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Christopher J. Conover

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Box 90253
302 Towerview Road
Durham, NC 27708-0253 		+1 919 613-9369 (office)
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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
Areas of Research

Health Regulation, Access to Medical Care, Uninsured, State Health Policy

Areas of Interest

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

Professional Positions
Duke University
  • Research Scholar, Global Health Institute, Center for Health Policy, July 1, 2008
  • Director, Jim Bernstein Health Policy Scholars Program, Center for Health Policy, September 01, 2005
  • Senior Research Fellow, Health Inequalities Program, Center for Health Policy, 2003-present
  • Assistant Research Professor, Department of Public Policy Studies, January 7, 1997 - June 30, 2008
  • Assistant Research Professor, Center for Health Policy Research and Education, 1996-97
  • Director, Health Policy Certificate Program, Center for Health Policy, January 7, 1996 - June 30, 2008
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Public Policy Studies, 1990-92
  • Associate in Research, Center for Health Policy Research and Education, 1984-96
Lexington Clinic
  • Consultant,, Office of the Medical Director, February, 1984 - August, 1984
State of Kentucky, Cabinet for Human Resources
  • Executive Director, Governor's Coalition of Payors to Address Health Care Costs, April, 1982 - February, 1984
  • Director, Center for Health Policy Development, February, 1982 - February, 1984
  • Policy and Budget Analyst IV, Office of Policy and Budget, January, 1979 - February, 1982
University of Kentucky
  • Part-time Instructor, Department of Political Science, September, 1981 - September, 1983
University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Consultant, January, 1979 - January, 1979
State of Minnesota
  • Research Analyst, Governor's Commission on Crime Prevention and Control, August, 1975 - June, 1976
RAND Corporation
  • Research Analyst, Social Science Department, September, 1974 - August, 1978
Center for New Democratic Processes
  • Research Analyst, June, 1974 - August, 1974
University of Minnesota
  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, September, 1973 - June, 1974
U.S. Congress
  • Research Analyst, House Republican Conference, November, 1972 - September, 1973
Publications
  • Books
    1. Sloan FA, Ostermann J, Picone G, Conover CJ, Taylor DH (November, 2004). The Private and Social Cost of Smoking.. MIT Press.
  • Journal Articles
    1. C.J. Conover (Fall, 2006). Distributional Considerations in the Overregulation of Health Professionals, Health Facilities, and Health Plans. Law and Contemporary Problems, 69, 181-193. [pdf]
    2. Rachel A. Whetten, Kathryn Whetten, Brian Pence, Susan Reif, Christopher J. Conover, Stephanie Bouis (September, 2006). Providing transportation to care: Does it make a difference?. AIDS Care, 18(Supplement 1), 27-34.
    3. K. Whetten, S. Reif, J. Ostermann, M. Swartz, R. Whetten, C.J. Conover, S. Bouis, N. Theilman, J. Eron (September, 2006). Improving health outcomes among individuals with HIV, mental illness and substance abuse disorders in the Southeast. AIDS Care, 18(Supplement 1), 18-26.
    4. C.J. Conover, P. Arno, M. Weaver, A. Ang, S. Ettner (June, 2006). Income and Employment of People Living With Combined HIV/AIDS, Chronic Mental Illness, and Substance Abuse Disorders. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 9(2), 71-86.
    5. Mark A. Hall & Christopher J. Conover (2006). Privatization of Blue Cross Plans: Public Benefit or Public Harm?. Annual Review of Public Health, 27. [annurev.publhealth.27.021405.102200]
    6. Conover CJ, Hall MA, Osterman J (March/April 2005). The Impact of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Conversions on Health Expenditures and the Uninsured. Health Affairs, 24(2).
    7. Frank A. Sloan, Carrie A. Matthews, Christopher J. Conover, William M. Sage (Winter 2005). Public Medical Malpractice Insurance: An Analysis of State-Operated Patient Compensation Funds. DePaul Law Review, 54(2), 247-276.
    8. Conover CJ, Ettner SL, Weaver M, Flynn PM, Porto JV (2004). Economic Evaluations of HIV Treatment and Health Research with People Diagnosed with HIV Infection and Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders. AIDS Care, 16(Supplement 1), S121-S136.
    9. Sloan FA, Ostermann J, Conover CJ (2003). Antecedents of Hospital Ownership Conversions, Mergers, and Closures. Inquiry, 40(1), 39-56.
    10. Hall, MA and Conover CJ (2003). The Impact of Blue Cross Conversions on Accessibility, Affordability, and the Public Interest. Milbank Quarterly, 81(4), 509-542. [Web]
    11. Sloan FA, Conover CJ, Ostermann J (April-June 2003). Rates of Return from Hospital Conversions. Health Care Management Review, 28(2), 107-117.
    12. Conover CJ, Whetten-Goldstein K (2002). The Impact of Ancillary Services on Primary Care Use and Outcomes for HIV/AIDS Patients with Public Insurance Coverage. AIDS Care, 14(Supplement 1), S59-S71.
    13. Sloan FA , Conover CJ, Mah ML, Rankin PJ (2002). Impact of Medicaid Managed Care on Utilization of Obstetric Care: Evidence from TennCare’s Early Years. Southern Medical Journal, 95(8), 811-821.
    14. Conover CJ, Rankin PJ, Sloan FA (2001). Effects of Tennessee Medicaid Managed Care on Obstetrical Care and Birth Outcomes. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 26(6), 1291-1324.
    15. Sloan FA, Rankin PJ, Whellan DJ, Conover, CJ (2000). Medicaid, Managed Care and the Care of Patients Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction. American Heart Journal, 139(4), 567-576.
    16. Sloan FA, Conover CJ, Provenzale, D (2000). Hospital Credentialing and Quality of Care. Social Science and Medicine, 50(1), 77-88.
    17. Conover CJ., Mah M, Rankin PJ, Sloan FA (1999). Physician Participation and Nonparticipation in Medicaid Managed Care: The TennCare Experience. Southern Medical Journal, 92(11), 1064-1070.
    18. Sloan FA, Conover, CJ, Hall MA (1999). State Strategies to Reduce the Growing Numbers of People without Health Insurance. Regulation, 22(3), 24-31. [pdf]
    19. Conover CJ, Mah ML, Rankin PJ, Sloan FA (1999). The Impact of TennCare on Patient Satisfaction with Care. American Journal of Managed Care, 5(6), 765-775.
    20. Sloan FA, Conover CJ (1998). Effects of State Reforms on Health Insurance Coverage of Adults. Inquiry, 35(3), 280-293.
    21. Conover CJ, Sloan FA (1998). Does Removing Certificate of Need Lead to a Surge in Health Care Spending?. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 23(3), 455-481. [pdf]
    22. Sloan FA, Conover CJ (1998). Life Transitions and Health Insurance Coverage of the Near Elderly. Medical Care, 36(2), 110-125.
    23. Conover CJ, Sloan FA., Provenzale, D, Oddone E, Jowell PS, Mah ML (November/December 1998). Hospital Credentialing for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Is Stricter Better?. Clinical Performance and Quality Health Care, 6(4), 155-162.
    24. Sloan FA, Viscusi WK, Chesson HW, Conover CJ, Whetten-Goldstein K (1998). Alternative Approaches to Valuing Intangible Health Losses: The Evidence for Multiple Sclerosis. Journal of Health Economics, 17(4), 475-497.
    25. Whetten-Goldstein K, Sloan F, Conover CJ, Viscusi K, Kulas B, Chesson H (1996). The Economic Burden of Multiple Sclerosis. MS Management, 3(1), 33-39.
    26. Conover CJ, Sloan FA (Winter 1995/96). Bankruptcy Risk and State Regulation of Continuing Care Retirement Communities. Inquiry, 32(4), 444-456.
    27. Sloan FA, Shayne MW, Conover CJ (1995). Continuing Care Retirement Communities: Prospects for Reducing Institutional Long-Term Care. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 20(1), 75-98.
    28. Weinberger M, Conover CJ, Samsa GP, Greenberg S (1992). Physicians' Attitudes and Practices Regarding the Treatment of HIV-infected Patients. Southern Medical Journal, 85(7), 683-686.
    29. Conover CJ, McLaughlin M (1991). Spreading the Risk and Beating the Spread: The Role of Insurance in Assuring Adequate Health Care. North Carolina Insight.
    30. Conover CJ (1982). Indigent Medical Care in Kentucky. Kentucky Economy Review and Perspective.
    31. Stumbo WG, Allen DT, Conover CJ (1981). Understanding Medicaid in Kentucky. Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association, 79(3), 156-167.
    32. Gray, CM, Conover CJ, Hennessey TM (1978). Cost-effectiveness of Residential Community Corrections—Analytical Prototype. Evaluation Quarterly, 2(3), 375-400.
  • Papers Published
    1. C.J. Conover (December, 2005). How the U.S. Achieved Universal Health Coverage Under George W. Bush. APSA PROceedings 2005.
  • Chapters in Books
    1. Sloan FA., Taylor DH, Conover, CJ "Hospital Conversions: Is the Purchase Price Too Low?." The Changing Medical Industry: Comparing Not-for-Profit Hospitals. Ed. David Cutler University of Chicago Press, 2000 pp. 13-34.
    2. Sloan FA, Conover CJ "The Use of Cost-Effectiveness/Cost-Benefit Analysis in Actual Decision-Making: Current Status and Prospects." Valuing Health Care: Costs, Benefits, and Effectiveness of Pharmaceuticals and Other Medical Technologies. Ed. FA Sloan Cambridge University Press, 1994 pp. 207-232.
    3. Conover CJ "Options for Improving Health Care Access in North Carolina." Proceedings of General Assembly's Access to Health Care Conference: Eastern North Carolina. East Carolina University, Center for Health Services Research and Development, 1993
  • Papers Accepted
    1. Weaver M, Conover CJ, Ang A, Arno P, Ettner SL (Forthcoming, 2008). Utilization of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS, Chronic Mental Illness, and Substance Abuse disorders. Journal of AIDS.
    2. Ettner SL, Conover CJ, Proescholdbell RJ, Weaver M, Ang A, Arno P, (Forthcoming 2008). Triply-Diagnosed Patients in the HIV/AIDS Treatment Adherence, Health Outcomes and Cost Study: Patterns of Home Care Use. AIDS Care.
    3. C.J. Conover (Accepted June, 2006). How the U.S. Achieved Universal Health Coverage Under George W. Bush. The American Enterprise.
  • Papers Submitted
    1. Conover CJ, Ang A, Arno P, Ettner SL, Flynn PM, Weaver M, Porto JV (Submitted January, 2007). Costs of Care for People Living with Combined HIV/AIDS, Chronic Mental Illness, and Substance Abuse Disorders. Journal of American Medical Association.
    2. Tracey LaPierre, Christopher J. Conover, James W. Henderson, J. Allen Seward, Beck A. Taylor (Revise & resubmit sent August 24, 2006). Estimating the Impact of State Health Insurance Mandates on Premium Costs Using the Community Tracking Survey. Journal of Insurance Regulation.
    3. Conover CJ, Arno P, Weaver M. Ang A, Ettner SL (Submitted 8/18/06; revision following re). What are the Social Costs of People Living with Combined HIV/AIDS, Chronic Mental Illness, and Substance Abuse Disorders?. Milbank Quarterly.
    4. James W. Henderson, J. Allen Seward, Beck A. Taylor, Christopher J. Conover (Submitted January 26, 2006). State-Level Health Insurance Mandates and Premium Costs. Southern Economic Journal.
    5. C.J. Conover, M. Weaver, P. Arno, S.L. Ettner (Revision submitted June 25, 2008). Insurance Coverage Among People Living with Combined HIV/AIDS, Chronic Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Disorders. AIDS Care.
    6. James W. Henderson, J. Allen Seward, Beck A. Taylor, Christopher J. Conover, (November 1, 2005). The Economic Impact of State-Level Health Insurance Regulation on the Number of Uninsured. Quarterly Journal of Economics.
    7. Conover CJ, Ostermann J, Whetten RAD, Bouis S, Swartz M, Whetten KD (Submitted August 25, 2006). Cost-Effectiveness of Integrated Services Delivery for Patients in North Carolina Living with Combined HIV/AIDS, Chronic Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Disorders. AIDS Care.
    8. Lobach DF, Arbanas J, Campbell M, Wildemuth B, Yarnell KH, Hasselblad V, Conover CJ (Submitted August 2003). Enhanced Patient Data Collection from Individuals with Low Reading Literacy Using an Adaptive Human-Computer Interface during the Computer-Assisted Patient Interview: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
    9. Sloan FA and Conover CJ (Submitted February 2003). Certificate of Need for Acute Care Services: Should States End It or Mend It?.
  • Papers In Preparation
    1. C.J. Conover and Ilse R. Wiechers (January 10, 2007). A Review and Synthesis of the Cost and Benefits of Health Facilities Regulation. Health Affairs.
    2. Ilse R. Wiechers and C.J. Conover (January 15, 2007). A Review and Synthesis of the Cost and Benefits of Health Insurance Regulation. Health Affairs.
    3. C.J. Conover (January 21, 2007). A Review and Synthesis of the Cost and Benefits of Health Professionals Regulation. Health Affairs.
    4. C.J. Conover and Ashwin Krishnan (January 18, 2007). A Review and Synthesis of the Cost and Benefits of the Medical Tort System. Health Affairs.
    5. Seward JA , Conover CJ, Henderson JW, Taylor BA, Sloan FA (Draft September 26, 2006). State Regulations, the Uninsured, and Public, Private and Group Health Insurance Coverage. Inquiry.
    6. James W. Henderson, J. Allen Seward, Beck A. Taylor, Christopher J. Conover (June 13, 2006). The Economic Impact of State-Level Health Insurance Regulation on the Number of Uninsured. Review of Economics and Statistics.
    7. Conover CJ, Lobach DF, Arbanas J. (2006). Cost-effectiveness of Using a Web-based Patient History to Address Health Literacy.
    8. C.J. Conover and Ilse R. Wiechers (August 2006). A Review and Synthesis of the Cost and Benefits of FDA Regulation. Health Affairs.
    9. K. Bonuck, C.J. Conover, M. Weaver, J. Salcedo, N. Sohler, P. Arno (2004). Concordance Between Self-Reported Health Care Use and Archival Data: Results from HIV Positive Persons with Co-Morbid Mental Illness and Substance Abuse.
    10. Arno P, Sohler N, Conover CJ, Ettner SL, Theilman N (2004). Medication Use Patterns and Costs in Patients with HIV, Mental Illness, and Substance Abuse Disorders.
  • Book Reviews
    1. Conover CJ (1994). [Review of Putting Health Care on the National Agenda by A. Birenbaum]. Educational Gerontology, 20(2), 208-209.
  • Other
    1. C.J. Conover (June 26, 2006). Benefits and Costs of Health Insurance Regulation in the U.S.. (Poster presented at 2006 Annual Research Meeting of AcademyHealth, Seattle, WA).
    2. C.J. Conover (June 7, 2006). Benefits and Costs of Health Facilities Regulation in the U.S.. (Paper presented at American Society of Health Economics 2006 Conference, Madison, WI).
    3. James W. Henderson, J. Allen Seward, Beck A. Taylor, Christopher J. Conover (October 15, 2005). State-Level Health Insurance Mandates and Premium Costs. (Paper presented by James Henderson at Southern Health Economics Study Group Conference, Columbia, SC).
    4. Christopher J. Conover (September 3, 2005). How the U.S. Achieved Universal Coverage under George W. Bush. (Paper presented at panel on The Politics of Health Care in the Second Bush Administration at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC).
    5. C.J. Conover, S.L, Ettner, M. Weaver, A. Ang, P. Arno, P. Flynn (June 24, 2004). Costs of Care for People Living with Combined HIV/AIDS, Chronic Mental Illness, and Substance Abuse Disorders. (Paper presented at Complexities of Co- Occurring Conditions Conference, Washington, DC).
    6. C.J. Conover (June 16, 2004). The Impact of Health Services Regulation on Insurance Coverage. (Poster presented at 2004 Annual Research Meeting of AcademyHealth, San Diego, CA).
    7. Hall MA, Conover CJ (2003). The Impact of Blue Cross Conversions on Affordability and Accessibility of Health Insurance. (Poster presented by M Hall and C Conover at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Washington, DC, June 29, 2003).
    8. Conover CJ, Ettner SL, Weaver M., Flynn PM, Porto JV, Ang A (2003). Costs of Care for People Living with HIV/AID, Chronic Mental Illness, and Substance Abuse Disorders. (Poster presented by CJ Conover at 4th International Health Economics Association World Congress, San Francisco, CA, June 15, 2003).
    9. Conover CJ, Hall MA (2002). The Potential Impact on Accessibility and Affordability of Conversion of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina to For-Profit Status. (Poster presented by C Conover at the AcademyHealth Policy Annual Research Meeting, Washington, DC, June 22, 2002).
    10. Conover CJ, Yu L., Whetten-Goldstein K (2000). The Relation of Ancillary Services to Client’s Receipt of Medical Care. (Presented by K Whetten-Goldstein at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, November 13, 2000).
    11. Conover CJ, Whetten-Goldstein K (2000). The Impact of Ancillary Services on Access and Outcomes for HIV/AIDS Patients. (Presented by CJ Conover at the Ryan White CARE Act All-Title National Meeting, Washington, DC, January 20, 2000).
    12. Conover CJ, Yu L., Whetten-Goldstein K (1999). Effects of Unmet Needs for Transportation and Child Care on Adult HIV/AIDS Patients. (Presented by K Whetten-Goldstein at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, November 9,1999).
    13. Conover CJ (1993). Economic Benefits of Universal Health Coverage: What's the Bottom Line?. (Paper presented by author at the Association for Health Services Research, 10th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, June 29, 1993).
    14. Nocks BC, Conover CJ (1991). State Options to Assist the Medically Indigent: Building Consensus in North Carolina. (Presented by BC Nocks at the American Public Health Association, 119th Annual Meeting, World Federation of Public Health Associations, Sixth International Congress, Atlanta, GA, November 10-14, 1991).
  • Monographs
    1. C.J. Conover "Health Care Regulation: A $169 Billion Hidden Tax."  CATO Institute, October 4, 2004 [html]
    2. Conover CJ "A Review and Synthesis of the Cost and Benefits of Health Services Regulations."  Duke University, Center for Health Policy, Law and Management, July, 2003
    3. Conover CJ. Sloan FA "Evaluation of Certificate of Need in Michigan. Volume II: Technical Appendices."  Duke University, Center for Health Policy, Law and Management, July, 2003 [Web]
    4. Conover CJ, Hall MA "For-Profit Conversion of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina: Assessment of the Potential Impacts on Accessibility and Affordability of Health Care."  A Report to the North Carolina Department of Insurance, April, 2003 [Web]
    5. Conover CJ. Sloan FA "Evaluation of Certificate of Need in Michigan. Volume I: Final Report."  Duke University, Center for Health Policy, Law and Management, March, 2003 [Web]
    6. Conover CJ "Estimated Cost Impact of Health Plan Liability Provisions of Managed Care Patients’ Bill of Rights."  Duke University, Center for Health Policy, Law and Management, March, 2001
    7. Conover CJ and Davies HH "The Role of TennCare in Health Policy for Low-Income People in Tennessee."  Urban Institute, Occasional Paper Number 33, February, 2000 [Web]
    8. Conover CJ "Health Policy for Low-Income People in North Carolina."  Urban Institute, December, 1998 [pdf]

Presentations

Invited Lectures:

  • National Health Care Reform, Keynote address to Michigan State Medical Society 2006 Leadership Summit (Lansing, MI), May 17, 2006
  • Where We've Been and Where We Might Be on Health Care in North Carolina, Presentation to North Carolina Medical Society (Wilmington, NC), July 16, 2005
  • Insuring the Uninsured, Invited lecture at Manhattan Institute for Policy Research conference on "What Now? Considering Health Care's Future" (Carlyle Hotel, New York City), June 22, 2005
  • How the U.S. Achieved Universal Coverage under George W. Bush, Durham Rotary Club, May 23, 2005
  • How to Get Universal Coverage and Why the Covered Should Care, Annual Meeting, Association of Healthcare Journalists, Chapel Hill, NC, April 02, 2005
  • The Impact of Blue Cross Conversions on Health Expenditures and the Uninsured, Lister Hill Seminar: University of Alabama, Birmingham, October 13, 2004
  • Universal Health Care, Duke Hospital, Durham, NC, March 06, 2004
  • The Impact of Blue Cross Conversions on Health Expenditures and the Uninsured, Baylor University, Waco, TX, 20 January 2004
Meetings:
  • Impact of TennCare on Access, Costs and Quality, Washington, DC, January 30, 2001
Conferences:
  • Who Pays? Who Benefits? Distributional Issues in American Health Care, Duke Law School, November 10-11, 2006
  • Panelist, A Prescription for America's Health Care Crisis: Policy, Medicine and Ethics, Duke Law School, February 18, 2004
Other:
  • Guest lecturer on "The States and Health Policy: Theory" in Health Policy (PPS 157), February 2004
  • Guest lecturer on "The States and Health Policy" in Health Policy (PUBPOL 157), Duke University, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, February 2004
  • Guest lecturer on “Basic Healthcare Financing” in Clinical Leadership Program (CLP 200), Duke University Clinical Leadership Program, (annually, 2002-2006)
  • Guest lecturer on "Introduction to Health Economics” and “Financing Health Care" in Health Systems Organization (PAP 250), Duke University Physician Assistant Program, (annually, 2000-2006)
  • Guest lecturer on "Do States Matter?" in Health Policy: Prevention and Management (PPS 264S.53), Duke University, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, (annually, 1999-2003)

Teaching
  • Courses taught in 2008
    1. PUBPOL 192.02: RESEARCH INDEPENDENT STUDY, 2008 Spring (Undergraduate)
    2. PUBPOL 255.03: HEALTH POLICY ANALYSIS, 2008 Spring (Graduate)
    3. HTHPOL 255.03: HEALTH POLICY ANALYSIS, 2008 Spring (Graduate)
Professional Activities

University Committees/Service
  • Library Council, September, 2007 - present

Last modified: 2008/07/12