Jean Abraham, PhD

My research focuses on health economics and policy. I am particularly interested in employer and employee decision-making with respect to health insurance, employer wellness program evaluation, evaluation of the Affordable Care Act, and competition in provider and insurance markets. 

• Weckwerth Professor in Healthcare Administration Leadership, 2014
• IHIS Research Paper Award for Best Paper, 2012
• Leonard M. Schuman Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 2011
• Delta Omega, Honorary Society in Public Health, 2010

• American Society of Health Economists
• International Health Economics Association
• AcademyHealth
• Association of University Programs in Health Administration

• 2017-2018, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, "Studying the impact and implications of insurers' exit from local individual markets and exploring state-based solutions for market stabilization" Co-Principal Investigator
• 2016–2017, Russell Sage Foundation, "Employer Sponsored Insurance under the Affordable Care Act," Principal Investigator
• 2014–2016, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "University of Minnesota Collaborating Center of the Workplace Health Research Network (SIP-031)," Co-Principal Investigator
• 2015–2020, NIH, "Integrated Health Interview Series Competing Continuation," Co-Investigator
• 2014–2016, NIH NHLBI, "Testing a Community Intervention to Increase Aspirin Use," Co-Investigator

Selected Publications

• Abraham, J., C. Drake, D. Sacks, K. Simon. “Demand for health insurance marketplace plans was highly elastic in 2014–2015,” 2017, Economics Letters, 159: 69-73.
• Abraham, J., J. McCullough, C. Drake, K. Simon. “What Drives Insurer Participation and Premiums in the Federally-Facilitated Marketplace?” 2017, International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 17(4): 395-412.
• Abraham, J. and K. White. “Tracking the Changing Landscape of Corporate Wellness Companies.” 2017, Health Affairs, 36(2): 222-228.
• Abraham, J., A. Royalty, C. Drake. “Employer-Sponsored Insurance Offers: Largely Stable in 2014 Following ACA Implementation.” 2016, Health Affairs, 35(11): 2133-2137.
• Abraham, J., R. Feldman, P. Graven. “Employers’ Changing Economic Incentives to Offer Health Insurance under the Affordable Care Act.” 2016, American Journal of Health Economics, 2(3): 273-299.
• Karaca-Mandic, P., Abraham, and K. Simon. “Is the Medical Loss Ratio a Good Target Measure for Regulation in the Individual Market for Health Insurance?” 2015, Health Economics, 24(1): 55-74.
• McCullough, J., Abraham, J. Christianson, D. Crespin, M. Finch. “Public Reporting and the Evolution of Clinical Quality.” 2015, International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 15(1): 127-138.
• Abraham, J., Crespin, J. McCullough, J. Christianson. “What is the Cost of Quality for Diabetes Care?” 2014, Medical Care Research and Review, 71(6): 580-598.