Dr. Daniel Montanera

Dr. Montanera earned his doctorate in economics from The University of Western Ontario in 2013. He was previously a faculty member in the Institute of Health Administration at Georgia State University. Dr. Montanera specializes in health economics and microeconomic theory, studying defensive medicine and its impacts on health care spending and access to care. He also investigates applications of auction theory in designing efficient health insurance exchange mechanisms. Dr. Montanera has published his research in the Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, Information Systems Research, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, and the European Journal of Health Economics. He has served on the Editorial Board of the journal Health Care Management Science and, in his consulting work, Dr. Montanera has collaborated with Mathematica Policy Research in developing guidance for states regarding the best ways to incorporate competitive bidding into their procurement processes in Medicaid Managed Care programs.