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Christopher J. Conover
Research Scholar
Office Location:
Office Phone: +1 919 428-4676
Office Fax: +1 919 613-5466
Email Address:
Web Page: http://fds.duke.edu/db/Provost/hpolicy/faculty/conoverc
Education:
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.
He recently completed The Illustrated Guide to the U.S. Health Economy for AEI Press. Dr. Conover has developed estimates of the cost and benefits of health services regulation for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and has testified before Congress on this issue. He is currently updating these estimates under a grant from the Searle Freedom Trust. 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 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. He is an AEI Adjunct Scholar and a Mercatus Center Affiliated Senior Scholar . He serves as editor for News and Notes for the Journal of Health Policy, Politics and Law, as well as the U.S. Health Policy Gateway . He is a Forbes contributor at The Health Policy Skeptic.Health regulation
Internet and health policy
Health care financing
Access to healthcare
Social burden of illness
1. Cost of health services regulation; 2. Evaluation of SAS Health Center;, 3. Cost-effectiveness of strategies to link antiretroviral & antidepressant management