M. Kate Bundorf Affiliates with Cornerstone Research

San Francisco, Calif. (PRWEB) July 07, 2016

Cornerstone Research, a leading provider of economic and financial consulting and expert testimony, announced today that M. Kate Bundorf has affiliated with the firm. She is an associate professor of health research and policy at Stanford University and an award-winning researcher.

"Kate is a highly respected expert on consumers' health insurance choices, and on the economics of the healthcare industry," said Cornerstone Research President and CEO Michael E. Burton. "We are enthusiastic about her joining our outstanding and growing network of healthcare experts."

Professor Bundorf has served as an expert witness and testified at deposition. Her academic research focuses on health insurance markets, including the determinants and effects of consumer choices, the effects of regulation, the interaction of public and private systems, incentives for insurers to improve healthcare quality, and the organization of provider markets.

Professor Bundorf is a member of the Panel of Health Advisers of the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, and a board member of the Center for Health and Economy. She is a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, and a fellow at the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research at Stanford School of Medicine's Center for Health Policy.

Her honors include the Annual Health Care Research Award from the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, and selection as a Fulbright Scholar. Professor Bundorf's research has been published in leading economics and health policy journals. She is an associate editor of Medical Care Research and Review, and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Health Economics, the American Journal of Health Economics, and Health Services Research.

About Cornerstone Research
Cornerstone Research provides economic and financial consulting and expert testimony in all phases of complex litigation and regulatory proceedings. The firm works with an extensive network of prominent faculty and industry practitioners to identify the best-qualified expert for each assignment. Cornerstone Research has earned a reputation for consistent high quality and effectiveness by delivering rigorous, state-of-the-art analysis for over 25 years. The firm has 600 staff and offices in Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington.

Please visit Cornerstone Research's website for more information about the firm's capabilities in economic and financial consulting and expert testimony.

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