Peter Kemper
Professor of Health Policy and Administration and Demography
Contact Information
504Q Ford Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 865-6899
Research Interests
Long term care financing and policy, long term care workforce, evaluation design
Teaching Interests
Research methods, policy analysis, long term care
Selected Publications
D. Brannon, T. Barry, and P. Kemper, “North Carolina’s Direct Care Workforce Development Journey: The Case of the NC Nova Partner Team.” Health Care Management Review, forthcoming.
P. Kemper, D. Brannon, B. Heier, T. Barry, A. Stott, and B. Heier, “Implementation of the Better Jobs Better Care Demonstration: Lessons for Long Term Care Workforce Initiatives.” The Gerontologist, vol. 48, no. 1, 26-35, 2008.
P. Kemper, B. Heier, T. Barry, D. Brannon, J. Angelelli, J. Vasey, and M. Anderson-Knott, “What Do Direct Care Workers Say Would Improve their Jobs? Differences across Settings.” The Gerontologist, vol. 48, no. 1, 17-28, 2008.
T. Barry, P. Kemper, and S.D. Brannon, “Measuring Worker Turnover in Long-Term Care: Lessons from the Better Jobs, Better Care Demonstration.” The Gerontologist, vol. 48, no. 3, 394-400, 2008.
P. Kemper, F. Weaver, P.F. Short, D. Shea, and H. Kang, “Meeting the Need for Personal Care among the Elderly: Does Medicaid Home Care Spending Matter?” Health Services Research, vol. 43, no. 1, 344–362, 2008.
D. Brannon, T. Barry, P. Kemper, A. Schreiner, and J. Vasey, “Job Perceptions and Intent to Leave among Direct Care Workers: Evidence from the Better Jobs Better Care Demonstrations.” The Gerontologist, vol. 47, no. 6, 820-829, December 2007.
A.L. Stott, S.D. Brannon, J. Vasey, K.H. Dansky, and P. Kemper, “Baseline Management Practices at Providers in the Better Jobs Better Care.” Gerontology and Geriatric Education, vol. 28, no. 2, 17-36, 2007.
P. Kemper, “Commentary: Social Experimentation at Its Best: The Cash and Counseling Demonstration and Its Implications.” Health Services Research, vol. 42, no. 1, 577-86, February 2007.
P. Kemper, H.L. Komisar, and L. Alexcih, “Long Term Care over an Uncertain Future: What Can Current Retirees Expect?” Inquiry, vol. 42, no. 4, 335-350, Winter 2006.
P. Kemper, “Long Term Care Research and Policy.” The Gerontologist, vol. 43, no. 4, 436-446, August 2003.
P. Kemper, H.T. Tu, J.D. Reschovsky, and E. Schaefer, “Insurance Product Design and Its Effects: Trade-offs along the Managed Care Continuum.” Inquiry, vol. 39, no. 2, 101-117, Summer 2002.
J.D. Reschovsky, P. Kemper, H.T. Tu, “Does Type of Health Insurance Affect Health Care Use and Assessments of Care among the Privately Insured?” Health Services Research, vol. 35, no. 1, Part II, 219-237, April 2000.
P.B. Ginsburg, P. Kemper, R. Baxter, L. Kohn, “The Community Tracking Study Analyses of Market Change: Introduction.” Health Services Research, vol. 35, no. 1, Part I, 7-16. April, 2000.
J.D. Reschovsky and P. Kemper, “Do HMOs Make a Difference?” Inquiry, vol. 36, no. 4, 374-475, Winter, 1999-2000. [Co-principal investigator of this study and co-author of the following articles reporting on it.]
J.D. Reschovsky and P. Kemper, “Do HMOs Make a Difference? Introduction.”
H.T. Tu, P. Kemper, H. Wong, “Do HMOs Make a Difference? Use of Health Services.”
P. Kemper, J.D. Reschovsky, H.T. Tu, “Do HMOs Make a Difference? Summary and Implications.”
R. F. St. Peter, M. C. Reed, P. Kemper, D. Blumenthal, “The Scope of Care Provided by Primary Care Physicians: Physicians’ Assessments of Change and Appropriateness,” New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 341, no. 26, 1980-85, December 23, 2000.
P.J. Cunningham and P. Kemper, “Ability to Get Medical Care for the Uninsured: How Much Does it Vary across Communities?” Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 280, no. 10, 921-927, September 9, 1998.
C.M. Murtaugh, P. Kemper, B.C. Spillman and B.L. Carlson, “The Amount, Distribution, and Timing of Lifetime Nursing Home Use,” Medical Care, vol. 35, 204-218, March, 1997.
P. Kemper et al., “The Design of the Community Tracking Study: A Longitudinal Study of Health System Change and Its Effects on People.” Inquiry, vol. 33, 195-206, Summer 1996.
L.E. Pezzin, P. Kemper, and J.D. Reschovsky, “Does Publicly Provided Home Care Substitute for Family Care? Experimental Evidence with Endogenous Living Arrangements.” Journal of Human Resources, vol. 31, 650-676, Summer 1996.
V.A. Freedman and P. Kemper, “Designing Home Care Benefits: The Range of Options and Experience.” Journal of Aging and Social Policy, vol. 7, 129-148, 1996. Also in From Nursing Homes to Home Care, edited by M.E. Cowart and J. Quadagno. New York: Haworth Press, 1996
C.M. Murtaugh, P. Kemper and B.C. Spillman, “Risky Business: Long-Term Care Insurance Underwriting.” Inquiry, vol. 32, 271-284, Fall 1995.
B.C. Spillman and P. Kemper, “Lifetime Patterns of Payment for Nursing Home Care.” Medical Care, vol. 33, 280-296, March 1995.
B.L. Carlson, P. Kemper, and C.M. Murtaugh, “Constructing a Lifetime Nursing Home Use Data Base from a Sample of Discharges.” Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 21, 187-211, 1995.
W.D. Spector and P. Kemper, “Disability and Cognitive Impairment Criteria: Targeting Those Who Need the Most Home Care,” The Gerontologist, 34(5):640-651, October 1994.
P.F. Short and P. Kemper, “Nursing Home Financing Reform: How Would It Affect Expenditures for Nursing Home Care?” Inquiry, 31:141-152, Summer 1994.
P. Kemper, “The Use of Formal and Informal Home Care by the Disabled Elderly.” Health Services Research, October 1992.
P.F. Short, P. Kemper, L.J. Cornelius, and D.C. Walden, "Public and Private Responsibility for Financing Nursing Home Care." Milbank Quarterly, Spring 1992.
B.C. Spillman and P. Kemper, "Long Term Care Arrangements for Elderly Persons with Disabilities: Private and Public Roles." Home Health Care Services Quarterly, Spring 1992.
P. Kemper, B.C. Spillman, and C.M. Murtaugh, "A Lifetime Perspective on Proposals for Financing Nursing Home Care." Inquiry, Winter 1991.
P. Kemper and C.M. Murtaugh, "Lifetime Nursing Home Use." The New England Journal of Medicine, February 1991.
P. Kemper, "Case Management Agency Systems of Administering Long Term Care: Evidence from the Channeling Demonstration." The Gerontologist, December 1990.
C.M. Murtaugh, P. Kemper, and B.C. Spillman, "The Risk of Nursing Home Use in Later Life." Medical Care, October 1990.
R.I. Stone and P. Kemper, "Spouses and Children of Disabled Elders: How Large a Constituency for Long Term Care Reform?" Milbank Quarterly, Fall 1989.
P. Kemper et al., The Evaluation of the National Long Term Care Demonstration. Special issue of Health Services Research, April 1988.
[Editor of this special issue and author of the following articles in it.]
G.J. Carcagno and P. Kemper, "An Overview of the Channeling Demonstration and Its Evaluation."
B.R. Phillips, P. Kemper, and R.A. Applebaum, "Case Management under Channeling."
C. Thornton, S.M. Dunstan, and P. Kemper, "The Effect of Channeling on Health and Long-Term Care Costs."
P. Kemper, "Overview of the Findings."
P. Kemper, R.A. Applebaum and M. Harrigan, "Community Care Demonstrations: What Have We Learned?" Health Care Financing Review, Summer 1987.
P. Kemper, "Design Issues for Evaluations of Community Care Demonstrations." Home Health Care Services Quarterly, Fall 1982.
G.J. Carcagno and P. Kemper, "The National Long Term Care Demonstration: Operational Issues Encountered in Developing the Research Design." Home Health Care Services Quarterly, Fall 1982.
P. Kemper and R.W. Schmenner, "The Density Gradient for Manufacturing Industry." Journal of Urban Economics, October 1974.
Education
Ph.D., 1973, Economics, Yale University
B.A, 1966, Mathematics, Oberlin College