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Richard M. Scheffler is a Distinguished Professor of Health Economics and Public Policy at the School of Public Health and the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He also holds the Chair in Healthcare Markets & Consumer Welfare endowed by the Office of the Attorney General for the State of California. Professor Scheffler is the director of The Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare. He has been a Rockefeller and a Fulbright Scholar, and served as the President of the International Health Economists Association 4th Congress in 2004. Professor Scheffler has published over 200 papers and edited and written twelve books, including The ADHD Explosion: Myths, Medication, Money and Today's Push for Performance with Stephen Hinshaw, published by Oxford Press in March 2014, which was supported by a Robert Wood Johnson Investigator Award. He was awarded the Fulbright Scholarship at Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile in in Santiago, Chile as well as the Chair of Excellence Award at the Carlos III University of Madrid in Madrid, Spain in 2012 through 2013. He was awarded the Gold Medal from Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic for his continued support of international scientific and educational collaboration in 2015.
About
Areas of Expertise
- Health Policy and Health Economics
- Competition and Regulation in Health Insurance Markets
- The ACA and Covered California
- Accountable Care Organizations and Market Power
- Organization and Financing of Mental Health Services
- Social Capital and Health
- Global Health Workforce
- Pay for Performance in the US and Around the Globe
Curriculum Vitae
Other Affiliations
- Director, Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets & Consumer Welfare
- Director of the Global Center for Health Economics and Public Policy
Research
Current Projects
- Impact of Health Care Market Concentration on Insurance Premiums: Evidence from the Health Insurance Marketplaces
- The Causes and Consequences of Anxiety Disorder in Millennials
- Innovations in Integrated Care: Learning from Accountable Health Models in Spain
- Berkeley Healthcare Forum for Improving California's Healthcare Delivery Systems
- Berkeley Healthcare Forum for Improving California's Healthcare Delivery Systems
Selected Publications
Insurer Market Power Lowers Prices In Numerous Concentrated Provider Markets
Consumers Buy Lower-Cost Plans on Covered California Suggesting Premium Increases Are Less Than Commonly Reported
Health Labor Market Analyses in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Evidence-Based Approach
Impact of Market Concentration on Premiums: Evidence from Covered California and New York State of Health
World Scientific Handbook of Global Health Economics and Public Policy - Volumes 1-3
In the News
Articles and Op-Eds
Corporations should act as their own insurance companies in our broken healthcare market | Opinion
The Inquirer, September 26, 2017
Corporations should act as their own insurance companies in our broken healthcare market | Opinion
The Inquirer, September 26, 2017
Covered California is a model for the whole nation
San Francisco Chronicle , January 13, 2017
Covered California is a model for the whole nation
San Francisco Chronicle , January 13, 2017
States Can Contain Health Care Costs. Here's How.
The New York Times, May 2, 2016
States Can Contain Health Care Costs. Here's How.
The New York Times, May 2, 2016
Accountable Care Organizations Taking Hold And Improving Health Care In California
Health Affairs Blog, June 2, 2015
Media Citations
Bernie Sanders' Single-Payer Proposal Puts Spotlight Back on SB 562
Capital & Main, September 15, 2017
Bernie Sanders' Single-Payer Proposal Puts Spotlight Back on SB 562
Capital & Main, September 15, 2017
The Bernie Sanders solution: Is universal health care the best plan for the US?
Air Talk, September 13, 2017
The Bernie Sanders solution: Is universal health care the best plan for the US?
Air Talk, September 13, 2017
The Reasoning Behind Prop. 61's Rejection By Californians
Capital Public Radio, January 16, 2016
Last updated on 02/22/2021