Email

vho1@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor

Medicine-Health Srvcs Research
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

James A. Baker III Chair in Health Economics

Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy
Houston, TX US

Professor

Economics
Rice University
Houston, TX US

Education

PhD from Stanford University

05/1992 - Palo Alto, California United States

Economics

AB from Harvard University

05/1984 - Cambridge, Massachusetts US

Economics

MA from Australian National University

05/1985 - Canberra, Australia

Economics

Honors & Awards

Justin F. Kimball Patient Protection Award (2018)

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas

Award, Article of the Year

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUP Article of the Year: Policy Category, “A Nationwide Assessment of the Association of Smoking Bans and Cigarette Taxes with Hospitalizations for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia” (2016)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Elected

One of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

National Academy of Medicine (10/2020)

Professional Interests

• • Examining the effects of economic incentives and regulations on the quality and costs of health care
• • Identifying causes of rising costs of health care and health insurance and exploring policy solutions
• • Hospital markets: price transparency, market consolidation, balance of profits vs. community benefits
• • Controlling rising emergency department costs

Websites

Memberships

National Institute on Aging, Second Stage Review (2019)

Member, Program Review Panel

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Research and Training Study Section (2018)

Member

National Institute on Aging, Health Outcomes on Aging (2016-2017)

Member, Program Review Panel

National Institute on Aging, Special Emphasis Review (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016)

Chair, Special Emphasis Panel

American Journal of Health Economics (2014 - present)

Member, Editorial Board

Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2015-2017)

Statistical Editor

National Institute on Aging, Causes and Consequences of Healthcare Efficiency (2012)

Member, Program Review Panel Chair

National Center for Health Statistics

Member, Board of Scientific Counselors

American Society of Health Economics

Member (2004-present)

American Society of Health Economics

Member, Board of Directors and Officers (2004-2006, 2014-2018)

American Economics Association

Member (1986-present)

Texas Medical Center Health Policy Institute

Member, Executive Committee (2014- present)

Health Policy, Quality and Informatics, Baylor College of Medicine

Member (2016-present)