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Neeraj SoodSanta Monica Office Economist EducationPh.D. in policy analysis, RAND Graduate School; M.A. in economics, Indiana University; M.A. in economics, Delhi School of Economics |
Biography
Neeraj Sood, Ph.D.is an associate economist in RAND. His research focuses on health economics and health policy research, with an emphasis on outlier payment policies for the inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system, the role of payment generosity on resource use for acute care patients, the effects of insurance on HIV-related mortality and the role of price regulation in health and life insurance markets.
Research Focus
Health economics; HIV/AIDS policy; consumer decisions in insurance markets; secondary life insurance markets; price regulation; pharmaceutical innovation; microeconomics
RAND Research Areas
Recent Projects
- Principal Investigator, Health Care Costs and the US Economy, $204,000 from ASPE, Department of Health and Human Services, September 2006 to June 2007.
- Principal Investigator, Medi-Cal Redesign and the HIV+ population, $60,000 from the University of California Los Angeles, July 2005 to May 2006.
- Co-Principal Investigator (with D. Goldman (PI) and D. Lakdawalla), Innovation and Public Policy, $1,900,000 from Pfizer Inc, September 2005 to August 2007.
- Co-Principal Investigator (with D. Goldman), An Investigation of the Viatical Settlements Market, $950,000 from National Institute for Aging (NIA), September 2003 to September 2005.
- Principal Investigator, Universal Immunization in India, $154,000 from RAND Corporation, September 2004 to September 2005.
Selected Publications
Ashlesha Datar, "Health Infrastructure and Immunization Coverage in Rural India", Arnab Mukherji, 2007
Arleen Leibowitz and Neeraj Sood, "Market Power and State Costs of HIV/AIDS Drugs", International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 7(1), 2007
Neeraj Sood and Arkadipta Ghosh, "The Short and Long Run Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Fatal Automobile Crashes", The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 7(1), 2007
Dana Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Pinar Karaca-Mandic, Neeraj Sood, "Adverse Selection in Retiree Prescription Drug Plans", Forum for Health Economics & Policy; Frontiers in Health Policy Research, 9(1) 001-23, 2006
Ashlesha Datar, Arnab Mukherji, Neeraj Sood, "Health Infrastructure and Immunization Coverage in Rural India (forthcoming)", Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2006
Jayanta Bhattacharya and Neeraj Sood, "Health Insurance and the Obesity Externality", Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, (17) 281 - 321, 2006
Dana Goldman, James Smith and Neeraj Sood, "Immigrants and the Costs of Medical Care", Health Affairs, 25(6) 1700 - 171, 2006
Ashlesha Datar and Neeraj Sood, "Impact of Postpartum Hospital Stay Legislation on Newborn Length of Stay, Readmission and Mortality in California", Pediatrics, 118(1), 2006
Dana Goldman and Neeraj Sood, "Rising Medicare Costs: Are We in Crisis?", Health Affairs, 25, 2006
Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin, Partha Deb, "Comparison of Medicare Spending and Outcomes for Beneficiaries with Lower Extremity Joint Replacements", RAND Working Paper, 2005
Research Focus
Health Economics; microeconomics; health insurance; health policy; innovation; HIV/AIDS
RAND Research Areas
Recent Projects
- Welfare effects of Medicare Part D
- Impact of health care costs on U.S. economy
- Health Insurance as two-part pricing
- Obesity externalities
Selected Publications
Ashlesha Datar, Arnab Mukherji, Neeraj Sood, "Health Infrastructure and Immunization Coverage in Rural India", Indian Journal of Medical Research, 125(1) 29-40, 2007
Arleen Leibowitz and Neeraj Sood, "Market Power and State Costs of HIV/AIDS Drugs", International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 7(1) 59-71, 2007
Neeraj Sood and Arkadipta Ghosh, "The Short and Long Run Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Fatal Automobile Crashes", The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 7(1), 2007
Jayanta Bhattacharya and Neeraj Sood, "Health Insurance and the Obesity Externality", Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, 17 281-321, 2006
Darius Lakdawalla, Neeraj Sood, Dana Goldman, "HIV Treatment Breakthroughs and Risky Sexual Behavior", Quarterly Journal of Economics, 121 1063-1102, 2006
Dana Goldman, James Smith and Neeraj Sood, "Immigrants and the Costs of Medical Care", Health Affairs, 25(6) 1700-1711, 2006
Ashlesha Datar and Neeraj Sood, "Impact of Postpartum Hospital Stay Legislation on Newborn Length of Stay, Readmission and Mortality in California", Pediatrics, 118(1) 63-72, 2006
Neeraj Sood, Han de Vries, Italo Gutierrez, Darius Lakdawalla, and Dana Goldman, "The Effect of Pharmaceutical Regulation on Revenues", Health Affairs, 2006
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