
M. Kate Bundorf, MBA, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor of Health Research and Policy and CHP/PCOR FellowHealth Research and Policy
Redwood Building T152
Stanford, California 94305-5405
Research Interests
health care financing and delivery; health insurance choices; employer-sponsored health insurance and the effect on access, cost, and quality of care
Kate Bundorf is an assistant professor of Health Research and Policy and a CHP/PCOR fellow. She is a health economist interested in health care financing and delivery. Her research focuses on health insurance markets including the determinants and effects of individual and purchaser choices, the effects of regulation in insurance markets, the interaction of public and private systems of health insurance, and incentives for insurers to improve health care quality. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, her MBA and MPH from the University of California at Berkeley, and her PhD from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Stanford Departments
Health Research and Policy
Publications
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The incidence of the healthcare costs of obesity
Jay Bhattacharya, M. Kate Bundorf
Journal of Health Economics vol. 28, 3 (2009)
- Health plan performance measurement: Does it affect quality of care for medicare managed care enrollees?
M. Kate Bundorf, Kavita Choudhry, Laurence C. Baker
Inquiry vol. 45 (2008)
Use and Outcomes of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection for Non-Male Factor Infertility
HH Kim, M. Kate Bundorf, B Behr, SW McCallum
Fertility and Sterility vol. 88, 3 (2007)
Insurance Mandates and Trends in Infertility Treatment
Melinda Henne, M. Kate Bundorf
Fertility and Sterility (2007)
Is health insurance affordable for the uninsured?
M. Kate Bundorf, Mark V. Pauly
Journal of Health Economics vol. 25, 4 (2006)
Events & Presentations
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What is driving health care cost growth among the privately insured?
February 25, 2009 Research in Progress Seminar
M. Kate Bundorf- The Benefits and Costs of Health Plan Choice: The Case of Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans
February 27, 2008 Research in Progress Seminar
M. Kate Bundorf - Do Consumers Respond to Quality Information? The Case of Fertility Clinics
October 31, 2007 Research in Progress Seminar
M. Kate Bundorf, Helena Szrek - Who Favors National Health Insurance? The Role of Attitudes and Beliefs
June 15, 2006 Seminar Series
Victor R. Fuchs, M. Kate Bundorf - Who Favors National Health Insurance? Who Opposes It? And Why?
March 8, 2006 Research in Progress Seminar
Victor R. Fuchs, M. Kate Bundorf
Research Programs & Projects
- Benefits and Costs of Health Insurance Choice among Older Adults: The Case of Medicare Prescription Drug Plans
Project (Completed) - China-U.S. Health and Aging Research Fellowship Program
CHPINTL Project (Completed) - Effects of Obesity on Employer-sponsored Health Insurance
Project (Completed)

