David Stevenson

David Stevenson, SM, PhD

Associate Professor of Health Policy, Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University
Department of Health PolicyVillage at Vanderbilt, Suite 21001500 21st Avenue SouthNashville, TN 37212

David Stevenson is currently an associate professor of health policy in the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. Stevenson’s primary research interests are end-of-life care and long-term care. His previous work has focused on a range of topics in these areas, including the evolution of Medicare’s hospice benefit, end-of-life care for Medicare Advantage enrollees, and long-term-care financing options for the future. 

Dr. Stevenson received a BA in religion from Oberlin College, an MS in health policy and management from the Harvard School of Public Health, and a PhD in health policy from Harvard University. His previous faculty appointment was in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School.

Antipsychotic and benzodiazepine use among nursing home residents: findings from the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey.
Authors: Stevenson DG, Decker SL, Dwyer LL, et al.
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
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Supporting Home- and Community-Based Long-Term Care: Views of Long-Term Care Specialists
Authors: D.C. Grabowski, R.O. Cadigan, E.A. Miller, et al.
Medical Care Research and Review
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Long and Short Hospice Stays among Nursing Home Residents at the End of Life
Authors: H.A. Huskamp, D.G. Stevenson, D.C. Grabowski, et al.
Journal of Palliative Medicine
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A New Medicare End of Life Benefit for Nursing Home Residents
Authors: H.A. Huskamp, D.G. Stevenson, M.E. Chernew, et al.
Health Affairs
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The complementarity of public and private long-term care coverage.
Authors: Stevenson DG, Cohen MA, Tell EJ, et al.
Health Affairs
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Private long-term care insurance and state tax incentives.
Authors: Stevenson DG, Frank RG, and Tau J
Inquiry
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Hospice care in the nursing home setting: A review of the literature.
Authors: Stevenson DG and Bramson JS
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
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Targeting nursing homes under the quality improvement organization program’s 9th statement of work.
Authors: Stevenson DG and Mor V
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
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Ownership Status and Home Health Care Performance
Authors: D.C. Grabowski, H.A. Huskamp, D.G. Stevenson, et al.
Journal of Aging & Social Policy
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Is nursing home regulation a barrier to resident-centered care?
Authors: Stevenson DG and Gifford DR
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Letter to the Editor
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