Becky Briesacher, PhD | Michael Brodeur, PharmD
Jalpa Doshi, PharmD | Cheryl Fahlman, PharmD | Jennifer Hardesty, PharmD
Sachin Kamal-Bahl, PharmD | Rhona Limcangco, PhD, MPharm
Puneet Singhal, PhD, MS | Amie Taggart Blaszczyk, PharmD
Juliette Taylor Toure, PharmD

Becky A. Briesacher, PhD

Becky A. Briesacher, PhD, served as the Director of Research and Assistant Research Faculty for The Lamy Center.  She is a graduate of the Pharmaceutical Health Services Research doctoral program at the University of Maryland, received her M.A. from Williams College, and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.  Previously, she worked at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (formerly known as PCPS) as a director in the Institute of Pharmaceutical Economics and Office of Professional Programs.  

Dr. Briesacher is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Geriatric Medicine.

 
Recent Publications:

Briesacher B, Stuart B, and Kamal-Bahl S.  Primary Research:  The Impact of Tiered Benefit Cost-Sharing on Prescription Drug Spending and Related Medical Costs, Novartis Medical Benefit Report 2002;23-26.

Briesacher B, Stuart B., and Shea D.  Drug Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries: Why Protection May Be in Jeopardy,  New York: The Commonwealth Fund, January 2002.

Stuart B, Briesacher B.  Medication Decisions--Right and Wrong.  Medical Care Research and Review, 2002;59(2):123-145.

Stuart, B., Shea, D., and Briesacher, B. (2001)  “Dynamics of Prescription Drug Coverage of Medicare Beneficiaries: Finders, Losers, Switchers,” Health Affairs.  20(2): 86-99 

Briesacher B, Stuart B, Peluso R.  (1999) Drug Use and Prescribing Problems in the Community-Dwelling Elderly:  A Study of Three State Medicaid Programs. Clinical Therapeutics 1999;21(12):2156-2172.