Rena Conti

Rena M. Conti, PhD previously, she served as Associate Professor of Health Policy and Economics in the Department of Pediatrics, section of hematology/oncology, and the Department of Public Health Studies at the University of Chicago. Dr. Conti is a 2006 graduate of the Harvard University Interfaculty Initiative in health policy and an elected member of the Conference on Research on Income and Wealth.

Dr. Conti’s research is on the financing, organization and regulation of medical care. She is an expert on the demand for, supply of and pricing of prescription drugs, particularly those used to treat cancer and other “specialty” conditions.

Academic appointments

The University of Chicago

• Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, 2006–2010.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics. Section of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, 2010–2016.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, 2013–2016.
• Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences Collegiate Division, 2014–2016.
• Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology and Biological Sciences Collegiate Division, July 2016–July 2018.
• Associate Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, January 2017–June 2018.

Boston University

• Associate Professor, Markets, Public Policy, and Law, Questrom School of Business, July 2018– present.
• Associate Research Director, Biopharma and Public Policy, Institute for Health System Innovation and Policy, July 2018–present.

Education

• Harvard University, PhD, Interfaculty Initiative in Health Policy; Concentration: Economics,
• Kenyon College, BA, Philosophy (high honors)

Selected Publications

• Nathan, P., Huang, I., Chen, Y., Henderson, T., Park, E., Kirchhoff, A., Robison, L., Krull, K., Leisenring, W., Armstrong, G., Conti, R., Yasui, Y., Yabroff, K. (2023). "Financial Hardship in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer in the Era After Implementation of the Affordable Care Act: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.", J Clin Oncol, 41 (5), 1000-1010
• Akesson, J., Weiss, E., Sae-Hau, M., Gracia, G., Lee, M., Culp, L., Connell, B., Butterfield, S., Conti, R. (2023). "COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Beliefs and Behaviors Among Patients With and Survivors of Hematologic Malignancies.", JCO Oncol Pract, 19 (2), e167-e175
• Auty, S., Griffith, K., Shafer, P., Gee, R., Conti, R. (2022). "Improving Access to High-Value, High-Cost Medicines: The Use of Subscription Models to Treat Hepatitis C Using Direct-Acting Antivirals in the United States.", J Health Polit Policy Law, 47 (6), 691-708
• Levengood, T., Aronsohn, A., Chua, K., Conti, R. (2022). "Dispensing of HIV and Hepatitis C Antivirals During COVID-19: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis of U.S. National Data.", Am J Prev Med, 63 (4), 532-542
• Smith, G., Banegas, M., Acquati, C., Chang, S., Chino, F., Conti, R., Greenup, R., Kroll, J., Liang, M., Pisu, M., Primm, K., Roth, M., Shankaran, V., Yabroff, K. (2022). "Navigating financial toxicity in patients with cancer: A multidisciplinary management approach.", CA Cancer J Clin, 72 (5), 437-453
• Corrigan, K., Fu, S., Chen, Y., Kaiser, K., Roth, M., Peterson, S., Shih, Y., Jagsi, R., Giordano, S., Volk, R., Yabroff, K., Banegas, M., Acquati, C., Conti, R., Ma, H., Ku, K., You, Y., Smith, G. (2022). "Financial toxicity impact on younger versus older adults with cancer in the setting of care delivery.", Cancer, 128 (13), 2455-2462
• Rodin, D., Rosenthal, M., McGlave, C., Bhaskar, A., To, C., Conti, R. (2022). "National trends in post-launch cancer prescription drug prices and the impact of generic entry, 2014-2020.", Journal of Clinical Oncology, 40 (16_suppl), 6598-6598
• Mattingly, T., Conti, R. (2022). "Ensuring a high-quality and resilient supply chain of essential medications means paying more.", J Manag Care Spec Pharm, 28 (5), 573-576
• Volerman, A., Pelczar, A., Conti, R., Ciaccio, C., Chua, K. (2022). "Association between dispensing of low-value oral albuterol and removal from Medicaid preferred drug lists.", BMC Health Serv Res, 22 (1), 562-
• Chua, K., Dahlem, C., Nguyen, T., Brummett, C., Conti, R., Bohnert, A., Dora-Laskey, A., Kocher, K. (2022). "Naloxone and Buprenorphine Prescribing Following US Emergency Department Visits for Suspected Opioid Overdose: August 2019 to April 2021.", Ann Emerg Med, 79 (3), 225-236
• Chua, K., Conti, R., Becker, N. (2022). "US Insurer Spending on Ivermectin Prescriptions for COVID-19.", JAMA, 327 (6), 584-587
• Chua, K., Fendrick, A., Conti, R., Moniz, M. (2022). "Out-of-Pocket Spending for Deliveries and Newborn Hospitalizations Among the Privately Insured", Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 77 (1), 11-13
• Conti, R., Frank, R., Nichols, L. (2021). "How Do Commercial Insurance Plans Fare Under Proposed Prescription Drug Price Regulation?", JAMA Health Forum, 2 (12), e214242-
• Maldonado, J., Fu, S., Chen, Y., Acquati, C., Yabroff, K., Banegas, M., Chang, S., Conti, R., Checka, C., Peterson, S., Advani, P., Ku, K., Jagsi, R., Giordano, S., Volk, R., Shih, Y., Smith, G. (2021). "Sensitivity of Psychosocial Distress Screening to Identify Cancer Patients at Risk for Financial Hardship During Care Delivery.", JCO Oncol Pract, 17 (12), e1856-e1865
• Conti, R., Frank, R., Gruber, J. (2021). "Regulating Drug Prices while Increasing Innovation.", N Engl J Med, 385 (21), 1921-1923
• Chua, K., Conti, R., Becker, N. (2021). "Assessment of Out-of-Pocket Spending for COVID-19 Hospitalizations in the US in 2020.", JAMA Netw Open, 4 (10), e2129894-
• Chua, K., Brummett, C., Conti, R., Bohnert, A. (2021). "Opioid Prescribing to US Children and Young Adults in 2019.", Pediatrics, 148 (3)
• Chua, K., Volerman, A., Conti, R. (2021). "Prescription Drug Dispensing to US Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic.", Pediatrics, 148 (2)
• Mattingly, T., Seo, D., Ostrovsky, A., Vanness, D., Conti, R. (2021). "60 Years after Kefauver: Household income required to buy prescription drugs in the United States and abroad.", Res Social Adm Pharm, 17 (8), 1489-1495
• Conti, R., Padula, W., Becker, R., Salamone, S. (2021). "The cost-effectiveness of therapeutic drug monitoring for the prescription drug-based treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia.", J Manag Care Spec Pharm, 27 (8), 1077-1085
• Chua, K., Fendrick, A., Conti, R., Moniz, M. (2021). "Out-of-Pocket Spending for Deliveries and Newborn Hospitalizations Among the Privately Insured.", Pediatrics, 148 (1)
• Conti, R., McCue, S., Dockter, T., Rapkin, B., Dusetzina, S., Bennett, A., Gracia, G., Johnson, M., Martin, S., Chang, G., Richardson, P., Behrens, R., Weiss, E. (2021). "Assessing financial difficulty in patients with multiple myeloma: Preliminary results of ALLIANCE A231602CD.", Journal of Clinical Oncology, 39 (15_suppl), 8031-8031
• Nathan, P., Huang, I., Chen, Y., Henderson, T., Park, E., Kirchhoff, A., Robison, L., Krull, K., Armstrong, G., Leisenring, W., Conti, R., Yasui, Y., Yabroff, R. (2021). "Financial hardship in adult survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS).", Journal of Clinical Oncology, 39 (15_suppl), 10026-10026
• Chua, K., Conti, R. (2021). "Out-of-Pocket Spending for Influenza Hospitalizations in Medicare Advantage.", Am J Prev Med, 60 (4), 537-541
• Chua, K., Kimmel, L., Conti, R. (2021). "Spending For Orphan Indications Among Top-Selling Orphan Drugs Approved To Treat Common Diseases.", Health Aff (Millwood), 40 (3), 453-460
• Chua, K., Lee, J., Conti, R. (2021). "Potential Change in Insulin Out-of-Pocket Spending Under Cost-Sharing Caps Among Pediatric Patients With Type 1 Diabetes.", JAMA Pediatr, 175 (1), 90-92
• Padula, W., Parasrampuria, S., Socal, M., Conti, R., Anderson, G. (2020). "Reply to Comment on "Market Exclusivity for Drugs with Multiple Orphan Approvals (1983-2017) and Associated Budget Impact in the US".", Pharmacoeconomics, 38 (12), 1375-1376
• Chua, K., Conti, R. (2020). "Policy Implications of the Orphan Drug Designation for Remdesivir to Treat COVID-19.", JAMA Intern Med, 180 (10), 1273-1274
• Padula, W., Parasrampuria, S., Socal, M., Conti, R., Anderson, G. (2020). "Market Exclusivity for Drugs with Multiple Orphan Approvals (1983-2017) and Associated Budget Impact in the US.", Pharmacoeconomics, 38 (10), 1115-1121
• Chua, K., Conti, R. (2020). "Trends In Orphan Drug Spending And Out-Of-Pocket Spending Among US Children, 2013-18.", Health Aff (Millwood), 39 (10), 1806-1811
• Chua, K., Lee, J., Conti, R. (2020). "Out-of-Pocket Spending for Insulin, Diabetes-Related Supplies, and Other Health Care Services Among Privately Insured US Patients With Type 1 Diabetes.", JAMA Intern Med, 180 (7), 1012-1014
• Kimmel, L., Conti, R., Volerman, A., Chua, K. (2020). "Pediatric Orphan Drug Indications: 2010-2018.", Pediatrics, 145 (4)
• Nikpay, S., Buntin, M., Conti, R. (2020). "Relationship between initiation of 340B participation and hospital safety-net engagement.", Health Serv Res, 55 (2), 157-169
• Conti, R., Dusetzina, S., Sachs, R. (2020). "How The ACA Reframed The Prescription Drug Market And Set The Stage For Current Reform Efforts.", Health Aff (Millwood), 39 (3), 445-452
• Chua, K., Brummett, C., Conti, R., Bohnert, A. (2020). "Association of Opioid Prescribing Patterns With Prescription Opioid Overdose in Adolescents and Young Adults.", JAMA Pediatr, 174 (2), 141-148
• Chua, K., Schwartz, A., Volerman, A., Conti, R., Huang, E. (2020). "Differences in the Receipt of Low-Value Services Between Publicly and Privately Insured Children.", Pediatrics, 145 (2)
• Fox, E., Conti, R. (2020). "Pharmacy Forecast 2020: Pharmaceutical Supply Chain", AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACY, 77 (2), 101-103
• Vermeulen, L., Swarthout, M., Alexander, G., Ginsburg, D., Pritchett, K., White, S., Tryon, J., Emmerich, C., Nesbit, T., Greene, W., Fox, E., Conti, R., Scott, B., Sheehy, F., Melby, M., Lantzy, M., Hoffman, J., Knoer, S., Zellmer, W. (2020). "ASHP Foundation Pharmacy Forecast 2020: Strategic Planning Advice for Pharmacy Departments in Hospitals and Health Systems.", Am J Health Syst Pharm, 77 (2), 84-112
• Woo, J., Anderson, B., Gruenstein, D., Conti, R., Chua, K. (2019). "Minimum Travel Distance Among Publicly Insured Infants with Severe Congenital Heart Disease: Potential Impact of In-state Restrictions.", Pediatr Cardiol, 40 (8), 1599-1608
• Chen, A., Hu, X., Conti, R., Jena, A., Goldman, D. (2019). "Trends in the Price per Median and Mean Life-Year Gained Among Newly Approved Cancer Therapies 1995 to 2017.", Value Health, 22 (12), 1387-1395
• Conti, R. (2019). "Financial Toxicity of Prescription Drugs.", Ann Intern Med, 171 (9), 665-666
• Conti, R. (2019). "3 Things You Need to Know About Prescription Drug Affordability", Institute for Health System Innovation & Policy
• Conti, R., Berndt, E. (2019). "Four Facts Concerning Competition in US Generic Prescription Drug Markets", International Journal of the Economics of Business 1-22
• Conti, R., Kleutghen, P. (2019). "Is ‘Competitive Licensing’ Proposed In HR 1046 Practical For Lowering Drug Prices?", Health Affairs
• Conti, R., Chua, K. (2019). "Orphan Drugs For Opioid Use Disorder: An Abuse Of The Orphan Drug Act", Health Affairs
• Royce, T., Kircher, S., Conti, R. (2019). "Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform", JAMA, 322 (4), 299-299
• Chua, K., Brummett, C., Conti, R., Haffajee, R., Prosser, L., Bohnert, A. (2019). "Assessment of Prescriber and Pharmacy Shopping Among the Family Members of Patients Prescribed Opioids", JAMA Network Open, 2 (5), e193673-e193673
• Chua, K., Conti, R. (2019). "Out-of-pocket Spending on Orphan Drug Prescriptions Among Commercially Insured Adults in 2014", Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34 (3), 338-340
• GaBI Journal Editor, . (2018). "US generic prescription drug markets 2004–2016", Generics and Biosimilars Initiative Journal, 7 (4), 164-164
• Parsons, S., Castellino, S., Rodday, A., Keller, F., Kelly, K., Conti, R., Lerner, D., Henderson, T. (2018). "Productivity Loss Among Parent Caregivers Is Associated with Poor Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) at the Intial Diagnosis of Pediatric Advanced Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL)", Blood, 132 (Supplement 1), 975-975
• Conti, R., Nikpay, S., Buntin, M. (2018). "Diversity of Participants in the 340B Drug Pricing Program for US Hospitals", Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine, 178 (8), 1124-1127
• Conti, R., Nguyen, K., Rosenthal, M. (2018). "Generic Prescription Drug Price Increases: Which Products Will Be Affected by Proposed Anti-Gouging Legislation", Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 11 (1), 29-29
• Conti, R., Chua, K. (2018). "Out-of-Pocket Spending on Orphan Drug Prescriptions Among Commercially Insured Adults in 2014", Journal of General Internal Medicine, 178 (4), 133-140
• (2018). "AMCP Partnership Forum: Driving Value and Outcomes in Oncology.", J Manag Care Spec Pharm, 24 (6), 572-578
• Parsons, S., Lerner, D., Rodday, A., Curtis, R., Kelly, K., Conti, R., Castellino, S., Henderson, T. (2018). "Parental work limitations at diagnosis of advanced stage pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma—Results of caregiver work limitations questionnaire (CG WLQ).", Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36 (15_suppl), e18927-e18927
• Berndt, E., Conti, R., Murphy, S. (2018). "The generic drug user fee amendments: an economic perspective", Journal of Law and the Biosciences, 5 (1), 103-141
• Aggarwal, M., Devries, S., Freeman, A., Ostfeld, R., Gaggin, H., Taub, P., Rzeszut, A., Allen, K., Conti, R. (2018). "The Deficit of Nutrition Education of Physicians.", Am J Med, 131 (4), 339-345
• Conti, R., Berndt, E. (2018). Specialty Drug Prices and Utilization after Loss of U.S. Patent Exclusivity, 2001–2007. In David, Cutler. (Eds.), "Measuring and Modeling Health Care Costs Advances in CRIW Conference Proceedings", University of Chicago Press
• Conti, R., Chua, K., Shrime, M. (2017). "Effect of FDA Investigation on Opioid Prescribing to Children after Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy", Pediatrics, 140 (6), 6-6
• Conti, R. (2017). "Making Medicines Affordable: A National Imperative — A Review", Health Affairs
• Dusetzina, S., Conti, R., Yu, N., Bach, P. (2017). "Association of Prescription Drug Price Rebates in Medicare Part D with Patient Out-of-Pocket and Federal Spending", Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine, 177 (8), 1185-1188
• Conti, R. (2017). "Biosimilars: Reimbursement Issues in Your Oncology Practice", Journal of Oncology Practice, 13 (9), 12-14
• Conti, R., DeSouza, J. (2017). "Mitigating Financial Toxicity among US Patients with Cancer", Journal of the American Medical Association Oncology, 3 (6), 765-766
• Conti, R. (2017). "Biosimilars: Reimbursement Issues in Your Oncology Practice.", Journal of oncology practice, 13 (9_suppl), 12s-14s
• Conti, R., Chua, K. (2017). "Out-of-Pocket Spending among Commercially Insured Patients for Epinephrine Autoinjectors between 2007 and 2014", Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine, 176 (2), 736-739
• Chua, K., Conti, R. (2017). "Out-of-Pocket Spending Among Commercially Insured Patients for Epinephrine Autoinjectors Between 2007 and 2014.", JAMA Intern Med, 177 (5), 736-739
• Conti, R., Jones, D. (2017). "Policy Diffusion across Disparate Disciplines: Private- and Public-Sector Dynamics Affecting State-Level Adoption of the ACA", Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 42 (2), 377-385
• Chua, K., Conti, R., Freed, G. (2017). "Appropriately Framing Child Health Care Spending: A Prerequisite for Value Improvement",
• Conti, R., padula, w. (2017). Changing the Cost of Care for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: The Availability of Generic Imatinib in the U.S. and the E.U.. In Richard, Hehlmann. (Eds.), "Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: What Every Clinical Practitioner Needs to Know in 2017", ASCO
• Dragoni, F., Conti, R., Cazzaniga, S., Colucci, R., Pisaneschi, L., Naldi, L., Moretti, S. (2017). "No Association between Vitiligo and Obesity: A Case-Control Study.", Med Princ Pract, 26 (5), 421-426
• Henderson, T., Castellino, S., Keller, F., Kelly, K., Curtis, R., Conti, R., Parsons, S. (2016). "Approach and Feasibility of Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) in a Phase III Clinical Trial for Advanced Stage Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (cHL) in Children and Adolescents", Blood, 128 (22), 3583-3583
• Darlington, W., Watson, S., Henderson, T., Cunningham, J., Conti, R. (2016). "The Affordable Care Act Improves Healthcare Access and Utilization Among Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease", Blood, 128 (22), 4747-4747
• Chua, K., Schwartz, A., Volerman, A., Conti, R., Huang, E. (2016). "Use of Low-Value Pediatric Services Among the Commercially Insured", PEDIATRICS, 138 (6), e20161809-e20161809
• Conti, R., Gee, R., Sharfstein, J. (2016). "Pharmaceuticals and Public Health.", JAMA, 316 (20), 2083-2084
• Pitts, P., Louet, H., Moride, Y., Conti, R. (2016). "21st century pharmacovigilance: efforts, roles, and responsibilities.", Lancet Oncol, 17 (11), e486-e492
• Castellino, S., Henderson, T., Keller, F., Kelly, K., Curtis, R., Conti, R., Parsons, S. (2016). "APPROACH AND FEASIBILITY OF PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES IN A PHASE III CLINICAL TRIAL FOR ADVANCED STAGE CLASSICAL HODGKIN LYMPHOMA IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS", HAEMATOLOGICA, 101 37-37
• Conti, R. (2016). "The Advantages of Awarding the Federal Government Negotiating Power Over the Prices of Prescription Drugs", Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 35 (4), 964-970
• Conti, R. (2016). "Response to Joyce and Sood", Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 35 (4), 972-974
• Padula, W., Larson, R., Dusetzina, S., Apperley, J., Hehlmann, R., Baccarani, M., Eigendorff, E., Guilhot, J., Guilhot, F., Hehlmann, R., Mahon, F., Martinelli, G., Mayer, J., Müller, M., Niederwieser, D., Saussele, S., Schiffer, C., Silver, R., Simonsson, B., Conti, R. (2016). "Cost-effectiveness of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Treatment Strategies for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Chronic Phase After Generic Entry of Imatinib in the United States.", J Natl Cancer Inst, 108 (7)
• Polite, B., Ward, J., Cox, J., Morton, R., Hennessy, J., Page, R., Conti, R. (2016). "A Pathway Through the Bundle Jungle.", J Oncol Pract, 12 (6), 504-509
• Weiner, A., Conti, R., Eggener, S. (2016). "National Economic Conditions and Patient Insurance Status Predict Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Rates and Management Decisions.", J Urol, 195 (5), 1383-1389
• Clark, B., Hou, J., Huang, E., Conti, R., Chou, C. (2016). "Medication Adherence among Hiv/Aids Patients Receiving 340b-Purchased Antiretroviral Medications", Value in Health, 19 (3), A8-A8
• Bach, P., Conti, R., Muller, R., Schnorr, G., Saltz, L. (2016). "Overspending driven by oversized single dose vials of cancer drugs.", BMJ, 352 i788-
• Conti, R., Rosenthal, M. (2016). "Pharmaceutical Policy Reform--Balancing Affordability with Incentives for Innovation.", N Engl J Med, 374 (8), 703-706
• Dusetzina, S., Ellis, S., Freedman, R., Conti, R., Winn, A., Chambers, J., Alexander, G., Huskamp, H., Keating, N. (2015). "How Do Payers Respond to Regulatory Actions? The Case of Bevacizumab.", J Oncol Pract, 11 (4), 313-318
• Padula, W., Larson, R., Conti, R., Dusetzina, S. (2015). "Comparing tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment strategies for newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase when imatinib loses patent exclusivity in the u.s.: a cost-effectiveness analysis", Value in Health, 18 (3), A205-A205
• Polite, B., Ward, J., Cox, J., Morton, R., Hennessy, J., Page, R., Conti, R. (2015). "Reply to M. Thompson et Al.", J Oncol Pract, 11 (3), 263-264
• Conti, R., Padula, W., Larson, R. (2015). "Changing the cost of care for chronic myeloid leukemia: the availability of generic imatinib in the USA and the EU.", Ann Hematol, 94 Suppl 2 (0 2), S249-S257
• Gibbons, R., Coca Perraillon, M., Hur, K., Conti, R., Valuck, R., Brent, D. (2015). "Antidepressant treatment and suicide attempts and self-inflicted injury in children and adolescents.", Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf, 24 (2), 208-214
• Conti, R. (2015). "Expanding the Scope of the National Practice Oncology Benchmark Would Be a Critical Source for Understanding Outpatient Oncology Practice Costs and Profits in a Time of Change.", J Oncol Pract, 11 (1), e95-e97
• Polite, B., Conti, R., Ward, J. (2015). "Reform of the Buy-and-Bill System for Outpatient Chemotherapy Care Is Inevitable: Perspectives from an Economist, a Realpolitik, and an Oncologist.", Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book e75-e80
• Howard, D., Bach, P., Berndt, E., Conti, R. (2015). "Pricing in the Market for Anticancer Drugs.", J Econ Perspect, 29 (1), 139-162
• Larson, R., Conti, R., Padula, W., Apperley, J., Baccarani, M., Eigendorff, E., Guilhot, F., Guilhot, J., Mahon, F., Martinelli, G., Mayer, J., Mueller, M., Niederwieser, D., Saussele, S., Schiffer, C., Silver, R., Simonsson, B., Hehlmann, R. (2014). "What Is the Most Cost-Effective Strategy for Treating Newly Diagnosed Chronic Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) after Imatinib Loses Patent Exclusivity?", Blood, 124 (21), 738-738
• Polite, B., Ward, J., Cox, J., Morton, R., Hennessy, J., Page, R., Conti, R. (2014). "Payment for oncolytics in the United States: a history of buy and bill and proposals for reform.", J Oncol Pract, 10 (6), 357-362
• Conti, R., Bach, P. (2014). "Improving outpatient oncology practice: several steps into a long journey.", J Oncol Pract, 10 (6), 355-356
• Clark, B., Hou, J., Chou, C., Huang, E., Conti, R. (2014). "The 340B discount program: outpatient prescription dispensing patterns through contract pharmacies in 2012.", Health Aff (Millwood), 33 (11), 2012-2017
• Padula, W., Conti, R., Larson, R. (2014). "What is the Most Cost-Effective Strategy for Treating Chronic Myeloid Leukemia After Imatinib Loses Patent Exclusivity in Europe?", Value Health, 17 (7), A636-
• Dusetzina, S., Winn, A., Chambers, J., Ellis, S., Conti, R., Freedman, R., Alexander, G., Keating, N., Huskamp, H. (2014). "Payer-Level Differences in the Response to Regulatory Actions Regarding Withdrawal of Breast Cancer as an Indication for Bevacizumab", JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH, 23 (10), 857-857
• Conti, R., Fein, A., Bhatta, S. (2014). "National trends in spending on and use of oral oncologics, first quarter 2006 through third quarter 2011.", Health Aff (Millwood), 33 (10), 1721-1727
• Conti, R., Bach, P. (2014). "The 340B drug discount program: hospitals generate profits by expanding to reach more affluent communities.", Health Aff (Millwood), 33 (10), 1786-1792
• Howard, D., Conti, R. (2014). "Are new drugs more expensive than old ones? Trends in the benefit-adjusted launch prices of anticancer drugs, 1995-2013.", Journal of Clinical Oncology, 32 (15_suppl), 6525-6525
• Goldberg, P., Conti, R. (2014). "Problems with public reporting of cancer quality outcomes data.", J Oncol Pract, 10 (3), 215-218
• Conti, R. (2013). "Drug discount program--reply.", JAMA, 310 (15), 1627-
• Conti, R., Dusetzina, S., Herbert, A., Berndt, E., Huskamp, H., Keating, N. (2013). "The impact of emerging safety and effectiveness evidence on the use of physician-administered drugs: the case of bevacizumab for breast cancer.", Med Care, 51 (7), 622-627
• Conti, R., Bach, P. (2013). "Cost consequences of the 340B drug discount program.", JAMA, 309 (19), 1995-1996
• Kornfield, R., Watson, S., Higashi, A., Conti, R., Dusetzina, S., Garfield, C., Dorsey, E., Huskamp, H., Alexander, G. (2013). "Effects of FDA advisories on the pharmacologic treatment of ADHD, 2004-2008.", Psychiatr Serv, 64 (4), 339-346
• Conti, R., Bernstein, A., Villaflor, V., Schilsky, R., Rosenthal, M., Bach, P. (2013). "Prevalence of off-label use and spending in 2010 among patent-protected chemotherapies in a population-based cohort of medical oncologists.", J Clin Oncol, 31 (9), 1134-1139
• Bhatta, S., Fein, A., Conti, R. (2013). "TRENDS IN SPENDING ON ORAL CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS 2006-2012", CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS, 93 S12-S12
• Dusetzina, S., Busch, A., Conti, R., Donohue, J., Alexander, G., Huskamp, H. (2012). "Changes in antipsychotic use among patients with severe mental illness after a Food and Drug Administration advisory.", Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf, 21 (12), 1251-1260
• Dusetzina, S., Higashi, A., Dorsey, E., Conti, R., Huskamp, H., Zhu, S., Garfield, C., Alexander, G. (2012). "Impact of FDA drug risk communications on health care utilization and health behaviors: a systematic review.", Med Care, 50 (6), 466-478
• Conti, R., Rosenthal, M., Polite, B., Bach, P., Shih, Y. (2012). "Infused chemotherapy use in the elderly after patent expiration.", Am J Manag Care, 18 (5), e173-e178
• Conti, R., Rosenthal, M., Polite, B., Bach, P., Shih, Y. (2012). "Infused chemotherapy use in the elderly after patent expiration.", J Oncol Pract, 8 (3 Suppl), e18s-e23s
• Philipson, T., Eber, M., Lakdawalla, D., Corral, M., Conti, R., Goldman, D. (2012). "An analysis of whether higher health care spending in the United States versus Europe is 'worth it' in the case of cancer.", Health Aff (Millwood), 31 (4), 667-675
• Pillarella, J., Higashi, A., Alexander, G., Conti, R. (2012). "Trends in use of second-generation antipsychotics for treatment of bipolar disorder in the United States, 1998-2009.", Psychiatr Serv, 63 (1), 83-86
• Garfield, C., Dorsey, E., Zhu, S., Huskamp, H., Conti, R., Dusetzina, S., Higashi, A., Perrin, J., Kornfield, R., Alexander, G. (2012). "Trends in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ambulatory diagnosis and medical treatment in the United States, 2000-2010.", Acad Pediatr, 12 (2), 110-116
• Conti, R., Bernstein, A., Meltzer, D. (2012). "How do initial signals of quality influence the diffusion of new medical products? The case of new cancer drug treatments.", Adv Health Econ Health Serv Res, 23 123-148
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• Conti, R. (2011). "Overuse of Antidepressants in a Nationally Representative Adult Patient Population in 2005", Psychiatric Services, 62 (7), 720-720
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• Conti, R. (2010). "Advances in economics to further inform investments in vaccine development", Human Vaccines, 6 (4), 286-291
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• Conti, R., Veenstra, D., Armstrong, K., Lesko, L., Grosse, S. (2010). "Personalized medicine and genomics: challenges and opportunities in assessing effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and future research priorities.", Med Decis Making, 30 (3), 328-340
• Meltzer, D., Basu, A., Conti, R. (2010). "The economics of comparative effectiveness studies: societal and private perspectives and their implications for prioritizing public investments in comparative effectiveness research.", Pharmacoeconomics, 28 (10), 843-853
• Conti, R., Banks, J., Cornaglia, F. (2009). "LABOUR MARKET PARTICIPATION AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AT OLDER AGES IN THE US AND UK", GERONTOLOGIST, 49 19-19
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• Conti, R. (2009). "Value of research analysis: an application to drug development.", Clin Adv Hematol Oncol, 7 (5), 298-300
• Qato, D., Alexander, G., Conti, R., Johnson, M., Schumm, P., Lindau, S. (2008). "Use of prescription and over-the-counter medications and dietary supplements among older adults in the United States.", JAMA, 300 (24), 2867-2878
• Conti, R., Meltzer, D., Ratain, M. (2008). "Nonprofit biomedical companies.", Clin Pharmacol Ther, 84 (2), 194-197
• Conti, R. (2008). "The societal benefit of nonprofit biotechnology companies.", Clin Adv Hematol Oncol, 6 (5), 366-386
• Rosenthal, M., Landrum, M., Meara, E., Huskamp, H., Conti, R., Keating, N. (2007). "Using performance data to identify preferred hospitals.", Health Serv Res, 42 (6 Pt 1), 2109-2119
• Chien, A., Conti, R., Pollack, H. (2007). "A pediatric-focused review of the performance incentive literature.", Curr Opin Pediatr, 19 (6), 719-725
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