Harold S. Luft, PhD
Expertise
Dr. Harold S. Luft's research and teaching covers a wide range of areas, including medical care utilization; health maintenance organizations; hospital market competition; volume, quality and outcomes of hospital care; risk assessment and risk adjustment; and healthcare market reform.
He has been involved in postdoctoral training for over 30 years and currently serves as co-director or associate director for three training programs sponsored jointly by University of California-San Francisco and University of California-Berkeley.
Career
Dr. Luft is a member of the Institute of Medicine and served six years on the IOM Council. He chaired and was a member of the National Advisory Council of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (now known as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality). He also served on the board of AcademyHealth for ten years and is co-editor of the journal Health Services Research. He has authored or co-authored and edited four books and authored or co-authored almost 200 articles in scientific journals.
Awards, Honors and Degrees
Professor Luft received his AB, MA, and PhD in Economics (specializing in health sector economics and public finance) from Harvard University.