Media Expertise:
Economics of health care, effects of public policies on the price and utilization of prescription drugs, health policy, opioid prescribing, pharmaceutical markets, substance use disorder treatment access
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Bio
Courtney R. Yarbrough is a Rollins Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management. Her research focus is health policy and the economics of health care. She specializes in pharmaceutical markets, analyzing the effects of public policies on the price and utilization of prescription drugs, especially in the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit. She conducts research on policies directed at substance abuse with particular focus on opioid prescribing and access to treatment for substance use disorders. She also has research interests in the social determinants health, examining the impact of community social capital on health outcomes.
Areas of Interest
- Addiction/Substance Abuse
- Health Economics
- Health Policy
- Health Disparities
- Social Determinants of Health
- Substance Use/Harm Reduction
Education
- PhD, University of Georgia
- MPA, University of Georgia
Courses Taught
- HPM 500 - Intro To US Health Care System
- HPM 553 - Pharmaceutical Econ.& Policy
- HPM 797R - Directed Study