Colleen L. Barry, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Health Policy and Administration
Professor Barry's research focuses on regulation of health insurance markets, the politics of health reform, and policy innovation to improve chronic care. In past research, she has examined the responses of health plans, consumers, politicians, and interest groups to regulation of mental health insurance coverage. She also studied economic and organizational strategies for improving depression care in the public and private sector. More recently, Professor Barry is studying the impact of various policy initiatives to improve children’s mental health. Also, she is working with colleagues at Yale on a series of framing and media effects studies related to food policy and obesity.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D. in Health Policy with concentration in political analysis, Harvard University, 2004
M.P.P., John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1999
Courses Taught
HPA 514 Government and Health Policy
HPA 597 Capstone Course in Health Policy
Yale Affiliations
Director, Health Policy Program, Yale School of Public Health
Affiliated Faculty, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
In the News
Include Substance Abuse Treatment in Parity Requirements: Barry and Sindelar Examine Authors Examine Whether Same Arguments for Mental Health Parity Apply to Substance Abuse
The Wall Street Journal Online
Coverage for Children's Mental Illness Reduces Out-of-Pocket Spending
Busch Study Reveals Companies Can Control Costs and Improve Employee Use of Preventive Care
Study Shows Mental Health Coverage Would Not “Break the Bank”
Selected Publications
Barry, C.L. and Ridgely, M.S. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Insurance Parity for Federal Employees: How Did Health Plans Respond? Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, in press, 2007.
Barry, C.L. and Sindelar, J.L. Equity in Private Insurance Coverage for Substance Abuse: A Perspective on Parity. Health Affairs w708-w716, 2007.
Busch, S.H. and Barry, C.L. Mental Health Disorders in Childhood: Assessing the Burden on Families. Health Affairs 26(4): 1088-1095, 2007.
Barry, C.L. and Busch, S.H. Do State Parity Laws Reduce the Financial Burden on Families of Children with Mental Health Care Needs? Health Services Research 42(3): 1061-1084, 2006.
Busch, S.H., Barry, C.L., Vesgo, S., Sindelar, J.L., Cullen, M. Effects of a Cost Sharing Exemption on Use of Preventive Services at One Large Employer. Health Affairs 25(6): 1529-1536, 2006.
Barry, C.L. The Political Evolution of Mental Health Parity. Harvard Review of Psychiatry 14(4): 185-194, 2006.
Barry, C.L., Frank, R.G., and McGuire, T.G. The Costs of Mental Health Parity: Still an Impediment? Health Affairs 25(3): 623-634, 2006.
Goldman, H.H., Frank, R.G., Burnam, M.A., Huskamp, H.A., Ridgely, M.S., Normand, S-L. T., Young, A.S., Barry, C.L., Azzone, V., Busch, A.B., Azrin, S.T., Moran, G., Lichtenstein, C., and Blasinsky, M. Behavioral Health Insurance Parity for Federal Employees. New England Journal of Medicine 354(13): 1378-1386, 2006.
For a further list of Dr. Barry’s publications, please see PubMed.
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