Edward H. Yelin
is the Director of the Arthritis Research Group and holds a faculty position at the Institute for Health Policy Studies and the Institute for Health and Aging at UCSF. Dr. Yelin’s research has emphasized the health policy issues related to chronic disease. Much of the research has been conducted about persons with various forms of musculoskeletal disease in the NIAMS-funded Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Center at UCSF (Dr. Yelin is the Associate Director of the Center, and Director of the Center’s Epidemiology, Education, and Health Services Research Component), although he has also conducted studies about the impacts of asthma and other pulmonary conditions, cancer, HIV-related conditions, mental illness, and disabilities associated with chronic disease. Dr. Yelin is perhaps best known for his work on employment among persons with arthritis and other chronic diseases. Prior to his research in this area, work disability was believed to be almost exclusively determined by the severity of disease or by the extent of benefits one could expect to receive if one left the labor force. His research has shown that, on the micro level, the way work is structured is a much more important factor and that, on the macro level, the structure of the labor market has a profound impact on work disability rates. A second major thread to his research concerns studies of the impact of changes in the health care system on persons with arthritis. Briefly, he has shown that the pre-paid group practice form of health maintenance organization provides similar kinds and amounts of care for rheumatoid arthritis and has achieved similar outcomes over as long as eleven years. Finally, he has been involved in studies documenting the economic and social impacts of chronic disease and disability. As part of this research, he has been the lead author on two cohorts of the National Arthritis Data Task Force, convened by NIAMS and the CDC to establish the prevalence and impact of musculoskeletal disorders. As a result of this work, he has prepared analyses for the Director of NIAMS, the Arthritis Foundation, the CDC, and the State of California Department of Health.
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