<p>Meredith Rosenthal, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Health Economics and Policy in the </p><p>Department of Health Policy and Management. Dr. Rosenthal received her Ph.D. in health policy at Harvard University in 1998. Dr. Rosenthal’s principal research interests revolve around economic incentives that influence consumer and provider health care decisions. Her other substantive interests include the pharmaceutical industry, mental health policy, and the economics of smoking. She is currently working on a series of related projects that examine evolving trends in the health insurance market, including consumer-directed health plans and financial incentives for improving health care quality and patient safety. </p><p>1</p>