Dissertation Title: "Evaluating State-Driven Changes to the Medicaid Program: Unintended, Intended, and Methodological Implications"
This dissertation consists of two empirical policy papers and one methods paper. All three papers examine the effect of...
Dissertation Title: "Essays on Health and Vulnerable Populations"
This dissertation examines the impact of barriers to accessing care on the medical utilization incurred by vulnerable groups of patients.
Paper 1: This paper measures the health effects of a...
Dissertation Title： "How Does Managed Care Manage Care? Evidence from Public Insurance"
In the United States, the fraction of individuals with public insurance is growing and the policies and markets that serve them are changing. Over two-thirds of...
Dissertation Title: "Quasi-Experimental Evaluations of Pediatric Health Care: Clinical Practive Guidelins and Insurance Coverage"
The underlying theme of this dissertation is the effects of clinical and federal policy on health, utilization, and...