spring 2013PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Spring 2013PAF97660Hlth Care Costs & Financing
Fall 2012PAF9170Research and Analysis I
Fall 2011PAF3102Eco Analysis of Policy
Summer 2011PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Spring 2011PAF9130Eco Analysis & Public Policy
Spring 2011PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2010PAF9170Research and Analysis I
Fall 2010PAF3102Eco Analysis of Policy
Fall 2010PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2009PAF9766Hlth Care Cost & Financing
Fall 2009PAF9170Research and Analysis I
Fall 2009PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2009PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Spring 2009PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2008PAF9170Research and Analysis I
Fall 2008PAF9170Research and Analysis I
Summer 2008PAF9130Eco Analysis & Public Policy
Summer 2008PAF9130Eco Analysis & Public Policy
Summer 2008PAF9130Eco Analysis & Public Policy
Fall 2007PAF9766Hlth Care Cost & Financing
Fall 2007PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2007PAF3101Public Finance Mgt
Spring 2007PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2006PAF9130Eco Analysis & Public Policy
Fall 2006PAF9170Research and Analysis I
Fall 2006PAF9102Sel Top:Adv An Mthds
Spring 2006PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Spring 2006PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2005PAF9766Hlth Care Cost & Financing
Fall 2005PAF9130Eco Analysis & Public Policy
Spring 2005PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Spring 2005PAF9172Research and Analysis II
Fall 2004PAF9130Eco Analysis & Public Policy
Fall 2004PAF9766Hlth Care Cost & Financing
Fall 2004PAF9170Research and Analysis I
Summer 2003ECO1001Micro-Economics

Books

Remler, D., & Van Ryzin, G. G. (2021). Research Methods in Practice: Strategies for Description and Causation (third edition). SAGE.

Remler, D., & Van Ryzin, G. (2015). Research Methods in Practice: Strategies for Description and Causation (second edition). (p. 591). Los Angeles, CA, USA, SAGE .

Remler, D., & G, V. G. (2010). Research Methods in Practice: Strategies for Description and Causation. (p. 582). Thousand Oaks, CA, USA, Sage.

Journal Articles

Remler, D., & Van Ryzin, G. G. (2024). Control, exogeneity, and directness: Understanding and designing quasi and natural experiments (as well as RCTs ). American Journal of Evaluation ,

Remler, D., & Korenman, S. D. (2023). On the Importance and Intrinsic Difficulties of Incorporating Health Insurance Benefits in Absolute Poverty Trends. Journal of Health Policy, Politics and Law, 48(5). 761-798.

(2022). Health Savings Accounts No Longer Promote Consumer Cost-Consciousness. Health Affairs, 41(6). 814-820.

Remler, D., & Orellana, J. P. (2022). Quasi-experimental Instructor Crossover Design: A Practical and Engaging Route to Power and Internal Validity. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness ,

Zewde, N., Remler, D., Hyson, R., & Korenman, S. (2021). Improving Estimates of Medicaid's Effect on Poverty: Measures and Counterfactuals. Health Services Research ,

Korenman, S., Remler, D., & Hyson, R. T. (2021). Health Insurance and Poverty of the Older Population in the United States: The Importance of a Health Inclusive Poverty Measure . Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 18(C).

Remler, D. K. (2020). Already high tobacco taxes are still a burden on low-income households. Tobacco Control,

Korenman, S., Remler, D., & Hyson, R. (2019). Medicaid Expansions and Poverty: Comparing Supplemental and Health-Inclusive Poverty Measures". Social Service Review , 93(3). 429-483.

Remler, D., Korenman, S., & Hyson, R. T. (2017). Estimating The Effects of Health Insurance and Other Social Programs on Poverty Under the Affordable Care Act . Health Affairs , 36(10). 1828-1837.

(2017). On Measuring and Reducing Selection Bias with a Quasi-Doubly Randomized Preference Trial. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 36(2). 438-459.

Korenman, S., & Remler, D. (2016). Including Health Insurance in Poverty Measurement: The impact of Massachusetts Health Reform on Poverty . Journal of Health Economics , 50(December). 27-35.

Remler, D., Waisanen, D. J., & Gabor, A. (2013). Academic Journalism: A Modest Proposal. Journalism Studies, 15(4). 357-373.

(2013). Comparative effectiveness of implementing evidence-based education and best prctices in nursing homes: Effects on falls, quality-of-life and societal costs. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50(4). 448-463.

(2011). Health Care Utilization and Self-Care of Medicare Beneficiaries with Diabetes: Comparison of National and Ethnically Diverse Underserved Populations. Population Health Management , 14(1). 11-20.

Remler, D., & Greene, J. (2009). Cost-sharing: A Blunt Instrument. Annual Review of Public Health , 30. 293-311.

Christensen, M. C., & Remler, D. (2009). Information and Communications Technology in Chronic Disease Care: Why is Adoption So Slow and Is Slower Better?. Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law , 34(6). 1011-1034.

(2008). Vertical Equity Consequences of Very High Cigarette Taxes: If the Poor are the Ones Smoking, How Can Cigarette Taxes be Progressive?. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 27(2). 376-400.

Christensen, M. C., & Remler, D. (2007). Information and Communications Technology in Chronic Disease Care: What are the Implications for Payment?. Medical Care Research and Review, 64(2). 123-147.

(2006). How Much Cost-sharing Can We Expect from Health Savings Accounts?. Health Affairs, 25(4). 1070-1078.

(2005). The Impact of Medicaid Managed Care on Primary Care Physician Participation in Medicaid. Medical Care, 43(9). 911-920.

(2005). How Much Does Universal Health Insurance Reduce Socioeconomic Disparities in Health? A Comparison of the US and Canada. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 3(4). 205-216.

(2004). Modeling Health Insurance Expansions: Effect of Alternate Approaches. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 23(2). 291-314.

(2004). Poor Smokers, Poor Quitters and Cigarette Tax Regressivity. The American Journal of Public Health, 94(2). 225-229.

(2003). What Other Programs Can Teach Us: Increasing Participation in Health Insurance Programs. American Journal of Public Health, 93(1). 67-74.

(2003). Health Status and the Heterogeneity of Cost-Sharing Responsiveness: How Do Sick People Respond to Cost-Sharing?. Health Economics, 12(4). 269-280.

Glied, S., Remler, D., & Graff Zivin, J. (2002). Inside the Sausage Factory: Understanding and Improving Estimates of the Effects of Health Insurance Expansion Proposals Using a Reference Case Approach. Milbank Quarterly, 80(4). 602-636.

Glied, S., & Remler, D. (2002). What Every Public Finance Economist Needs to Know About Health Economics: Recent Advances and Unresolved Questions. National Tax Journal, 55(4). 771-788.

(2000). Does Managed Care Mean More Hassle for Physicians?. Inquiry, 37(3). 304-316.

(1999). More or Less? Methods to Compare VA and Non-VA Health Care Costs. Medical Care, 37(4). AS54-AS62.

(1998). Who is the Marginal Patient? Understanding Instrumental Variables Estimates of Treatment Effects. Health Services Research, 33(5/Part I). 1337-1360.

(1998). Are Medical Care Prices Declining? Evidence from Heart Attack Treatments. Quarterly Journal of Economics , CXIII(4). 991-1024.

(1997). What Do Managed Care Plans Do To Affect Care? Results from a Survey of Physicians. Inquiry, 34(3). 196-204.

(1997). The New Medical Marketplace: Physicians’ Views. Health Affairs, 16(5). 139-148.

Remler, D., & Madden, P. A. (1990). Molecular Dynamics without Effective Potentials via the Car Parrinello Approach. Molecular Physics, 70.

Remler, D., & Haymet, D. J. (1987). Model Hamiltonian for Orientational Order: Mean-field Theory for Hexagonal Symmetry. Physical Review B, 35(1).

Remler, D., & Haymet, A. (1986). Phase Transitions in Nematic Liquid Crystals: A Mean-Field Theory of the Isotropic, Uniaxial and Biaxial Phases. Journal of Physical Chemistry, 90. 5426.

Book Chapters

Remler, D., & Korenman, S. D. (2023). Health Insurance and Poverty Measurement. In Silber, J. (Ed.), Research Handbook on Measuring Poverty and Deprivation Elgar.

Remler, D., Brown, L., & Glied, S. (2005). Market versus State in Health Care and Health Insurance: False Dichotomy. In Nelson, R. (Ed.), The Complexities and Limits of Market Organization (pp. 213-230). New York. Russell Sage.

Cutler, D., McClellan, M., Newhouse, J., & Remler, D. (2001). Pricing Heart Attack Treatments. In Cutler, D., & Berndt, E. (Eds.), Medical Care Productivity and Output (pp. 305-347). Chicago. University of Chicago Press.

Media Contributions

Remler, D., & Waisanen, D. J. (2021). Kneejerk vaccine skepticism isn’t critical thinking, (New York Daily News December 1, 2021 ).

Remler, D. (2020). Tobacco Tax.

(2013). Fox Mundo.

(2012). KPCC Southern California Public Radio .

Remler, D. (1994). Intruding on Medical Treatment, (5).

Remler, D. (1992). Market System and Health Care.

Government Reports or Monographs

Remler, D., & Glied, S. (2006). The Effect of Health Savings Accounts on Health Insurance Coverage. 85. 89.

Remler, D., & Glied, S. (2005). The Effect of Health Savings Accounts on Health Insurance Coverage.

Remler, D., & Hendricks, A. (1993). Health Care Cost Comparisons of VA and Non-VA Institutions: A Synthesis and Integrated Summary of the Literature.

Presentations

Remler, D. (2024, November 16). Incorporating Health Insurance Into Poverty Measures: What’s So Hard? What’s New? . Dartmouth, MA: Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth University.

Remler, D., & Korenman, S. D. (2024, June 16). What Would Happen to Poverty If Medicaid Had Much More Cost-Sharing? Estimates with a Health-Inclusive Poverty Measure with Cost-Sharing in the Threshold. American Society of Health Economists Annual Conference. Austin, TX: American Society of Health Economists.

Remler, D., & Korenman, S. D. (2024, March 16). Estimating the Impact of Cost-Sharing Reduction Subsidies and Richer Health Benefits on Health-Inclusive Poverty: Considerations and Tradeoffs. 2021 Fall Research Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (postponed due to COVID). Austin, TX: Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Remler, D., & Korenman, S. (2021, June 21). Incorporating Health Insurance in Poverty Measurement: Estimating Trends. 10th Annual Conference of the American Society of Health Economists. Virtual: American Society of Health Economists.

Remler, D. (2021, May 31). Incorporating Health Insurance in Poverty Measurement: Estimating Trends. 2021 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America. virtual: Population Association of America.

Remler, D., & Orellana , J. P. (2021, March 18). Instructor Crossover vs. Randomized Cluster Trial: A Practical Route to Power and Internal Validity. Association of Education Finance and Policy 46th Annual Conference. Virtual: Association of Education Finance and Policy.

Remler, D. (2024, September 16).   Incorporating Health Insurance into Consumption (Poverty) Measurement: Conceptual Issues. Consumption Symposium: Broadening Our Understanding of Household Consumption and Measurement. : Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Remler, D. (2024, June 16). A Health Inclusive SPM. CNSTAT Study on Panel on Evaluation and Improvements to the Supplemental Poverty Measure: Forum on Health Care and Insurance, Panel on Evaluation and Improvements to the Supplemental Poverty Measure. virtual: National Academy of Sciences & US Census Bureau.

Remler, D., & Orellana , J. P. (2020, July 22). Instructor Crossover Compared with Various Randomized Designs: Practicalities and Simulation of Power, Detectable Effects, and Bias. Baruch College Marxe School Research Seminar.

Hyson, R., Korenman, S., & Remler, D. (2020, April 30). Is the Health-Inclusive Poverty Measure Robust to Policy Changes, and Can it be Simplified?. Population Association of America 2020 Annual Meeting. Washington DC: Population Association of America.

Remler, D., Korenman, S., & Hyson, R. (2020, April 30). Incorporating Health Insurance in Poverty Measurement: Informing Policy and Estimating Trends. Population Association of America 2020 Annual Meeting. Washington DC: Population Association of America.

Korenman, S., Remler, D., & Hyson, R. T. (2020, June 30). Health Insurance and Poverty of the Older Population in the United States: The Importance of a Health Inclusive Poverty Measure. IUSSP 2nd Population, Poverty and Inequality Research Conference. Paris, France (postponed due to travel restrictions in 2020): International Union for the Scientific Study of Population.

Remler, D., & Korenman, S. (2020, November 13). Incorporating Health Insurance in Poverty Measurement: Estimating Trends. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research Conference 2020. Virutal: Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Zewde, N., Hyson, R., Remler, D., & Korenman, S. (2019, April 12). Causal Impact of Medicaid on Poverty: The Importance of Poverty Measures. Population Association of America. Austin TX: Population Association of America.

Remler, D. (2019, May 20). Incorporating Health Care/Insurance Needs and Health Insurance Benefits in Poverty Measures. Inter-agency Technical Working Group on the Supplemental Poverty Measure. Washington DC: Inter-agency Technical Working Group on the Supplemental Poverty Measure.

Korenman, S., Remler, D., & Hyson, R. (2019, June 25). “Free Care”, Health Insurance Reforms, and Health-Inclusive Poverty. American Society of Health Economists Annual conference. Washington DC: American Society of Health Economists.

Zewde, N., Hyson, R., Remler, D., & Korenman, S. (2019, June 25). Causal Impact of Medicaid on Poverty: The Importance of Poverty Measures. American Society of Health Economists Annual conference. Washington DC: American Society of Health Economists.

Wilder, E., Remler, D., & Vianna, E. (2019, November 7). A Faculty Development Program to Improve Students' Quantitative Reasoning Skills: A Data Analysis Research Experience (DARE) Intervention. National Science Foundation Hispanic Serving Institutions Program for Awardees. Washington DC: National Science Foundation.

Korenman, S., Remler, D., & Hyson, R. (2019, April 11). Who Are the Elderly Poor and How Much Are They Helped by Social and Health Policies?. Population Association of America. Austin TX: Population Association of America.

Korenman, S., Remler, D., & Hyson, R. (2019, November 8). Panel Paper: Impact of Health Insurance Benefits on Poverty: Health Inclusive Poverty Measure and Alternatives. Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research Conference. Denver, CO: Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Remler, D., & Van Ryzin, G. G. (2018, December 13). Beyond Quasi and Natural Experiments: A New Taxonomy to Improve the Conduct and Interpretation of Causal Research. Symposium: New Directions in Academic-Practitioner Research Collaborations. Barcelona, Spain: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.

Korenman, S., Remler, D., & Hyson, R. (2018, November 9). The Impact of Free Care on Health Inclusive Poverty. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research Conference. Washington DC: Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Korenman, S., & Remler, D. (2018, February 15). The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Poverty. Seminar. New York, NY: Advanced Research Collaborative of CUNY Graduate Center.

Korenman, S., Remler, D., & Hyson, R. T. (2018, March 7). Enhancing the Supplemental Poverty Measure to Estimate the Impact of Health Insurance Benefits on Poverty. Federal Committee on Statisical Methodology Research and Policy Conference. Washington DC: Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology.

Korenman, S., Remler, D., & Hyson, R. T. (2018, April 9). The Impact of Health Insurance Benefits on Poverty. Seminar, Office of the First Deputy Commissioner. New York: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Remler, D., Korenman, S., & Hyson, R. (2018, June 11). The Impact of State Medicaid Expansions on Poverty. American Society of Health Economists Annual Conference. Atlanta GA: American Society of Health Economists.

Remler, D., Korenman, S., & Hyson, R. (2018, October 9). The Impact of Health Insurance and Other Social Benefits on Poverty in New York State. Columbia University Social Work Poverty Group Seminar. New York, NY: Columbia University Social Work Poverty Group.

Remler, D., & Van Ryzin, G. (2018, November 8). Beyond Quasi and Natural Experiments: A New Taxonomy to Improve the Conduct and Interpretation of Causal Research. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research Conference. Washington DC: Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Remler, D., & Wilder, E. (2018, October 13). Using Survey Research to Teach Quantitative Reasoning. National Numeracy Network 2018 Meeting. : National Numeracy Network.

Remler, D., Korenman, S., & Hyson, R. T. (2017, July 9). Including Health Insurance in Poverty Measurement: Accounting for the Impact of Insurance on Poverty Under the ACA. Boston, Massachusetts 2017 iHEA Biennial World Congress: International Health Economics Association.

Remler, D., Korenman, S., & Hsyon , R. T. (2017, November 2). The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Health Inclusive Poverty. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. Chicago, IL: Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Korenman, S., Remler, D., & Hyson, R. T. (2017, December 8). The Impact of Health Insurance Benefits on Health Inclusive Poverty Under the ACA. Conference on Research on the Social, Political & Economic Effects of the ACA. Russell Sage Foundation, NYC: Russell Sage Foundation & RWJ Foundation.

Korenman, S., Remler, D., & Hyson, R. T. (2017, January 27). Including Health Insurance in Poverty Measurement: Accounting for the Influence of Health Insurance on Poverty Under the ACA. Seminar at institute for Health, Healthcare Policy and Aging Research. : Rutgers University.

Remler, D. (2017, July 8). Focus on the Actuarially Fair Premium. Teaching Health Economics Pre-conference of 2017 iHEA Biennial World Congress. Boston, Massachusetts: International Health Economics Association.

Remler, D., Korenman, S., & Hyson, R. T. (2016, December 5). Including Health Insurance in Poverty Measurement: Accounting for the Influence of Health Insurance on Poverty Under the ACA. Seminar at Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Joyce, T., Jaeger, D., Altindag, O., Crockett, S., O'Connell, S., & Remler, D. (2015, September 30). Do Students Know Best? Choice, Classroom Time, and Academic Performance. CUNY Higher Education Policy Seminar Series.

Joyce, T., Jaeger, D., Altindag, O., Crockett, S., O'Connell, S., & Remler, D. (2015, November 13). Do Students Know Best? Choice, Classroom Time, and Academic Performance. Fall Research Conference of Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. Miami, Forida: Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Remler, D., & Korenman, S. (2015, May 31). Health Reform, the Elderly and Including Health Insurance in Poverty Measurement. Seminar at Department of Health Services Research, School of Public Health. : University of Colorado at Denver.

Remler, D., & Korenman, S. (2015, May 2). Health Care Reform, Health Insurance Benefits and Poverty Measurement: The Impact of Health Care Reform on Poverty in Massachusetts. Population Association of America Meeting, 2015. San Diego, CA: Population Association of America.

Remler, D., & Korenman, S. (2014, November 7). A Health Inclusive Poverty Measure Under the Massachusetts Reform. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research Meeting, 2014. Albuquerque, NM: Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Korenman, S., & Remler, D. (2014, May 2). Rethinking Elderly Poverty: Time for a Health-Inclusive Poverty Measure?. PAA Annual Meetings, 2014. Boston, MA: Population Association of America.

Korenman, S., & Remler, D. (2013, June 30). Rethinking Elderly Poverty: Time for a Health-Inclusive Poverty Measure?. Ghent, Belgium: Baruch College SPA and Ghent University.

Korenman, S., & Remler, D. (2012, November 8). Rethinking Elderly Poverty Measurement: Medical Expenditures and Insurance. Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Meeting. : Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Korenman, S., & Remler, D. (2012, October 31). Rethinking Elderly Poverty: Time for a Health-Inclusive Poverty Measure?. Center for Advanced Social Science Research Seminar. NYC: NYU.

Remler, D. (2012, October 14). Research and Analysis for Public Policy and Management: Principles and Practices from Active Learning. National Numeracy Network Fall 2012 Conference.

Remler, D. (2011, November 2). Research and Analysis for Public Policy and Management: Principles and Practices from Active Learning. Teaching Pre-conference of the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Meeting. : The Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Remler, D., & Pema, E. (2011, March 17). Why Do Institutions of Higher Education Reward Research While Selling Education?. City College (CUNY) Economics Seminar. : City College, CUNY Economics Department.

Remler, D., Waisanen, D., & Gabor, A. (2011, April 6). Academics as Journalists: A Modest Proposal. Baruch College School of Public Affairs Seminar. : Baruch College (CUNY), School of Public Affairs.

Remler, D., & Pema, E. (2011, July 19). Why Do Institutions of Higher Education Reward Research While Selling Education?. : University of Toronto.

Remler, D., & Pema, E. (2010, November 5). Why Do Institutions of Higher Education Reward Research While Selling Education?. Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Conference. : Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Remler, D., & Pema, E. (2009, October 13). Why Do Institutions of Higher Education Reward Research While Selling Education?. Queens College (CUNY) Economics Seminar. : Queens College, CUNY Economics Department.

Remler, D., & Christensen , M. C. (2009, November 5). Information and Communications Technology in Chronic Disease Care: Why is Adoption So Slow and Is Slower Better. Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Conference. Washingto DC: Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Remler, D., & Christensen , M. C. (2009, February 18). Information and Communications Technology in Chronic Disease Care: Why is Adoption So Slow and Is Slower Better?. Public Policy Seminar, UMBC. : Public Policy Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Remler, D. (2008, November 7). Over-utilization, Under-utilization… How would one spot an excessive health care treatment if it walked by?. Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Conference. Los Angeles, California: Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Remler, D. (2008, April 28). Patients as Consumers: Considering the Health Care ‘Market’. forum for medical students at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Mount Sinai Medical School, New York, NY: Mount Sinai Medical School.

Remler, D. (2008, May 1). Quantitative Literacy: What is it? Why do we want it? How do we get it?. CUNY General Education conference. Baruch College, CUNY, New York, NY: CUNY.

Remler, D. (2007, November 9). How the Theory and Rhetoric of Markets Shapes Health Care Policy. Association of Public Policy and Analysis Fall 2007 co. Washington DC: Association of Public Policy and Analysis.

Remler, D. (2006, November 16). Health Savings Accounts. Greater New York Hospital Association/United Hospital Fund Health Care Services Research and Practice Conference. New York, NY: Greater New York Hospital Association/United Hospital Fund Health Care Services.

Remler, D. (2006, October 18). Fairness to All Parties: Resolving Utilization Review Disputes under ERISA with the Contingent Claims Contract Model. Columbia Health Policy and Management Brown Bag Seminar. : Columbia University’s Department of Health Policy and Management.

Remler, D. (2006, July 13). Fairness to All Parties: Resolving Utilization Review Disputes under ERISA with the Contingent Claims Contract Model. Office of Policy and Research. : Department of Labor.

Remler, D., & Khajavi, K. (2006, November 30). Fairness to All Parties: Resolving Utilization Review Disputes under ERISA with the Contingent Claims Contract Model. New York University Wagner School Doctoral Seminar. New York University’s Wagner School: New York University’s Wagner School.

Remler, D. (2006, June 6). Fairness to All Parties: Resolving Utilization Review Disputes under ERISA with the Contingent Claims Contract Model. American Society for Health Economists Meeting. Madison, Wisconsin: American Society for Health Economists.

Remler, D., & Glied, S. (2005, November 5). How Much Cost Savings Will Health Savings Accounts Deliver. Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA: Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Remler, D. (2005, October 19). Utilization Review, Coverage Denial Disputes and ERISA: The Contingent Claims Contract Model to the Rescue. UMDNJ. : Presentation at Department of Health Systems and Policy.

Remler, D. (2005, August 2). Keynote Address. Healthcare Conference. New York City, NY: Foundation for Accounting Education.

Remler, D., & N/A, G. C. (2005, July 12). Vertical Equity Consequences of Very High Cigarette Taxes: If the Poor are the Ones Smoking, How Can Cigarette Taxes be Progressive?. Meeting. Barcelona, Spain: International Health Economics Association.

Remler, D., & Khajhavi, K. (2005, July 13). Medical Utilization: A Market-Driven Definition. Meeting. Barcelona, Spain: International Health Economics Association.

Remler, D., & Khajavi, K. (2005, March 8). Of Insurance Contracts and Managed Care Liability: How Much Health Care is Too Much? How Much Is Too Little?. Health Policy Seminar. : Research in Progress.

Remler, D., & Decker, S. (2004, May 28). How Much Does Universal Health Insurance Reduce Socioeconomic Disparities in Health? A Comparison of the US and Canada. Meeting. Montreal, Canada: Canadian Health Economics Study Group.

Remler, D. (2004, February 22). Not Your Mother’s Health Savings Account: The Evolution of the Health Insurance Market and its Implications for HSAs. Presentation. : Health Policy Grand Rounds.

Remler, D., & Decker, S. (2004, October 28). How Much Does Universal Health Insurance Reduce Socioeconomic Disparities in Health? A Comparison of the US and Canada. Meeting. Atlanta, GA: Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Remler, D., Greene, J., Blustein, J., & Weitzmann, B. (2004, June 30). Racial Composition of the Poor Population & Physician Participation in Medicaid. Disparities in Primary Care. San Diego, CA: Academy Health 2004 Annual Research.

Remler, D., & Colman, G. (2004, June 6). Vertical Equity Consequences of Very High Cigarette Taxes: If the Poor are the Ones Smoking, How Can Cigarette Taxes be Progressive?. Meeting. Toronto, Canada: Canadian Economics Association Annual.

Remler, D., & Decker, S. (2004, June 5). How Much Does Universal Health Insurance Reduce Socioeconomic Disparities in Health? A Comparison of the US and Canada. Meeting. Toronto, Canada: Canadian Economics Association Annual.

Remler, D., Christensen, M., Binder, C., Hansen, J. B., & Lyholm, B. (2003, November 11). A Method for the Identification of Frontier Practice in Diabetes Care. Research 6th Annual European Congress. Barcelona, Spain: International Society for Pharmacoeconomic and Outcomes.

Remler, D., & Colman, G. (2003, November 7). If the Poor are the Ones Smoking, How Can Cigarette Taxes be Progressive?. Meeting. Washington DC: Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Remler, D., Greene, J., & Blustein, J. (2003, November 7). The Impact of Medicaid Managed Care on Physician Participation in Medicaid. Meeting. Washington DC: Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Remler, D., & Atherly, A. (2003, June 16). Health Status and the Heterogeneity of Cost-Sharing Responsiveness: How Do Sick People Respond to Cost-Sharing. Meeting. San Francisco, CA: International Health Economics Association.

Remler, D., Zivin, J. G., & Glied, S. (2003, June 16). Modeling Health Insurance Expansions: Effect of Alternate Approaches. Meeting. San Francisco, CA: International Health Economics Association.

Remler, D., & Atherly, A. (2003, January 4). Health Status and the Heterogeneity of Cost-Sharing Responsiveness: How Do Sick People Respond to Cost-Sharing?. Meeting. Washington DC: American Economics Association.

Remler, D., Zivin, J. G., & Glied, S. (2002, December 31). Modeling Health Insurance Expansions: Effect of Alternate Approaches. Presentation. Cambridge, MA: Spring NBER Health Care.

Remler, D., Cronquist, M., & Shea, S. (2002, November 30). Telemedicine and Medical Informatics for Chronic Conditions: An Economic and Policy Analysis of Different Payment Systems. Conference. New York, NY: New York Health Services Research.

Remler, D. (2002, May 31). Payment Policy for Telemedicine and Medical Informatics: Will anyone invest in capital and development?. Colloquium. New York, NY: Rodgers Health Care Policy.

Remler, D., Chistensen, M. C., & Shea, S. (2002, June 30). Telemedicine and Medical Informatics for Chronic Conditions: An Economic and Policy Analysis of Different Payment Systems. Annual Meeting. Washington DC: Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy.

Remler, D. (2002, October 31). The Importance of Being Smartest: Why Universities Reward Research While Selling Education. Seminar. Teacher's College, Columbia University, New York, NY: Economics and Education.

Remler, D., Zivin, J. G., & Glied, S. (2001, January 31). Comparing Insurance Expansion Simulation Methods. Approaches to Modeling Health Insurance Expansions. Washington DC: RWJ.

Remler, D. (2001, July 31). Health Status and the Heterogeneity of Cost-Sharing Responsiveness: How Do Sick People Respond to Cost-Sharing. Meeting. York, United Kingdom: International Health Economics Association.

Remler, D., Zivin, J. G., & Glied, S. (2001, November 3). Modeling Health Insurance Expansions: Effect of Alternate Approaches. Meeting. Washington DC: Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Remler, D., & N/A, B. S. (2000, March 31). Resource Utilization, Patient Severity, and Quality: Is There a Relationship in Unilateral Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty?. Meeting. Orlando FL: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.

Cofield, R., Remler, D., & Stulberg, B. (1999, June 30). Resource Utilization, Patient Severity, and Quality: Is There a Relationship in Unilateral Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty?. Annual Meeting. Atlanta GA: Association for Health Services Research.

Remler, D. (1999, February 28). Utilization Review and Insurance Coverage Denials: Results from a Survey of Physicians. Making Coverage Decisions About Emerging Technologies. Washington DC: National Institute for Health Care Management.

Remler, D., & Harris, K. (1998, June 30). Who is the Marginal Patient? Understanding Instrumental Variables Estimates of Treatment Effects. Association for Health Services Research Annual Meeting. Washington DC: Association for Health Services Research.

Allen, S. H., Remler, D., Donelan, K., & Blendon, R. (1998, June 30). The Relationship between Physician Race and Ethnicity and Problems Reported in Medical Practice. Annual Meeting. Washington DC: Association for Health Services Research.

Cutler, D., McClellan, M., Newhouse, J., & Remler, D. (1998, June 30). Pricing Heart Attack Treatments. Research on Income and Wealth. Bethesda MD: National Bureau of Economic Research.

Remler, D., Donelan, K., & Blendon, R. (1998, June 30). Physician Perceptions of Problems and Utilization Review Denial Rates. Annual Meeting. Washington DC: Association for Health Services Research.

Other Scholarly Works

Korenman, S., Remler, D., & N/A, R. T. (2019). Accounting for the Impact of Medicaid on Child Poverty:Background Paper for NAS.

Korenman, S., Remler, D., & Hyson, R. (2019). Accounting for the Impact of Medicaid on Child Poverty.

Remler, D., Korenman, S., & Hyson, R. (2019). Estimating the Impact of Free Care and Health Insurance Reforms on Poverty in New York.

In Progress.

Glied, S., & Remler, D. (2018). Expanding HSAs Could Exacerbate Inequalities and Increase Government Spending.

Korenman, S., Remler, D., & Hyson, R. (2018). The Impact of Health Insurance and Other Social Benefits on Poverty in New York State.

Korenman, S., & Remler, D. (2013). Rethinking Elderly Poverty: Time for a Health Inclusive Poverty Measure?.

In Progress.

Remler, D. (2012). Facing brain surgery, a health economist finds the health-care market hard to navigate.

Remler, D. (2012). Impossible Choices: The Education of a Health Economist.

Remler, D., & Pema, E. (2009). Why Do Institutions of Higher Education Reward Research While Selling Education?.

In Progress.

Remler, D. Over-utilization, Under-utilization… How would one spot an excessive health care treatment if it walked by?.

Remler, D. Research and Analysis for Public Policy and Management: Principles and Practices from Active Learning.

In Progress.

Research Currently in Progess

Remler, D., & Korenman, S. D.(n.d.). Incorporating Cost-sharing in a Health-Inclusive Poverty Measure: Tradeoffs, Limitations, and a New Approach. In Progress.

TitleFunding Agency SponsorStart DateEnd DateAwarded DateTotal FundingStatus
Rewarding Research and Selling Education: Qualitatively Exploring Causal TheoriesPSC-CUNY 4207/01/201106/30/201204/15/20113485.36Completed
Reaching Across the Disciplinary Aisle: Versatility of a Biostatistical Difference-in-Differences Approach for Causal Inference in Health and Social Policy ResearchCUNY Interdisciplinary Research Grant Program03/01/202302/29/202440000Submitted for Review
Building Capacity:Faculty Development and Student Engagement in Data Analysis (FDSEDA): Building Capacity in Numeracy among Underrepresented StudentsNational Science Foundation09/01/201808/31/202308/28/2018414354Withdrawn
Honor / AwardOrganization SponsorDate ReceivedDescription
Frank R. Bruel Memorial Prize for Best Paper published in Social Service Review in 2019University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration 2020Awarded annually to the best article published in <i>Social Services Review</i>, under the auspices of the School of Social Service Administration of the University of Chicago. Established in 1927,<br>the Review features research from social welfare scholars and practitioners, as well as economists, theologians, historians, psychologists, and political scientists. For article titled "Medicaid Expansions and Poverty" that appeared in the September 2019 edition.
Advanced Research Collective CUNY FellowAdvanced Research Collective CUNY 2019Fellowship Spring 2020
Zvi Griliches Award for the best empirical articleQuarterly Journal of Economics2000
Agency for Health Care Policy ResearchPost-Doctoral Research Fellowship1994
Salant Fellowship1989
Marshall Scholarship1985
Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa NuEngineering Honor Societies1985

College

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Subcommittee on Differentiating the Core for MPA Core Curriculum ReformSubcommittee co-chair Present
Certificate in Quantitative Methods for Equity and Pollicy Analysis Faculty AdvisorPresent
Research Committee (Marxe School) Committee MemberPresent
COACHE Communications Task ForceCommittee MemberPresent
Search Committee for Associate Director of Quantitative Student SupportCommittee Chair3/31/2020
Marxe SPIA Admissions CommitteeCommittee Member8/31/2019
Marxe SPIA Faculty Research Seminar Co-organizer12/31/2018
Personnel and Budget CommitteeCommittee Member8/31/2017
Assessment CommitteeCommittee Chair8/31/2016
Assessment CommitteeCommittee Member8/31/2015
Personnel and Budget CommitteeCommittee Member8/31/2013
SPA Curriculum CommitteeCommittee Member6/30/2011
Committee on Teaching and Student EvaluationsCommittee Member12/31/2010
SPA Educational Programs ReviewCommittee Member12/31/2008
Representative to School Academic Review CommitteeCommittee Member12/31/2007
SPA Executive CommitteeCommittee Member8/31/2007
SPA Admissions committeeCommittee Member7/31/2007
Ad-hoc committee for Undergraduate Public Affairs programCommittee Member12/31/2006
Committee on Teaching Excellence, Strategic Planning for Baruch CollegeCommittee Member12/31/2006
Representative to Faculty Senate6/30/2006
Ad-hoc CommitteCommittee Chair12/31/2005
Ad-hoc School of Public Affairs strategic planning committeeCommittee Member12/31/2005
Outside member of faculty search committee for Weismann School of Arts and SciencesCommittee Member12/31/2005
committee for health care policy CUNY cluster line search for Baruch School of Public AffairsCommittee Member12/31/2005
Baruch School of Public Affairs FacultyCo-coordinator of Seminar12/31/2005

University

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Member of Doctoral Faculty in EconomicsMemberPresent
Teaching Economics of Health4/1/2007Present
Economics, Graduate Center of the City University of New YorkCommittee Member9/1/2005Present
Graduate Center Health Economics CourseStudent Placement4/1/2006Present
Economics, Graduate Center of the City University of New YorkCommittee Member9/1/2006Present

Professional

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Journal of Policy Analysis and Management Editor, Associate Editor1/1/20171/31/2019
Journal of Public Affairs Education Editorial Review Board Member9/1/201112/31/2016
New York State Assembly Ways and Means CommitteeBoard of Advisors of a Company12/1/20134/30/2014

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Canadian Journal of EconomicsRefereePresent
Medical CareRefereePresent
Health AffairsRefereePresent
Health PolicyRefereePresent
Health Services ResearchRefereePresent
InquiryRefereePresent
Journal of Clinical EthicsRefereePresent
Journal of Health EconomicsRefereePresent
Journal of Human ResourcesRefereePresent
Journal of Policy Analysis and ManagementRefereePresent
Health EconomicsRefereePresent
Milbank QuarterlyRefereePresent
National Tax JournalRefereePresent
New England Journal of MedicineRefereePresent
Quarterly Review of Economics and FinanceRefereePresent
Social Science and MedicineRefereePresent
Southern Economic JournalRefereePresent
National Science Foundation Grant Proposal Reviewer, External8/1/2018Present
Dhiman Das (Economics, Graduate Center of the City University of New York)Committee Member4/1/2005Present
Stuyvesant High School Social Science Research ProgramAdviser to the social studies assistant principal1/1/2001Present
Program Committee, Annual Meeting of the Association of Public Policy Analysis and ManagementCommittee Member1/1/200612/31/2006
Danielle Ferry (Economics, Graduate Center of the City University of New York)Committee Member8/31/2006
National Science FoundationReviewer of individual grant1/1/200412/31/2004
Sylvia Norville - Graduated Summer 2004 (Health Policy and Management, Columbia University)Committee Member1/1/200112/31/2004
Michael Christensen - Graduated May 2004 (Health Policy and Management, Columbia University)Sponsor1/1/200012/31/2004
Department of LaborReviewerif HIRSM Urban Institute simulation model and grant5/1/20025/31/2004
Talk for Social Science Research students at Stuyvesant High School5/20/20045/20/2004
Jessica Greene - Graduated 2003 (Wagner School of Social Service, New York University)Committee Member1/1/200112/31/2003
Health Services Research in New York PlanningCommittee Member1/1/200212/31/2002
Susannah Jacobi - Graduated Spring 2002 (Teacher's College, Columbia University)12/31/2002
Seth Seabury - Graduated Spring 2002 (Economics, Columbia University)12/31/2002
Social Science ResearchMentor and Research Adviser to Brong High School of Science student, Kathy Zheng1/1/199912/31/2001
National Institutes of Health, Health Services ResearchNon standing member5/1/20015/31/2001
Chung-Ten (Allen) Pai - Graduated June 1999 (Health Systems Management, Tulane University) Committee Member12/31/1999
Susie H. Allen - Graduated June 1999 (Health Systems Management, Tulane University)Sponsor12/31/1999
Robert (Bo) Cofield - Graduated June 1999 (Health Systems Management, Tulane University)Sponsor12/31/1999
National Institute of Aging, National Institutes of Healthreverse site visit grant reviewer4/1/19984/30/1998
Veterns Affairs Health Services Research and Developmentsubstitute grant reviewer6/1/19968/31/1996