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Thomas Hoerger, PhD, Senior Fellow in health economics, appointed in September 2005, is the director of the RTI-UNC Center for Excellence in Health Promotion Economics and director of RTI’s Health Economics and Financing Program. He specializes in health economics, health care reform, and cost-effectiveness analysis. Dr. Hoerger has led numerous research projects for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). He has developed models for examining the cost-effectiveness of health promotion interventions and estimated the costs of diabetes, vision loss, and other conditions. He has directed five projects to design, implement, and evaluate competitive bidding for Medicare services. Dr. Hoerger directs the RTI-UNC Center for Excellence in Health Promotion Economics, sponsored by a grant from the CDC. The purpose of the Center is to develop, evaluate, and implement health promotion recommendations, programs, and policies; to evaluate their cost-effectiveness; and, consequently, to improve upon efforts to promote health and prevent disease, disability, and injury. | 