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Associate Dean for Public Health
Expertise: Health insurance, universal health care, public health, Medicare policy, health economics, gerontology and Social Security, state health policy, economics of aging, rural health care
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Tim McBride has been active in testifying before Congress and consulting with important policy constituencies on Medicare, insurance and rural health policy issues. He is a member of the Rural Policy Research Institute Health Panel that provides expert advice on rural health issues to the U.S. Congress and other policymakers.
McBride is an influential health policy analyst and leading health economist shaping the national agenda in rural health care, health insurance, Medicare policy, health economics, and access to health care. He is currently studying the uninsured, Medicare Advantage and Part D in rural areas, health reform at the state and national levels, access to care for children with special health care needs, and long-term social security and Medicare reform.
In addition to his scholarly publications in leading journals, he has produced a collection of reports, white papers, and other policy products that have had an important impact on the national policy debate.
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Education:
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B.A. in Economics and journalism at University of Wisconsin
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M.S. in Economics at University of Wisconsin
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Ph.D. in Economics at University of Wisconsin
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Major milestone in the health care debate
Expert discusses the next steps for health care reform in the U.S.
Oct. 16,
2009 -- With health care legislation now up for debate in both the House and the Senate, comprehensive health care reform is closer than ever, says Timothy McBride, Ph.D., health economist and associate dean of public health at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. McBride says that there is still much work to be done with health care reform and contentious issues remain. Among those are the public option, how the legislation will be financed, the generosity of the coverage, Medicare Advantage reforms and whether there will be mandates for employers to offer coverage. (Video available)
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Census Bureau to release health insurance numbers Sept. 10
Discrediting official uninsured estimates only minimizes the real health care problem, says health economist
Sept. 3,
2009 --
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The health reform debate to date has been characterized by a lot of confusion and misinformation. "The conclusion that most of the uninsured either are voluntarily uninsured or do not need assistance is erroneous," says Timothy McBride, Ph.D., leading health economist and associate dean of public health at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. The Census Bureau will announce the official health insurance estimates on Thursday, Sept. 10. According to McBride, because of the economic downturn, the number of uninsured may top 50 million.
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Future of U.S. health care
Health economist and leading policy expert believes health reform legislation will pass in '09
June 23,
2009 -- The United States has attempted to pass major health reform legislation eight times in the last century, starting in the mid 1910s up through 1993-94 with the failed Clinton health reform effort. "Only once in that period was any legislation passed — in 1964-65 when Medicare and Medicaid were passed," says Timothy McBride, Ph.D., associate dean of public health at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. "Yet, for many reasons, I feel that it is much more likely that legislation will pass this year." At this point, McBride believes that President Obama has the political support necessary to make health reform happen, and he has made it his top domestic priority. McBride has been active in testifying before Congress and consulting with important policy constituencies on Medicare, insurance and health policy issues. He is a member of the Rural Policy Research Institute Health Panel that provides expert advice on rural health issues to the U.S. Congress and other policymakers.
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Spark workplace productivity and fight obesity with "Meetings on the Move"
Public health experts give tips and discuss benefits of walking meetings
April 6,
2009 -- "'Meetings on the Move' is an inexpensive, easy way to improve health and productivity," says Tim McBride, Ph.D., associate dean for public health at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. Meetings on the Move (MOTM) get employees on their feet and out of the office environment. "Forty percent of the population are absolute couch potatoes," says Debra Haire-Joshu, Ph.D, and professor of social work at Washington University. "That's almost a learned behavior. You learn to sit at school; you learn to sit at work. What 'Meetings on the Move' really does is get us active like we used to be when we were kids. We can learn then to bring activity back into our daily life, just like we learned to take it out." Haire-Joshu also is the director of the Obesity Prevention and Policy Research Center at the Brown School. Video available.
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Become a part of the inaugural class
New master of public health degree accepting applications
Jan. 29,
2009 -- People committed to improving the health of vulnerable communities and populations have a new degree option at Washington University in St. Louis — a Master of Public Health (MPH). The MPH Program at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work is accepting applications for its first class. The Brown School regularly hosts information sessions about its academic programs. The school plans a special half-day "Focus on MPH" event on February 13 from 8:30 - 1:30 p.m. Individuals who have applied or plan to apply for the fall 2009 semester should attend. The event will be held in Brown Hall Lounge.
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Health insurance after job loss
Expert discusses coverage options and the future of health insurance for the unemployed
Jan. 15,
2009 --
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Losing a job usually comes with the double whammy of losing any employer-sponsored health insurance. Timothy McBride, Ph.D., leading health economist and associate dean for public health at WUSTL's George Warren Brown School of Social Work, is available to discuss current coverage options and the future of health insurance for low-income people. "Health reform, if it is considered in Congress, may provide relief for low-income persons," he says. "In the short run, there are unfortunately few options for the unemployed unless they are relatively healthy and can buy cheap policies, or have significant savings. It is one of the sad aspects of our broken health-care system."
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Health care reform will not be highest priority
Public health experts discuss upcoming health care legislation
Dec. 3,
2008 -- Barack Obama will need to act swiftly in his first 100 days as president to resolve the domestic crises facing the nation, but concerns about the economy mean that health care reform will not be the highest priority during that time, says leading public health experts at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL). Debra Haire-Joshu, Ph.D., professor of social work and medicine at WUSTL, and Timothy McBride, Ph.D., associate dean for public health at WUSTL's George Warren Brown School of Social Work, are available to discuss health care legislation under Obama. Haire-Joshu served in Obama's congressional office and McBride is part of the nationally representative Rural Policy Research Institute's Health Panel.
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Social Security vs. Medicare
Despite all the attention paid to Social Security, it's a minor problem compared to Medicare, says leading health economist
Sept. 12,
2008 -- "The problems with Social Security can be solved easily compared to those of Medicare," says Timothy McBride, leading health economist and associate dean for public health at Washington University in St. Louis. "Social Security can be fixed right now, although most people don't want to solve it with tax hikes. If passed today, a one-percentage point tax increase on both employers and employees could solve the Social Security problem for 75 years. If we don't want to raise taxes, another option is to cut benefits by a similar amount and we're done." McBride says that the tax increase needed to fix Medicare would be six or seven percentage points in the long run. "We cannot solve Medicare as easily. Medicare is in a serious crisis relative to Social Security," he says. McBride believes that as soon as the next President is elected "we will hear that we need to solve Medicare and Medicaid."
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U.S. health care system headed for perfect storm
Number of uninsured, rising costs, long term care and an aging population could force a major system overhaul, says leading health economist
Aug. 27,
2008 -- "We are headed into a time when a confluence of changes are going to lead to a perfect storm, making us finally realize that our health care system needs a major overhaul," says Timothy D. McBride, Ph.D., leading health economist and professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis. "As the elderly population doubles between now and about 2030, projections are that we will see at least a doubling of the costs of the federal and state health and retirement programs," he says. "That will likely be when the perfect storm hits. But if we miss it then, we will likely have missed all the storm clouds for the foreseeable future."
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New appointment
McBride named associate dean for public health
Aug. 25,
2008 -- Timothy McBride, Ph.D., professor, has been named the first associate dean for public health at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work.
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