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Richard Scheffler, Ph.D.
Phone: (510) 643-4099
Fax: (510) 643-4281
Location: 247F Hall
rscheff@berkeley.edu


 
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Richard Scheffler, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Health Economics & Public Policy/
Director
Petris Center & HPTP-RWJ


Research Interests
Organization and financing of mental health services
Incentives and mergers in managed care
Reforming health systems in Eastern Europe
The supply of physicians in the 21st Century


Courses
PH 226B Microeconomics of Health Care Policy
PH 226D International Health Economics


Websites
Advanced Health Leadership Forum
Goldman School of Public Policy- Faculty Page
Health Policy Training Programs at SPH
Petris Center on Healthcare Markets & Consumer Welfare
CV


Selected Publications
Preker, A.S., R.M. Scheffler, and M. Bassett, eds. Private Health Insurance in Development: Friend not Foe. The World Bank. (Forthcoming, 2006).

Durkin, M.S., Helen Schneider, V.S. Pathania, K. Nelson, G. Solarsh, N.M. Bellows, R. Scheffler, and K.J. Hofman. "Disease Control Priorities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries." Learning and Developmental Disabilities, 2nd Edition, Chapter 53. (Forthcoming)

Bokhari, F., R. Mayes, and R.M. Scheffler. "An Analysis of the Significant Variation in Psychostimulant Use across the U.S." Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety early view published online, DOI: 10.1002/pds.980, June 2004.

Scheffler, R., and D. Eisenberg. "Cash Flow: How Money Makes Its Way through the Mental Health System." Family Therapy Magazine (Mar./Apr. 2004): 12-20.

Scheffler, R., Kirby, P., "The Occupational Transformation of the Mental Health System.", Health Affairs, 177-188., September 2003

Peck, M. C., Scheffler, R. M., "An Analysis of the Definition of Mental Illness Used in State Parity Laws.", Psychiatric Services, 1089-1095, September 2002

Snowden, L., Scheffler, R., Zhang, A, "The Impact of Realignment on the Client Population in California's Public Mental Health System.", Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 229-241, January 2002

Scheffler, R., Durham, M., McGuire, T., Wells, K. B., "Policy Intervention", Mental Health Services Research, 215-222, December 2002

Pingitore, D.P., Scheffler, R. M., Sentell, T., "Comparisons of Psychiatrists and Psychologists in Clinical Practice", Psychiatric Services, 977-983, August 2002

Bloom, J. R., Hu, T., Wallace, N., Cuffel, B., Hausman, J. W., Sheu, M., Scheffler, R, "Mental Health Costs and Access Under Alternative Capitation Systems in Colorado", Health Services Research, 37(2), April 2002



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