Pamela Farley Short
Professor of Health Policy and Administration
Director of the Center for Health Care and Policy Research
Contact Information
504E Ford Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 863-8786
Research Interests
Public policies governing the organization and financing of health insurance and health care; Personal and social costs of cancer; Changes in people's lives (health insurance, employment, health) over time.
Teaching Interests
Health economics, Research methods, Managed care
Selected Publications
Tunceli, K., P.F. Short, J. Moran, O. Tunceli. (In press). “Cancer Survivorship, Health Insurance, and Employment Transitions among Older Workers,” Inquiry.
Miller, P.E., J. Vasey, P.F. Short, T.J. Hartman. (2009). “Description of Dietary Supplement Use by Adult Cancer Survivors,” Oncology Nursing Forum 36(1): 61-67.
Short, P.F., F. Weaver. (2008). “Transitions to Medicare before Age 65,” Health Affairs (Web Exclusive, March 25).
Short, P.F., J. Vasey, J. Moran. (2008). “Long-Term Effects of Cancer Survivorship on the Employment of Older Workers,” Health Services Research 43(1, Part 1): 193-210, February.
Short, P.F., J. Vasey, R. BeLue. (2008). “Work Disability Associated with Cancer Survivorship and Other Chronic Conditions,” Psycho-Oncology 17: 91-97.
Kemper, P.K., F. Weaver, P.F. Short, D. Shea. (2008). “Meeting the Need for Personal Care Among the Elderly: Does Medicaid Home Care Spending Matter?” Health Services Research 43(1, Part 2): 344-362, February.
Short, P.F., E. Mallonee. (2006). “Income Disparities in the Quality of Life of Cancer Survivors,” Medical Care 44(1):16-23, January.
Gifford, E.J., R. Weech-Maldonado, P.F. Short. (2005). “Low-Income Children’s Preventive Services Use: Implications of Parents’ Medicaid Status. Health Care Financing Review 26(4): 81-94.
Short, P.F., J. Vasey, and K. Tunceli. (2005). “Employment Pathways in a Large Cohort of Adult Cancer Survivors,” CANCER 103(6): 1292-1301, March 15.
Short, P.F. (2004). “Counting and Characterizing the Uninsured.” In C. McLaughlin (ed.),Health Policy and the Uninsured. Washington, D.C.: Urban Institute Press.
Short, P.F., D. Graefe. (2003). “Battery-Powered Health Insurance? Stability in Coverage of the Uninsured,” Health Affairs 22(6): 244-255, November-December.
Short, P.F., D.Shea, M.P. Powell. (2003). “Health Insurance for Americans Approaching 65: Options for Incremental Reform,” Journal of Health Policy, Politics and Law 28(1): 41-75, February.
Uhrig, J., P.F. Short. (2002/2003). “Testing the Effect of Quality Reports on Health Plan Choices of Medicare Beneficiaries,” Inquiry 39(4):355-371.
Farley, D.O., M. Elliott, P.F. Short, P. Damiano, D. Kanouse, R.D. Hays. (2002). “Impact of CAHPS Performance Information on Health Care Choices by Iowa Medicaid Beneficiaries,” Medical Care Research and Review 59(3): 319-36, September.
Farley, D., P.F. Short, M. Elliott, D. Kanouse, J. Brown, R. Hays. (2002). “Effects of CAHPS Health Plan Performance Information on Plan Choices by New Jersey Medicaid Beneficiaries,” Health Services Research 37(4), 985-1007, August.
Short, P.F., L. McCormack, J. Hibbard, J.A. Shaul, L. Harris-Kojetin, M.H. Fox, P. Damiano, J. Uhrig, P.D. Cleary. (2002). “Similarities and Differences in Choosing Health Plans,” Medical Care 40: 289-302, April.
Short, P.F., D. Shea, M.P. Powell. (2001). “A Workable Solution for the Pre-Medicare Population,” Inquiry 38(2): 214-224, Summer.
Schoenbaum, M., M. Spranca, M. Elliott, J. Bhattacharya, P.F. Short. (2001). “Health Plan Choice and Information about Out-of-Pocket Costs: An Experimental Analysis,” Inquiry 38(1): 35-48, Spring.
Shea, D., P.F. Short, M.P. Powell. (2001). “Betwixt and Between: Targeting Coverage Reforms to Those Approaching Medicare,” Health Affairs 20(1):217-230.
Spranca, M., D. Kanouse, M. Elliott, P.F. Short, D. Farley, R. Hays. (2000). “Do Consumer Reports of Health Plan Quality Affect Health Plan Selection?” Health Services Research 35(5):933-948, December, Part I.
Short, P.F. (2000). “Hitting a Moving Target: Income-Related Health Insurance Subsidies for the Uninsured.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 19(3):383-406, Summer.
Short, P.F. (1999). “Examining Health Insurance Differences: Issues of Public Equity and Cost-Efficiency.” In Monheit and Wilson (eds.), Informing American Health Care Policy: The Dynamics of Medical Expenditure and Insurance Surveys - 1977-1996. Jossey-Bass.
Brown, J., S. Nederend, R. Hays, P.F. Short, D. Farley. (1999). “Special Issues in Assessing Care of Medicaid Recipients,” Medical Care 37(3): MS79-88, (March Supplement).
Carman, K., P.F. Short, D. Farley, J. Schnaier, D. Elliott, P. Gallagher. (1999). “Epilogue: Early Lessons from CAHPS Demonstrations and Evaluations,” Medical Care 37(3): MS 97-105, (March Supplement).
Short, P.F., V. Freedman. (1998). "Single Women and the Dynamics of Medicaid,” Health Services Research 33(5): 1309-1336 (December, Part I).
Short, P.F. (1998). "Gaps and Transitions in Health Insurance: What Are the Concerns of Women?” Journal of Women’s Health.7(6): 725-737.
Short, P.F. (1998). “Reaction to the Measurement of Access--Where Are We Now?” Health Services Research, 33(3, Part II, Special Supplement on Measuring Access to Care Through Population-based Surveys in a Managed Care Environment): 711-713.
Short, P.F., and P. Butler. (1998). “A Comparison of Self-insured and Fully Insured Plans in the Employee Benefits Survey (1993-1994).” In Health Benefits and the Workforce: Volume 2.Washington, DC: US Dept. Of Labor.
Short, P.F., B. Hahn, K. Beauregard, P. Harvey, and M. Wilets. (1997). "The Effect of Universal Coverage on Health Expenditures for the Uninsured," Medical Care 35(2): 95-113 (February).
Short, P.F. (1996). "Medicaid's Role in Insuring Low‑Income Women." New York: The Commonwealth Fund.
Acs, G., S. Long, M.S. Marquis, and P.F. Short. (1996). "Self‑Insured Employer Health Plans: Prevalence, Profile, Provisions, and Premiums," Health Affairs 15(2): 266-278 (Summer).
Short, P.F., and J. Banthin. (1995). "New Estimates of the Underinsured," Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) 274(16): 1302-1306 (October 25).
Cunningham, P., P.F. Short, and S.E. Feinleib. (1995). "Estimating Nursing Home Episodes from a Sample of Discharges: The Importance of Adjusting for Prior and Subsequent Stays," Medical Care 33(4): 432-440 (April).
Short, P.F., and T. Lair. (1995). "Health Insurance and Health Status: Implications for Financing Health Care Reform," Inquiry 31(4): 425-437 (Winter).
Feinleib, S., P. Cunningham, and P.F. Short. (1994). “Use of Nursing and Personal Care Homes by the Civilian Population, 1987.” National Medical Expenditure Survey Findings 23, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
Short, P.F., S. Feinleib, and P. Cunningham. (1994). “Expenditures and Sources of Payment for Persons in Nursing and Personal Care Homes.” National Medical Expenditure Survey Findings 19, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
Short, P.F., and P. Kemper. (1994). "Nursing Home Financing Reform: How Will It Change Nursing Home Expenditures?" Inquiry 31(2): 141-152 (Summer).
Short, P.F., and D. Lefkowitz. (1992). "Encouraging Preventive Services for Low-Income Children: The Effect of Expanding Medicaid," Medical Care 30(9): 766-780 (September).
Short, P.F., P. Kemper, L. Cornelius, and D. Walden. (1992). "Public and Private Responsibility for Financing Nursing Home Care: The Effect of Medicaid Asset Spend‑down," Milbank Quarterly 70(2): 277-298.
Short, P.F., and J. Vistnes. (1992). "Multiple Sources of Medicare Supplementary Insurance," Inquiry 29(1): 33-43 (Spring).
Short, P.F., P. Cunningham, and C. Mueller. (1991). "Standardizing Nursing Home Admission Dates for Short‑term Hospital Stays," Medical Care 29(2): 97-103 (February).
Short, P.F. (1990). “Estimates of the Uninsured, Calendar Year 1987.” National Medical Expenditure Survey Summary 2, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
Short, P.F., and J. Leon. (1990). “Use of Home and Community Services by Persons Ages 65 and Older With Functional Difficulties.” National Medical Expenditure Survey Findings 5, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
Short, P.F., L. Comelius, and D. Goldstone. (1990). "Health Insurance of Minorities in the United States," Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 1(1): 9-24 (Summer).
Stone, R., and P.F. Short. (1990). "The Competing Demands of Employment and Informal Caregiving to Disabled Elders," Medical Care 28(6): 513-526 (June).
Monheit, A., and P.F. Short. (1989). "Mandating Health Coverage for Working Americans," Health Affairs 8(4): 22-38 (Winter).
Short, P.F., A. Monheit, and K. Beauregard. (1989). “A Profile of Uninsured Americans.” National Medical Expenditure Survey Findings 1, National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment.
Short, P.F., and A. Taylor. (1989). "Premiums, Benefits, and Employee Choice of Health Insurance Plans," Journal of Health Economics 8(3): 293-311 (December).
Taylor, A., P. Farley, and C. Horgan. (1988). "Medigap Insurance: Friend or Foe of Medicare Deficits?" In H.E. Frech III (ed.), Health Care in America: The Political Economy of Hospitals and Health Insurance. San Francisco: Pacific Institute for Public Policy Research.
Short, P.F., J. Cantor, and A. Monheit. (1988). "The Dynamics of Medicaid Enrollment," Inquiry 25(4): 504-516 (Winter).
Short, P.F., and A. Monheit. (1988). "Employers and Medicare as Partners in Financing Health Care for the Elderly." In M. Pauly and W. Kissick (eds.), Lessons from the First Twenty Years of Medicare. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Short, P.F. (1988). "Trends in Employee Health Insurance Benefits and Out‑of‑pocket Expenses," Health Affairs 7(3): 186-196 (Summer).
Farley, P. (1986). "Theories of the Price and Quantity of Physician Services: A Synthesis and Critique," Journal of Health Economics 5:315-333.
Farley, P. (1986). "Hospital and Ambulatory Services for Selected Illnesses," Health Services Research 21(5): 587-616 (December).
Farley, P. (1986). “Private Health Insurance in the United States, NHCES Data Preview 23.” National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment.
Farley, P., and A. Monheit. (1986). "Selectivity in the Demand for Health Insurance and Health Care." In R. Scheffler and L. Rossiter (eds.), Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, Volume 6. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
Monheit, A., M. Hagan, M. Berk, and P. Farley. (1985). "The Employed Uninsured and the Role of Public Policy," Inquiry 22(4): 348-364.
Farley, P. (1985). "Who Are the Underinsured?" Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly 63(3): 476-503 (Summer).
Farley, P., and G. Wilensky. (1985). "Household Wealth and Health Insurance as Protection Against Medical Risks." In M. David and T. Smeeding (eds.), Horizontal Equity. Uncertainty. and Economic Well‑Being. Chicago: National Bureau of Economic Research, University of Chicago Press.
Farley, P. (1985). “Public Programs and Private Insurance: Coverage of Health Services, NHCES Data Preview 20.” National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment.
Farley, P. (1984). "Hospital and Ambulatory Services Used in the Treatment of Selected Illnesses." Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Yale University.
Cohen, S., and P. Farley. (1984). “Estimation and Sampling Procedures in the Insurance Surveys of the National Medical Care Expenditure Survey, NHCES Instruments and Procedures 3.” National Center for Health Services Research.
Wilensky, G., P. Farley, and A. Taylor. (1984). "Variations in Health Insurance Coverage: Benefits vs. Premiums," Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly 62(1): 53-81 (Winter).
Farley, P., and G. Wilensky. (1983). "Options, Incentives and Employment‑related Health Insurance.” In R. Scheffler and L. Rossiter (eds.), Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research. Volume 4. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
Farley, P., and G. Wilensky. (1983). "Private Health Insurance: What Benefits do Employees and their Families Have?" Health Affairs 2(1): 92-101.
Raskin, I., R. Coffey, and P. Farley. (1980). "Controlling Health Care Costs: An Evaluation of Strategies," Evaluation and Program Planning Vol. 3: 1-14.
Ph.D., 1984, Economics, Yale University
B.A, 1975, Economics, Wellesley College