Dissertation Title: "The Design of Public Health Insurance Programs and the Welfare of Low-Income Groups"
In the 1920s, health insurance in the United States was a fringe benefit covering only a few employee groups and limited to a few hospital benefits...
Dissertation Title: "The Effects of Payment Incentives, Benefit Design, and Provider Organization on the Value of Care"
This dissertation explores how the design of payment systems and changes in the organization of providers affect the value and delivery...
Dissertation Title: "The Synergy of Real-World Evidence, Transportability, and Decision-Analytic Modelling in the Evaluation of Disease Screening Programs"
This dissertation uses decision analytic modelling to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of an emerging...
Dissertation Title: "Essays on Health and Economic Outcomes Over the Life-Course"
This dissertation studies how health and health policies impact economic outcomes like earnings, employment, disability application, and wealth accumulation throughout the...
Dissertation Title: "Essays on Consumer Preferences in Health"
This dissertation quantifies consumer preferences in the domain of health, examines the mechanisms underlying these preferences, and develops tools for policymakers and practitioners to...
Dissertation Title: "Care Delivery in Nursing Homes: The Role of Quality, Insurance, and Specialty Clinicians"
This dissertation describes three papers evaluating factors which contribute to the care and wellbeing of nursing home residents. Taken together...
Dissertation Title: "Advancing Evidence-Based Maternity Care: Empirical Studies of Technologies, Policies, and Clinical Practices in the U.S. and Abroad"
While maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes have improved globally over the past couple decades...
Dissertation Title: "Essays on Criminal Health Law and Policy"
How does criminal law enforcement affect health? This dissertation addresses this question through three studies that employ mixed empirical methodologies. Using descriptive quantitative...
Dissertation Title: "Essays in Youth Mental Health: Exploring Emergency Care, Policy Interventions, and Pandemic Challenges"
In this dissertation, I explore the intricate dynamics shaping youth mental health services through three interrelated studies.
In...
Dissertation Title: "New Tools, New Challenges: Navigating the Complexities of Digital Healthcare Delivery"
New digital tools, such as telemedicine visits, remote physiologic monitoring, and patient portal messages, hold immense promise for improving...