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Research

Publications

  1. 2015. “Do ‘Cheeseburger Bills’ Work? Effect of Tort Reform for Fast Food” with Kitt Carpenter. Journal of Law and Economics. NBER Working Paper 21170. Replication Kit
    2. Media Coverage

  2. 2019. “Public Spillovers from Private Insurance Contracting: Physician Responses to Managed Care” with Michael Richards. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
  3. 2019. “The Impact of Obesity on Wages: The Role of Personal Interactions” with Andrea Moro and Tommaso Tempesti. LABOUR. Lead Article.
  4. 2020. “Losing Public Health Insurance: TennCare Disenrollment and Personal Financial Distress” with Laura Argys, Andrew Friedson, and Melinda Pitts. Journal of Public Economics.
    5. Media Coverage
  5. 2020. Regional disparities in Qualified Health Plans’ Prior Authorization Requirements for HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in the United States with Kathleen McManus, Sam Powers, Elizabeth Rogawski, and Amy Killelea. JAMA Network Open
    6. Media Coverage skdjulskdjfsd
    New Research finds ‘Systemic Barrier’ to HIV prevention in Southern States UVA news.
    Southern Health Plans Often Require Preauthorization for PrEp - POZ
    Study finds significant barrier to HIV treatment and prevention in southern states - Cavalier Daily
    Prior Authorization for PrEP More Prominent in the South, May Represent Barrier to Care - AJMC
  6. 2021. Connecting Medicaid and Child Support: Evidence from Disenrollment with Lindsey Bullinger. Review of Economic of the Household
  7. 2021. Private Coverage Mandates, Business Cycles, and Provider Treatment Intensity with Michael Richards. Health Economics
  8. 2021. Losing Public Health Insurance on Preventative Care, Health, and Emergency Department Use: Evidence from the TennCare Disenrollment. Southern Economic Journal. (Replication kit)
    9. Awards & Older Version
    • 2018 John Heinz Dissertation Award from the National Academy of Social Insurance
    • APPAM Ph.D. Dissertation award – Honorable Mention
    • 1st place in APPAM poster competition
    • Previously known as: Effects of Losing Public Health Insurance on Healthcare Access, Utilization, and Health Outcomes: Evidence from the TennCare Disenrollment

Working Papers

  • Losing insurance and behavioral health inpatient care: Evidence from a large-scale Medicaid disenrollment” with Catherine Maclean and Douglas Webber. NBER Working Paper 25936. Submitted
  • “The introduction of PrEP on HIV: Incidence, Mortality and Heterogeneity” with Dr. Kathleen McManus.
  • "Health Insurance for Whom? The ‘Spill-up’ Effects of Children’s Health Insurance on Mothers" with Daniel Grossman and Barton Willage.
  • Under the same umbrella: Public health insurance expansions and the uniformity of insurance for families with Sarah Hamersma and Daniel Grossman

Media Pieces

  • Micro y PequeĂąas Empresas Bajo el Enfoque Sobre Competitividad: El Caso de la RegiĂłn ICA, collaborator joint with Juan Pizarro, Luis del Carpio, Pia Torres, Daniel Sandoval, Author: Mario D. Tello, Published by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI), Lima, April 2010
  • “Do people value what they receive for free?” joint with Kerry J. Brennan, Alliance Magazine, Volume 15, Number 1, March 2010, P.23