Avi Dor
Avi Dor, a health economist, is a Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University (GWU), and Director of its Health Economics and Health Policy PhD Programs. He is highly experienced in large data base analysis and econometric modeling of health care costs and outcomes, pharmaceutical pricing, and well as cost-effectiveness in applied health care settings. His research has been published in leading economics journals (e.g., American Economic Review, European Economic Review), leading field journals (e.g., Journal of Health Economics, Journal of Regulatory Economics, JEMS), medical journals (e.g., NEJM, JAMA, Cancer), major health policy journals (Health Affairs, Health Services Research, Inquiry).
Avi Dor has consulted for a variety of organizations, including the World Bank, Amgen, GlaxoSmithKline, and Teva Pharmaceuticals, and patient advocacy organizations. In addition, he frequently serves on NIH and AHRQ grant review panels. His work has been cited by major media and trade press outlets including the New York Times, CNN, NPR, US News and World Report, Modern Healthcare, and Kaiser Health News. Dr. Dor’s other affiliation include the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and a joint faculty appointments at the GWU Trachtenberg School of Public Policy.
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Children and FamiliesDo Stricter Immunization Laws Improve Coverage? Evidence from the Repeal of Non-Medical Exemptions for School Mandated Vaccines
The rising rate of non-medical exemptions is a driving force behind our nationwide measles crisis. Chelsea J. Richwine, Avi Dor, and Ali Moghtaderi of George Washington University examine the effect of California’s 2016 decision to repeal all non-medical exemptions on immunization coverage in a new working paper.
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To find out whether California's 2016 repeal of non-medical exemptions was associated with an increase in uptake of vaccines required for school entry, P4A researchers at George Washington University evaluated California’s new policy and tracked vaccination rates from 2012 to 2017. While vaccination coverage rose, the policy came with unintended consequences.
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Children and FamiliesThe Impact of Vaccine Mandates and Exemptions on Childhood Immunization Coverage
Childhood vaccines play a major role in minimizing the incidence of vaccine-preventable disease. While all states accommodate medical vaccine exemptions, certain states also allow for waivers on the basis of religious or philosophical objections.
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