Patricia G. Ketsche, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Email: pketsche@gsu.edu
Room: 806 RCB building
Phone: 404-413-7635
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Biography
Dr. Ketsche recently received her Ph.D. in Risk Management and Insurance from the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University and joined the faculty of the Institute of Health Administration as assistant professor. Her dissertation studied the effect of the tax subsidization of employment-based health insurance on risk pooling in that market.

Professor Ketsche has done extensive research work for various public and private organizations using the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey data and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data to evaluate the existing distribution of health insurance in the population and the effect of policy proposals on that coverage. She has also participated in projects relating to cost containment for Medicaid and assistance for rural health care providers by analyzing claims data and utilization patterns of various populations. She participated in early evaluation of health care quality and cost containment under Georgia Better Health Care for the Department of Medical Assistance, State of Georgia. Dr. Ketsche coordinated data collection and production of the national Institute of Health care Management's Health Care System DataSource, published in November 1998.

Prior to commencing her doctoral studies, Ms. Ketsche worked for several years as an internal and external consultant for employee benefits, assisting firms in evaluating and implementing managed care plans and communicating those changes to their employees. She developed and taught a pilot course on managed care for health administration students at Georgia State University. Ms. Ketsche worked as a physical therapist in a variety of health care settings for over 10 years.

• Ph.D., Georgia State University
• M.B.A./M.H.A., Georgia State University
• B.S., University of Pennsylvania

• Access to and choice in employment-based health insurance
• Risk-adjustment and optimal insurance contracts for public and private payers
• Effect of coverage on access to care and health status
• Efficient risk allocation under managed care; Valuation and reimbursement for quality in health care
• Effect of regulation and legal environment on cost and quality in managed care.