Kaiser Permanente Distinguished
Professor of Health Economics
School of Public Health
Division of Health Policy and Management
Berkeley, CA 94720-7360
james.robinson@berkeley.edu
510-642-0564 Fax: 510-643-6981
 
Current Research Interests
• Biotechnology policy and strategy
• Health insurance
• Physician payment methods
• Health care finance
• Nonprofit and for-profit organization
 
Key Publications
• Robinson, JC. Managed Consumerism in Health Insurance. Health Affairs. 2005. 24(6):1478-89.
• Robinson, JC. Health Saving Accounts - The Ownership Society in Health Care. NEJM. 2005. 353(12):1199-1202.
• Robinson, JC. Consolidation and the Transformation of Competition in Health Insurance. Health Affairs. 2004. 23(6):11-24.
• Robinson, JC. For-Profit Non-Conversion and Regulatory Firestorm at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. Health Affairs. 2004. 23(4):63-84.
• Robinson JC, Yegian JM. Medical Management After Managed Care. Health Affairs. 2004. Web Exclusive http://www.healthaffairs.org pp. W269-W280.
• Robinson, JC. Reinvention of Health Insurance in the Consumer Era. JAMA. 2004. 291(15):1880-1886.
 
Teaching
• PH 200C Public Health Core Breadth (UCB)
• PH 222A Health Care Technology Policy (UCB)
• PH 227A Health Care Finance (UCB)
• PH 227B Advanced Financial Management (UCB)
• PH 298.25 Health Care Technology Strategy (UCB)
 
Public and University Service
• Chair, Health Policy and Management Division
• Member, Executive Board, Integrated Healthcare Association