Steven Pizer
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Steven D Pizer, PhD

Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-1915
pizer@bu.edu
VAMC Boston - 403BLDG 9
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Biography

Dr. Pizer is Professor of Health Law, Policy, and Management and Director of the doctoral program in Health Services Research at the Boston University School of Public Health. He also serves as Chief Economist for the Partnered Evidence-based Policy Resource Center at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. He is currently directing studies of demand for care and access to care, as well as effects of workforce retention programs and health information exchange. Dr. Pizer also designs randomized and observational program evaluations and performance metrics for national VA program offices. Prior to his graduate training in economics, Dr. Pizer worked for the Massachusetts Legislature and for several consumer organizations concerned with state insurance regulation.

Other Positions

  • Chief Economist, Partnered Evidence-Based Policy Resource Center - Department of Veterans Affairs

Education

  • Boston College, PhD Field of Study: Economics
  • Harvard College, AB Field of Study: Social Sciences

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHPM842
  • SPHPM874
  • SPHPM931
  • SPHPM932
  • SPHPM980

Publications

  • Published on 2/1/2025

    Feyman Y, Dorneo A, Pizer SD, Yee C. Veterans Health Administration benefit value has little effect on reliance. Am J Manag Care. 2025 Feb 01; 31(2):e56-e61. PMID: 39977288.

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  • Published on 1/7/2025

    Li Y, Barr K, Pizer SD, Garrido MM, Thorsness R. Physician Tenure and Clinical Productivity for Internal and External Hires: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Jan 07. PMID: 39775413.

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  • Published on 12/6/2024

    Burke LG, Ma Y, Phelan J, Latsko E, Frakt AB, Pizer SD, Figueroa JF. Cost Shifting for Emergency Care of Veterans With Medicare After MISSION Act Implementation. JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Dec 06; 5(12):e244312. PMID: 39729304.

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  • Published on 11/4/2024

    Tenso K, Strombotne K, Garrido MM, Lum J, Pizer S. Virtual Mental Health Care and Suicide-Related Events. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Nov 04; 7(11):e2443054. PMID: 39499516.

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  • Published on 11/1/2024

    Ma Y, Phelan J, Jeong KY, Tsai TC, Frakt AB, Pizer SD, Garrido MM, Dorneo A, Figueroa JF. Medicare Advantage Plans With High Numbers Of Veterans: Enrollment, Utilization, And Potential Wasteful Spending. Health Aff (Millwood). 2024 Nov; 43(11):1508-1517. PMID: 39496081.

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  • Published on 9/29/2024

    Garrido MM, Strombotne K, Nguyen P, Pizer SD, Frakt AB. State Policies Targeting Patient Brokering and Deceptive Marketing of Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Subst Use Addctn J. 2025 Apr; 46(2):320-327. PMID: 39344057.

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  • Published on 7/24/2024

    Tenso K, Li Y, Legler A, Sadej I, Kabdiyeva A, Garrido MM, Pizer SD. Medical training program size and clinical staff productivity and turnover. Health Serv Res. 2025 Feb; 60(1):e14364. PMID: 39045876.

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  • Published on 7/3/2024

    Li Y, Legler A, Kabdiyeva A, Nguyen P, Garrido M, Pizer S. Impact of Nurse Residency Program on Time-to-Fill Nurse Vacancies at the Veterans Health Administration. Med Care. 2024 Sep 01; 62(9):599-604. PMID: 38986114.

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  • Published on 6/2/2024

    Shafer PR, Yuan Y, Feyman Y, Price ME, Kabdiyeva A, Figueroa SM, Shen YJ, Nebeker JR, Ward MC, Strombotne KL, Pizer SD. Effect of mental health staffing inputs on initiation of care among recently separated Veterans. Health Serv Res. 2024 Dec; 59 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):e14333. PMID: 38826037.

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  • Published on 5/10/2024

    Saeed I, Barr K, Palani S, Shafer P, Pizer S. Comparison of Full-Time Equivalent and Clinic Time Labor Input Measures in Productivity Metrics. J Healthc Manag. 2024 May-Jun 01; 69(3):178-189. PMID: 38728544.

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