Publications

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

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Media Coverage

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Policy Brief

2019. “Public Spillovers from Private Insurance Contracting: Physician Responses to Managed Care” with Michael Richards. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
2019. “The Impact of Obesity on Wages: The Role of Personal Interactions” with Andrea Moro and Tommaso Tempesti. LABOUR. Lead Article.
2020. “Losing Public Health Insurance: TennCare Disenrollment and Personal Financial Distress” with Laura Argys, Andrew Friedson, and Melinda Pitts. Journal of Public Economics.

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Media Coverage

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

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Media Coverage

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New Research finds ‘Systemic Barrier’ to HIV prevention in Southern States UVA news.

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Southern Health Plans Often Require Preauthorization for PrEp - POZ

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Study finds significant barrier to HIV treatment and prevention in southern states - Cavalier Daily

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Prior Authorization for PrEP More Prominent in the South, May Represent Barrier to Care - AJMC

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A health care journalist’s guide to prior authorization

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Cited in Advocacy work

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American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

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Press release

2021. Connecting Medicaid and Child Support: Evidence from Disenrollment with Lindsey Bullinger. Review of Economic of the Household
2021. Private Coverage Mandates, Business Cycles, and Provider Treatment Intensity with Michael Richards. Health Economics
2021. Losing Public Health Insurance on Preventative Care, Health, and Emergency Department Use: Evidence from the TennCare Disenrollment. Southern Economic Journal. (Replication kit)

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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

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Cited in Advocacy work

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Report from Tennessee Justice Center

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.
"Health Insurance for Whom? The ‘Spill-up’ Effects of Children’s Health Insurance on Mothers" with Daniel Grossman and Barton Willage. NBER Working Paper 29661. Submitted

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Media Coverage

UVA Today, CBS 19 News, The conversation.

“The introduction of PrEP on HIV: Incidence, Mortality and Heterogeneity” with Dr. Kathleen McManus.
Under the same umbrella: Public health insurance expansions and the uniformity of insurance for families with Sarah Hamersma and Daniel Grossman

What else am I working on? (Updated on June, 2022)

Currently future work spans on topics of HIV and incarceration, Medicaid policies and racial disparities, measuring mental health, effects of licensing of therapist on labor outcomes and mental health outcomes, anemia in Peru. This means that I’m working on these areas, may have some results but don’t have a shareable draft. However, if you work on these areas and would like to collaborate or are looking for these topics for creating panels, let me know!

Public Engagement

If you are interested in seeing my public engagement, please check out my media appearances, or check out my podcast “The Hidden Curriculum”, I have also produced articles for the ASHEcon Newsletter, and help out with the non-profit EconThaki.