Dennis G. Shea
Professor of Health Policy and Administration
Head, Department of Health Policy and Administration
Contact Information
604E Ford Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 863-5421
Research Interests
Economics of aging; health economics; costs and use of long-term care, mental health care, physician services and prescription drugs among older persons; health insurance and Medicare policy.
Teaching Interests
Health economics; health policy.
Publications
Chen, L. and Shea, D. (2001). Does Prospective Payment Really Contain Nursing Home Costs? Health Services Research
Dansky, K., Palmer, L., Shea, D., Bowles, K. (2001) Cost Analysis of Telehomecare. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health 7(3): 225-232.
Pamela Farley Short, Dennis G. Shea, and M. Paige Powell (2001) A Workable Solution For The Pre-Medicare Population Inquiry 38(2): 214-224
Clark, P., Clark, D., Day, D., and Shea, D. (2001). Healthcare Reform and the Workplace Experience of Nurses: Implications for Patient Care and Union Organizing. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 55(1):
Stuart, B., Shea, D., and Briesacher, B. (2001). Dynamics in Drug Coverage of Medicare Beneficiaries: Finders, Losers, Switchers. Health Affairs, 20(2): 86-99.
Shea, D., Short, P. F., and Powell, M. P. (2001). Betwixt and Between: Targeting Coverage Reforms to Those Approaching Medicare. Health Affairs, 20(1): 219-230.
Short, P. F., Shea, D., and Powell, M. P. (2001). Health Insurance on the Way to Medicare: Is Special Government Assistance Warranted? The Commonwealth Fund, Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance, Special Report #457
Shea D., Smyer, M., and Russo, P. (2000). Use of Mental Health Services by Persons with a Mental Illness in Nursing Facilities: Initial Impacts of OBRA 87. Journal of Aging and Health, 12(4):589-607.
Clark, D., Clark, P., Day, D., Shea, D. (2000) The Relationship Between Health Care Reform and Nurses' Interest in Union Representation: The Role of Workplace Climate. Journal of Professional Nursing, 16(2):92-97.
Foreman, S. and Shea, D. (1999). Publication of Information and Market Response: The Case of Airline On Time Performance. The Review of Industrial Organization, 14:147-162.
Davey, A., Femia, E., Shea, D., Zarit, S., Sundstrom, G., Berg, S., Smyer, M. (1999) How Many Elders Receive Assistance? Journal of Aging and Health, 11(2):199-220.
Shea, D., Stuart, B., Vasey, J., Nag, S. (1999). Medicare Physician Referral Patterns. Health Services Research, 34(1), Part II: 331-348.
Bartels, S., Levine, K., Shea, D. (1999). Community Based Long-Term Care for Older Persons with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness in an Era of Managed Care. Psychiatric Services, 50(9): 1189-1197.
Shea, D. (1998). Economic and Financial Issues in Mental Health and Aging. Public Policy and Aging, 9(1):7-12
Zacker, C. and Shea, D. (1998) An Economic Evaluation of Energy-Absorbing Flooring to Prevent Hip Fractures. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 14(3):446-457.
Dansky, K., Brannon, D., Shea, D., Vasey, J., Dirani, R. (1998). Profiles of Hospital, Physician, and Home Health Service Use by Older Persons in Rural Areas. The Gerontologist, 38:320-330.
Castle, N. and Shea, D. (1998). The Effects of For-Profit and Not-For-Profit Facility Status on the Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents with Mental, Research on Aging 20(2):246-263.
Education
Ph.D., 1990, Economics, Rutgers University
M.A., 1987, Economics, Rutgers University
M.Phil., 1985, Economics, Jesus College, Cambridge University