Program Director
Kosali Simon holds the Herman B. Wells Endowed Professorship at Indiana University's O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Her research focuses on the determinants of health outcomes, in particular the role of public and private health insurance. She has also studied how vaccines and other policy responses affected mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has been an NBER affiliate since 2002.
Featured Program Content
At any given time, nearly 1 million Americans reside in a nursing home and receive long-term care, with most having some form of dementia. Nursing homes...
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) currently affect nearly 50 million people worldwide. This number is expected to grow substantially in coming...
Dementia imposes substantial costs on individuals and society through healthcare expenses and caregiving needs. However, the economic consequences may begin...