Christopher J. Conover
Assistant Research Professor

Office Location: 126 Rubenstein Hall
Office Phone: +1 919 613-9369
Office Fax: +1 919 684 6246
Email Address:  
Web Page: http://fds.duke.edu/db/Provost/hpolicy/faculty/conoverc

Education:

• PhD, Pardee RAND Graduate School (Santa Monica, CA), 1995
• Master of Arts, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis), 1981
• Master of Philosophy, RAND Graduate Institute (Santa Monica, CA), 1979
• B.A., Franklin & Marshall College, 1972

Research Interests: Health Regulation, Access to Medical Care, Uninsured, State Health Policy

Research: His research interests are in the area of health regulation and state health policy, with a focus on issues related to health care for the medically indigent (including the uninsured), and estimating the magnitude of the social burden of illness. Dr. Conover has been working on estimates of the cost of health services regulation for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and has testified before Congress on this issue. He also has provided policy advice on access and cost issues to governors and legislative groups from several states within the southeast region. He also has developed the Duke Health Policy Gateway (http://www.hpolicy.duke.edu/cyberexchange) in hopes of using the Internet to foster more evidence-based health policy decisions. With support from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation of North Carolina, he directs the Jim Bernstein Health Policy Scholars Program, which will include the development of an on-line expert directory (Who's Who in NC Health Policy) and companion NC Health Policy Gateway. He also recently served as a consultant to the North Carolina Department of Insurance on the impact of conversion of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina to for-profit status.

Areas of Interest:

Health regulation
Internet and health policy
Health care financing
Access to healthcare
Social burden of illness

Current projects:

Cost of health services regulation, Jim Bernstein Health Policy Scholars Program, Who's Who in Health Services Regulation on-line directory, Duke Health Policy Gateway

1. Weaver M, Conover CJ, Ang A, Arno P, Ettner SL, Utilization of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS, Chronic Mental Illness, and Substance Abuse disorders, Journal of AIDS (Accepted, Forthcoming, 2008) .
2. Conover CJ, Ang A, Arno P, Ettner SL, Flynn PM, Weaver M, Porto JV, Costs of Care for People Living with Combined HIV/AIDS, Chronic Mental Illness, and Substance Abuse Disorders, Journal of American Medical Association (Submitted, Submitted January, 2007) .
3. C.J. Conover, Distributional Considerations in the Overregulation of Health Professionals, Health Facilities, and Health Plans, Symposium Issue: Who Pays? Who Benefits?, Law and Contemporary Problems, vol. 69 (Fall, 2006), pp. 181-193 [pdf] .
4. Rachel A. Whetten, Kathryn Whetten, Brian Pence, Susan Reif, Christopher J. Conover, Stephanie Bouis, Providing transportation to care: Does it make a difference?, AIDS Care, vol. 18 no. Supplement 1 (September, 2006), pp. 27-34 .
5. K. Whetten, S. Reif, J. Ostermann, M. Swartz, R. Whetten, C.J. Conover, S. Bouis, N. Theilman, J. Eron, Improving health outcomes among individuals with HIV, mental illness and substance abuse disorders in the Southeast, AIDS Care, vol. 18 no. Supplement 1 (September, 2006), pp. 18-26 .

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