Associate Professor @busph. Co-director BU Medicaid Policy Lab. At intersections of Medicaid, health reform, and quality & equity of care within the safety-net.
Boston, MA
Joined September 2016
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The @BU_Tweets Medicaid Policy Lab, co-directed by @SarahHallGordon, @shaferpr, and myself, officially launches this week! It’s such a privilege (& much fun) to lead and be part of this incredible group. Want to learn more about us? MORE HERE from @BUSPH:
bu.edu/sph/news/articles/202…
New in @Health_Affairs, we find that Massachusetts' #Medicaid ACO program was associated with increased care engagement and some quality improvements in the prenatal and postpartum periods. Perinatal health outcome measures were unchanged.
healthaffairs.org/doi/10.137…
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New paper in @Amb_Care_Mgmt w/ @PaulaKett @biancafrogner & @meganbcole finds that federal COVID-19 funding targeted to health centers may have contributed to stabilization of health centers’ workforce & operations during the pandemic.
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New paper (with a great group of co-authors at BU and UW-Seattle incl. @meganbcole @biancafrogner @PaulaKett @JonStaloff ) examines federal funding to health centers during the pandemic. healthaffairs.org/doi/10.137…
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FQHCs saw an influx of funds during COVID-19. In this @Health_Affairs study, @biancafrogner @meganbcole @bradwrightphd @PaulaKett, myself & others track that funding/how it varied across different FQHCs & populations, & discuss long-term implications healthaffairs.org/doi/10.137…
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Attention, Terriers! We’ve got big news for you! Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam, a distinguished educator, scholar, research scientist, and physician, will be Boston University’s 11th president starting July 1, 2024. #ProudtoBU ❤️🐾
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ALT Photo: A black woman with short hair wearing a black blazer over a black shirt with a necklace, smiling for a portrait in front of a wooden shiplap wall.
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NEW: The October issue of Health Affairs on #TacklingStructuralRacismInHealth is here. It explores how addressing the impact of all forms of racism in health care is essential to building equity. Supported by @RWJF @CalWellness and @Health4Texas. bit.ly/3rApcE9
📢Special issue announcement: Journal of Ambulatory Care Management (@Wolters_Kluwer) seeks papers on the role of health systems & community partners in addressing the social needs of patients.
Submit by 11/1 for fast-track publication.
Details here: journals.lww.com/ambulatoryc…
We encourage author teams to be inclusive of early career researchers, practitioners, and frontline team members.
Reach out to our editorial team with inquiries.
Full announcement is here:
journals.lww.com/ambulatoryc…
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Out today in @JAMA_current with @meganbcole and @nhuberfeld1: Georgia’s first in the nation partial Medicaid expansion with work requirements is likely to have limited reach, provide unstable coverage, and have little effect on employment.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
Returning here to share that I received an @NIH_LRP award from @NIMHD!, after being inspired by all of the Twitter announcements last year. I hope seeing this inspires others to do the same.
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Thanks to @asabbati1 @biancafrogner and @meganbcole for their mentorship in this project detailing growth in behavioral health service use at FQHCs #ARM23 #academyhealth @uwfm @SeaDenCOIN @UWashEM
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My latest, via @npr: Always beware of unintended consequences:
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Congratulations, @stephanieloo19 ❤️
When you and your advisor do a robes photoshoot together at the graduation party. With a special s/o to our engineer photographers.
Thank you so much @meganbcole for being my advisor, dissertation chair, and mentor. I'm truly grateful for all of your support over the years. ❤️
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New paper!
Found no change in emergency department use following ACA Medicaid expansion among Black, Hispanic and White adults aged 26-64. Team: Braden Strackman, @MengYunLin1, @Lasser_karen, @MPOHealthLit, @meganbcole
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…