Bio & Experience
Benedic Ippolito is a senior fellow in economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. His research focuses on a variety of topics within health economics, including the pharmaceutical market, Medicare Advantage, provider pricing, and the role of health care costs in the personal finances of Americans.
Dr. Ippolito has been published in a variety of leading peer-reviewed academic journals, including JAMA, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Health Affairs, and Georgetown Law Review. He frequently testifies before Congress and currently serves as an associate editor of Health Affairs Scholar.
Ippolito holds a PhD and an MS in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BA in economics and mathematics from Emory University.
Experience
- Associate Editor, Health Affairs Scholar, 2024–
- Honorary Fellow, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015–2018
- National Institute of Mental Health economics trainee (health and mental health), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2012–15
Education
PhD and MS, economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
BA, economics and mathematics, Emory University
Latest Work
Articles and Op-Eds
Research, Books, Speeches, and Testimonies
Expected Out-of-Pocket Costs: Comparing Medicare Advantage with Fee-for-Service Medicare
Expanding Medicare Coverage of Anti-Obesity Medicines Could Increase Annual Spending by $3.1 Billion to $6.1 Billion
How Do Prescription Drug Benefits Differ Between Medicare Advantage and Stand-Alone Part D Drug Plans?
Multimedia
Medicare’s Two Insurance Systems: Current Performance and Options for Reform
