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This June, CHERISH colleagues, Research Affiliates, pilot grant recipients, and Advisory Board members are returning to conferences in person to present innovative work and learn alongside leading experts in the field of health services, health economics, and substance use research.
Use the following schedule, featuring nearly 200 entries, to connect with colleagues and friends of CHERISH and explore the breadth of their work.
AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM)
June 4 – 7, 2022, Washington, DC
The AcademyHealth #ARM22 program below is in Eastern Time (ET).
*An asterisk indicates presenter.
Jun. 4
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
COVID-Era Policy Impacts on Insurance Coverage and Access to Care
State Telemedicine Coverage Requirements and Use of Live Video Communication By Rurality
- Authors: Brandy Lipton* and Michael Pesko
Examining Prescribing Behavior and the Impact on Population Health
Association between Opioid Tapering Trajectories and Suicide and Opioid Overdose Outcomes
- Authors: Bobbi Jo Yarborough, Scott Stumbo*, Gabriela Rosales, Lindsay Jenkins, Brian Ahmedani, Yihe Daida, Stephanie Hooker, Sonya Negriff, Rebecca C. Rossom, Kai Yeung, and Nancy Perrin
High-Value Health Care Innovations
Chronic Medication Nonadherence and Potentially Preventable Healthcare Utilization and Spending Among Medicare Patients
- Authors: Yongkang Zhang*, James Flory, and Yuhua Bao
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Opioid-Related Policy Changes and Their Impacts
- Chair: Ali Jalali
A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the Massachusetts Shift-Care Challenge to Initiate Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Hospital Emergency Departments, 2019-2020
- Authors: Cindy Thomas*, Maureen Stewart, Cynthia Tschampl, Hillary Richards, and Courtney Wright
Jun. 5
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Accelerating State Adoption of the Opioid Use Disorder Care Cascade through Standard Metrics
- Chair: Frances McGaffey
- Speakers: Tami Mark, Monica Trevino, and Robert Baillieu
Using Encounter Data for Research on Medicare Advantage
- Chair: Daniel Polsky
- Discussant: David Meyers
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
A Deeper Dive into Vertical Integration
Efficiency in Organizational Structure: Assessing the Effect of Hospital-Physician Vertical Integration on Health Care Spending
- Authors: Christopher Waley*, Cheryl Damberg, Swad Komanduri, and Michael Richards
Impact of Benefit Design and Payment Models on Mental Health Care
How Do Alternative Payment Models Work in Behavioral Health Settings? Changes in Mortality Associated with the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration
- Authors: Helen Newton*, Tamara Beetham, and Susan Busch
Do High-Deductible Health Plans Incentivize Postponing SUD Treatment?
- Authors: Mara Hollander*, Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, Cameron Schilling, Elizabeth Stuart, Haiden Huskamp, Alisa Busch, Colleen Barry, and Matthew Eisenberg
Medicaid’s Role in Improving Access and Quality for Underserved Populations
The Effect of Medicaid Prescription Caps on Health Outcomes Amongst People Living with HIV/AIDS
- Authors: Omar Galarraga*, Nicolas Jones, Momotazur Rahman, and Theresa Shireman
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
Poster Sessions
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials to Improve HbA1c in People from Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups with Type 2 Diabetes
- Authors: Amber Deckard*, Melissa Franco, Erin Staab, Ashish Ghandi, Alexander Rodriguez, Raj Shetty, Aviva Nathan, Wen Wan, Andrew Karter, Monica Peek, and Neda Laiteerapong
Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions and Use of Hospice Care Among Cancer Patients
- Authors: Meng-Yun Lin*, Karen Lasser, Michael Paasche-Orlow, and Amresh Hanchate
Barriers to Access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence in the United States: A Systematic Literature Review
- Authors: Heeun Kim* and Erika Martin
Effect of Interventions to Address Health Disparities in Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review
- Authors: Eleanor Ostroff*, Amber Deckard, Alexander Rodriguez, Erin Staab, Aviva Nathan, Wen Wan, Andrew Karter, Monica Peek, and Neda Laiteerapong
How Did Medication Use Patterns Change Due to COVID-19 for People with Chronic Conditions?
- Authors: Salama Freed*, Sumedha Gupta, Hailemichael Shone, Nancy LaPointe, Kate Bundorf, and Kosali Simon
Lifetime Consequences of Disparities in Access to SGLT2 Inhibitors, GLP1 Receptor Agonists, and DPP-4 Inhibitors for US Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
- Authors: Sarthak Aggarwal*, Aaron Winn, Reza Skandari, and Neda Laiteerapong
Predicting Hospitalization Among Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services Users Using Machine Learning Methods
- Authors: Daniel Jung*, Harold Pollack and R. Tamara Konetzka
Prescribing of Low Versus High-Cost Part B Drugs in Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare
- Authors: Kelly Anderson*, Daniel Polsky, Sydney Dy, and Aditi Sen
Primary Care Physician Adoption of Hepatitis C Virus Treatment in United States Medicaid Programs
- Authors: Shashi Kapadia*, Hao Zhang, Christopher Gonzalez, Martin Shapiro, Bruce Schackman, and Yuhua Bao
Program Expansion Opportunities and Scale-up Costs for HIV Support Services: A Mixed Methods Approach
- Authors: Margo Wheatley*, Katie White, Aaron Peterson, Darin Rowles, Thomas Blisset, Jonathan Hanfit, and Eva Enns
Quality of Hospital Care for COVID-19 Patients in the First Year of the Pandemic
- Authors: Seth Freedman, Asako Moriya*, and Kosali Simon
The Effect of the Medicaid Expansion on Access to Care Among Low-Income Parents: Does It Vary between States with and without a Medically Needy Pathway?
- Authors: Heeun Kim* and Erika Martin
The Political Impacts of COVID-19: Associations between the Public’s COVID-19 Experiences and Their Opinions about Government
- Authors: Sarah Gollust*, James Campbell, Brendan Saloner, and Lynn Blewett
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Socially Vulnerable Patient Populations and Health Disparities
Opioid Overdose and 12-Month Mortality Among Non-Elderly Dually Enrolled Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries
- Authors: Allison Paulson* and Harold Pollack
Structural Racism and Disparities in Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Support for Evidence-Informed Opioid Policies and Interventions: The Role of Racial Attitudes, Political Affiliation, and Opioid Stigma
- Authors: Harold Pollack*, Maria Pyra, Bruce Taylor, Elizabeth Flanagan, Anna Hotton, O’Dell Johnson, Phoebe Lamuda, and John Schneider
Trends and Disparities in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Among Pregnant Women in Medicaid: 2007-2013
- Authors: Rachel Landis*, Brendan Saloner, Beth Ann Griffin, Leighton Ku, Bradley Stein, and Laura Faherty
Jun. 6
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Poster Sessions
Admissions to Residential Substance Use Treatment and Utilization of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Louisiana
- Authors: Wenshu Li*, Brendan Saloner, Matthew Eissenberg, and Alene Kennedy-Hendricks
Alcohol’s Dominant Role in the Social Costs of Crime: Evidence from the 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates
- Authors: Marilyn Sinkewicz*, Harold Pollack, and Sarah Mering
Caregiving Self-Efficacy Among Caregivers of People Living with Dementia
- Authors: Jennifer Makelarski*, Soo Borson, Melissa Grana, Elbert Huang, MariaDelSol De Ornelas, and Stacy Lindau
Changes in County-Level Distance to Mental Health Crisis Services 2015-2020: Implications for Access
- Authors: Helen Newton*, Tamara Beetham, and Susan Busch
Comparison of Healthcare Resource Use over a 12-Month Follow-up Period in Medicaid-Covered Patients with Opioid Use Disorder with and without Use of a Prescription Digital Therapeutic
- Authors: Neel Shah*, Fulton Velez, Kathryn Anastassopoulos, Samuel Colman, Laura Kauffman, Sean Murphy, Charles Ruetsch, Daniel Malone, and Yuri Maricich
Critical Access Medication Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (MOUD) Units across the United States
- Authors: Harold Pollack*, Francis Lee, Susan Paykin, and Javier Rojas
Disparities in Perinatal and Emergency Health Care Utilization Among Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder in Medicaid: 2007-2012
- Authors: Rachel Landis*, Brendan Saloner, Beth Ann Griffin, Bradley Stein, Leighton Ku, and Laura Faherty
Effect of Medicaid IMD Exclusion 1115 Waivers on Access to Addiction Treatment
- Authors: Tamara Beetham*, Helen Newton, and Susan Busch
Factors Associated with Dispensing Naloxone to Prevent Opioid Overdose Fatalities and out of Pocket Costs of Naloxone at Retail Pharmacies
- Authors: Ali Jalali*, Philip Jeng, Jake Morgan, Czarina Behrends, Brandon Marshall, Traci Green, Alexander Walley, and Sean Murphy
In Their Own Words: Experiences of Persons Who Use Drugs during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Authors: Samantha Harris*, Avery Meyer, Sara Whaley, Atharva Bhagwat, Hridika Shah, Susan Sherman, Sean Allen, and Brendan Saloner
Medicare Part D Coverage of Buprenorphine-Naloxone: 2015-2021
- Authors: Hao Zhang*, Shashi Kapadia, and Yuhua Bao
New Federal Policy Change Intended to Expand Access to Buprenorphine of Opioid Use Disorder May be Limited By State Regulations
- Authors: Cindy Thomas*, Robert Bohler, Anita Silwal,Jeffrey Talbert, Laura Fanucchi, Timothy Hunt, Sarah Hatcher, Derek Belvins, Tracy Plouck, and Michelle Lowfall
Potential Policy Spillover Impact of Federal Nursing Home Policy on Antipsychotic Use Among Assisted Living Residents with Dementia
- Authors: Antoinette Coe*, Lori Daiello, Richa Joshi, Kali Thomas, Tingting Zhang, Julie Bynum, Lauren Gerlach, Derrick Lo, Hiren Varma, Andrew Zullo, and Theresa Shireman
Potentially Harmful Medication Prescribing to Nursing Home Residents with Dementia: The Role of Prescriber Specialization in Nursing Home Practice
- Authors: Kira Ryskina*, Derrick Lo, Tingting Zhang, Lauren Gerlach, Julie Bynum, and Theresa Shireman
Prescribing of Low Versus High-Cost Part B Drugs in Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare
- Authors: Kelly Anderson*, Daniel Polsky, Sydney Dy, and Aditi Sen
Prevalence of Stimulant Use Disorder and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Among Medicaid Enrollees in 2017-2018
- Authors: Thanh Lu* and Sean Murphy
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Utilization and Outcomes Among Non-Elderly Adults with Disabilities
- Authors: Lauren Peterson*, Daniel Jung, Harold Pollack, and R. Tamara Konetzka
Utilization of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among West Virginia Medicaid Enrollees Following Medicaid Coverage of Methadone
- Authors: Samantha Harris*, Rachel Landis, and Brendan Saloner
What Explains Changes in Availability of Specialty Mental Health Services?
- Authors: Helen Newton*, Jennifer Humensky, Howard Goldman, and Susan Busch
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Poster Sessions
Associations of U.S. Hospital Closure with Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Racial/Ethnic Composition
- Authors: Elizabeth Tung*, Maxwell Menconi, Marshall Chin, Elbert Huang, and John Fahrenbach
Cost-Effectiveness of a Peer-Delivered Behavioral Intervention for ART Adherence and Substance Use in South African HIV Care
- Authors: Thanh Lu*, Jennifer M. Belus, Jessica F. Magidson, and Sean Murphy
Coverage of Hepatitis C Direct Acting Antivirals in Medicare: 2016 to 2021
- Authors: Shashi Kapadia*, Hao Zhang, and Yuhua Bao
Development and Implementation of an Algorithm to Identify Transgender People in a Single Institution’s Electronic Health Record
- Authors: Myla Strawderman*, Ash Alpert, Shea Nagle, Scott Cunliffe, Manuel Greer, Lexis Rivers, Spencer Adams, Aidan O’Shea,Theresa Shireman, Kasey Fouquet, Jaclyn White Hughto, Emma Mathers, and Jennifer Griggs
Patient Outcomes after Observation Stays for Children
- Authors: Yao Tian*, Michelle Macy, Mehul Raval, Jason Huckenberry, and Jane Holl
Peer Participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program
- Authors: Yucheng Hou*, Marisa Domino, Valeria Lewis, Qing Gong, Kevin Callison, and Justin Trogdon
Prescribing of Low Versus High-Cost Part B Drugs in Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare
- Authors: Kelly Anderson*, Daniel Polsky, Sydney Dy, and Aditi Sen
Jun. 7
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Randomized Trials to Encourage Safe and High-Value Prescribing
Nudging Better-Informed & Safer Opioid Prescribing: A Randomized Trial
- Authors: Tatyana Avilova*, Mirelle Jacobson, Weston Merrick, David Powell, Adam Sacarny, and Ian Williamson.
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Methodological Challenges Associated with Improving Health Equity in Medicaid
- Chair: Kosali Simon
- Discussant: Ninez Ponce
Innovations in care for opioid use disorder and substance use disorders
Simulating Use of Mobile Methadone in Louisiana’s Medicaid Program
- Authors: Jason Gibbons*, Brendan Saloner, and Elizabeth Stuart
The Adoption of Harm Reduction Principles and Activities in Specialized Substance Use Treatment Clinics
- Authors: Ji Chang*, Zoe Lindenfeld, and Thomas D’Aunno
Policy and Surveillance: Tools in Protecting the Public’s Health
Correctional Facilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Staff Leaders and Formerly Incarcerated People
- Presenting Author: Brendan Saloner
The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) 84th Annual Scientific Meeting
June 11 – 15, 2022, Minneapolis, MN
The #CPDD22 program below is in Central Time (CT).
*An asterisk indicates presenter.
Jun. 12
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM (CT)
Poster Session 1, Exhibits & Lunch
S44 Prevalence of Stimulant Use Disorder and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Among Medicaid Enrollees With Stimulant Use Disorder in 2017-2018
- Authors: Thanh Lu*, Sean M. Murphy
- Digital Poster: Yes
S89 Risks of Overdose Events for Patients Undergoing Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Authors: Laura Brandt, Mei-Chen Hu, Ying Liu, Felipe Castillo, Gabriel Odom, Raymond Balise, Daniel Feaster, Edward Nunes, Sean Luo*
- Digital Poster: Yes
S84 Preventing Opioid Relapse Among American Indian Women: A Community Based Participatory Approach to Develop a Facebook Intervention
- Authors: Sydney Kelpin*, Anne Roche, Pamela Sinicrope, Gavin Bart, Lisa Marsch, Aimee Campbell, Kamilla Venner, Cuong Pham, Antonia Young, Nicole Reinicke, Corinna Sabaque, Christi Patten
- Digital Poster: Yes
Jun. 13
8 AM – 10 AM (CT)
Poster Session 2, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast
M18 Does Risky Substance Use Modify the Relationship Between Intensity of Nicotine Dependence and Motivation to Stop Smoking During COVID-19?
- Authors: Jesse Boggis*, Elizabeth Saunders, Lisa Marsch, Nico Agosti, Alan Budney, Shea Lemley
- Digital Poster: Yes
M55 Principles and Metrics for Evaluating Oregon’s Drug Decriminalization Measure: Centering the Voices of People Who Use Drugs
- Authors: Alex Kral*, Jules Netherland, Riona Morgan, Danielle Ompad Ompad, Corey Davis, Haven Wheelock, Ricky Bluthenthal, Nabarun Dasgupta, Michael Gilbert, Theshia Nadoo
- Digital Poster: Yes
M68 Availability of HIV, HCV, Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Other Medical Services at U.S. Syringe Service Programs
- Authors: Czarina Behrends*, Don Des Jarlais, Xinlin Lu, Grace Corry, Sara Glick, Shashi Kapadia, David Perlman, Bruce Schackman
- Digital Poster: Yes
M70 Determinants of Willingness to Pay for a Drug/Alcohol Problem-Free Day Over Time, Among HIV+ Individuals Who Use Drug/Alcohol in South Africa
- Authors: Techna Cadet*, Jessica Magidson, Jennifer Belus Belus, Thanh Lu, Sean Murphy
- Digital Poster: Yes
M79 Analyzing Quality of Life Measures Collected in People With Opioid Use Disorder From the NIDA Data Share Initiative: The Implications for Cost-Effectiveness Evidence in Resource Allocation Decisions
- Authors: Thomas Patton*, Jan Boehnke, Steffanie Strathdee, Annick Borquez
- Digital Poster: Yes
M82 Buprenorphine Adherence and Its Association With Illicit Opioid Use
- Authors: Elenore Bhatraju*, Andrea C. Radick, Brian G. Leroux, Theresa Kim, Jeffrey Samet, Judith Tsui
- Digital Poster: Yes
10 AM – 11AM (CT)
Oral Communication: Machine Learning Applications for SUDs
Predicting County-Level Overdose Death Rates Amid the Escalating Overdose Crisis in the United States: A Statistical Modeling Approach Predicting Deaths Through 2022
- Authors: Charles Marks*, Daniela Abramovitz, Christl A Donnelly, Daniel Ciccarone, Natasha Martin, Steffanie Strathdee, Davey Smith, Annick Borquez
7 PM – 9 PM (CT)
Workshop: Learnings From the Rural Opioid Initiative About Methods to Conduct Research With Rural PWUD
Learnings From the Rural Opioid Initiative About Methods to Conduct Research With Rural PWUD
- Chair: Richard Jenkins
- Speakers: Vivian Go, Thomas Stopka, Mai Pho, William Zule, and April Young
- Discussant: Hannah Cooper
Jun. 14
8 AM – 10 AM (CT)
Poster Session 3, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast
T12 Non-Opioid Substance Use Among Patients Receiving Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment
- Authors: Karen Dugosh*, Michelle Lent, Brook Burkley, Conor Millard, James McKay, Kyle Kampman
- Digital Poster: Yes
T24 Methamphetamine Use and Risky Sex Among Justice-Involved Women With a History of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
- Authors: Michele Staton, Martha Tillson*, Matt Webster, Carl Leukefeld, Kathryn McCollister, Carrie Oser, Sarah Johnson, Katherine Marks
- Digital Poster: Yes
T30 Sex Work and Overdose Risk Among Women Who Use Drugs in Vancouver, Canada
- Authors: Miriam Harris*, Shira Goldenberg, Michelle Cui, Nadia Fairbairn, M-J Milloy, Kanna Hayashi, Jeffrey Samet, Alexander Walley, Seonaid Nolan
- Digital Poster: Yes
T42 Perceived Impact of COVID-19 on Substance Use and Mental Health in People Who Use Opioids (PWUO) in Syringe Services Programs (SSPs) in Southeast U.S. Cities
- Authors: Mary Hatch, Tanja Laschober, Melissa Ertl*, Margaret Paschen-Wolff, Lynette Wright, Daniel Feaster, Susan Tross
- Digital Poster: Yes
T49 “The Talk to Me Like I Am a Human Being:” A Mixed Methods Analysis of Hepatitis Care Experience at Syringe Exchange Programs
- Authors: Elizabeth Austin*, Maria Corcorran, Madeline Frost, Elsa Briggs, Czarina Behrends, Alexa Juarez, Noah Frank, Elise Healy, Stephanie Prohaska, Paul LaKosky, Shashi Kapadia, David Perlman, Bruce Schackman, Don Des Jarlais, Emily Williams, Sara Glick
- Digital Poster: Yes
T57 Perceived Link Between COVID-19 and Substance Use and Mental Health: Findings From Men Who Have Sex With Men Who Use Substances Visiting Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinics in Southeast U.S. Cities
- Authors: Tanja Laschober, Mary Hatch, Melissa Ertl*, Margaret Paschen-Wolff, Lynette Wright, Daniel Feaster, C. Mindy Nelson, Susan Tross, Melissa Ertl
- Digital Poster: Yes
T68 Racial and Ethnic Differences in Long-Term Outcomes After Randomization to Methadone or Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
- Authors: Yuhui Zhu*, Sarah Clingan, Larissa Mooney, Andrew Saxon, Elizabeth Evans, Yih-Ing Hser
- Digital Poster: Yes
T74 The Influence of COVID-19 on Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Services in Rural Primary Care Settings: Patients’ Perspectives
- Authors: Sarah Clingan*, Maria Hanano, Stacy Calhoun, Allison Ober, Alex R. Dopp, Megan E. Curtis, Megan Black, Lin Chunqing, Melissa Salgado, Katie P. Osterhage, Laura-Mae Baldwin, Andrew Saxon, Emily Hichborn, Laurie S. Lester, Lisa Marsch, Larissa Mooney, Yih-Ing Hser
- Digital Poster: Yes
T78 “The Opposite of Addiction is Connection”: Syringe Service Program Perspectives on Engaging People Who Use Drugs in Harm Reduction Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Authors: Elizabeth Austin*, Maria Corcorran, Madeline Frost, Elsa Briggs, Czarina Behrends, Alexa Juarez, Noah Frank, Elise Healy, Stephanie Prohaska, Paul LaKosky, Shashi Kapadia, David Perlman, Bruce Schackman, Don Des Jarlais, Emily Williams, Sara Glick
- Digital Poster: Yes
T86 Enhancing Social Determinants of Health Among People With Opioid Use Disorder on Buprenorphine
- Authors: Irene Pericot-Valverde*, Erik Ortiz, Ashely Coleman, Trisha Melling, Quang Pham, Marc Burrows, Sherry Riggins, Carrie Baldwin, Michelle Bublitz, Jiajing Niu, Angelica Perez, Moonseong Heo, Alain Litwin
- Digital Poster: Yes
T87 Experiences With Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder and Substance Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among People Who Use Opioids: A Web-Based Survey
- Authors: Elizabeth Saunders*, Grace Janzow, Cassandra Harding, Lisa Marsch, Jacob Borodovsky, Zev Schuman-Olivier
- Digital Poster: Yes
2 PM – 2:15 PM (CT)
Oral Communication: Justice/Opioids
Impact of Jail-Based Methadone or Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder on Overdose Mortality Immediately After Release From New York City jail, 2011-2017
- Authors: Joshua Lee*, Sungwoo Lim, Teena Cherian, Monica Katyal, Ross Macdonald, Keith Goldfeld, Ryan McDonald, Ellen Wiewel, Maria Khan, Noa Krawczyk, Sean Murphy, Ali Jalali, Philip Jeng
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Among Populations With Justice Involvement: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Authors: Milan F. Satcher*, Elizabeth C. Saunders, Laura B. Monico, Sandra A. Springer, David Farabee, Jan Gryczynski, Robert P. Schwartz, Amesika Nyaku, Rusty Reeves, Ryan D. McDonald, Joshua D. Lee, Lisa A. Marsch, Elizabeth N. Waddell
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM (CT)
Workshop
Advances in Adolescent Recovery Research and the Society for Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Effectiveness (SASATE)
- Chair: Michael Dennis
- Co-Chair: Doug Smith
Jun. 15
8 AM – 10 AM (CT)
Poster Session 4, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast
W4 Effect of COVID-19 on Cannabis Use and Motivation to Quit Among a Community Sample of Cannabis Users: A Time Series Analysis
- Authors: Catherine Psaras*, Sarah Cousins, Joshua Hakimian, Maria Hanano, Yih-Ing Hser, Larissa Mooney
- Digital Poster: Yes
W11 The Association Between Cannabis Use Disorder and Co-Occurring Anxiety and Depression
- Authors: Sarah Cousins*, Yuhui Zhu, Huiying Guo, Joshua Hakimian, Tram Nguyen, Maria Hanano, Yih-Ing Hser, Larissa Mooney
- Digital Poster: Yes
W51 Responding to a Surge in Overdose Deaths: Perspectives From U.S. Syringe Services Programs
- Authors: Madeline Frost*, Elizabeth Austin, Maria Corcorran, Elsa Briggs, Czarina Behrends, Alexa Juarez, Noah Frank, Elise Healy, Stephanie Prohaska, Paul LaKosky, Shashi Kapadia, David Perlman, Bruce Schackman, Don Des Jarlais, Emily Williams, Sara Glick
- Digital Poster: Yes
W54 Risky Alcohol Use Among Patients Dispensed Opioid Medications: A Clinical Community Pharmacy Study
- Authors: Gerald Cochran*, Elizabeth Charron, Jennifer Brown, Alina Cernasev, Kenneth Hohmeier, T. Winhusen
- Digital Poster: Yes
W86 Retail Pharmacy Naloxone Distribution and Overdose Mortality in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York City, 2016-2018
- Authors: Jake Morgan*, Christina Freibott, Ali Jalali, Philip Jeng, Alexander Walley, Avik Chatterjee, Traci Green, Michelle Nolan, Benjamin Linas, Brandon Marshall, Sean Murphy
- Digital Poster: Yes
W93 Trends in Opioid and Stimulant Treatment Admissions and Overdose Mortality in American Rural and Urban Areas
- Authors: Huyen Pham*, Yuhui Zhu, Larissa Mooney, Yih-Ing Hser
- Digital Poster: Yes
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM (CT)
Oral Communication: Fentanyl: Focus on Subjective/Affective Properties
Strategies Used to Avoid Fentanyl Exposure and Fatal Overdose Among Rural People Who Use Drugs: Multi-Site Qualitative Findings From the Rural Opioid Initiative
- Author: Suzan Walters*, Monica Fadanelli, Abby E. Rudolph, Rob Fredericksen, Rebecca Bolinski, Robin Baker, Mai T. Pho, David Seal, Thomas Stopka
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM (CT)
Oral Communication: Fentanyl, Subjective Experience
Fentanyl Safety Strategies and Trends: A Mixed-Methods Exploration Using Reddit
- Authors: Amanda Bunting*, Noa Krawczyk, Simran Arya, Suhas Nagappala, Yuanqi Gu, Meredith Meacham
4 PM – 5 PM (CT)
Oral Communication: Unique Challenges for SUDs in Rural Environments
Methamphetamine Use and Utilization of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Rural-Area Persons Who Use Drugs
- Authors: Judith Tsui*, Bridget Whitney, Mai Pho, Wiley Jenkins, April Young, Hannah Cooper, William Zule, Thomas Stopka, David de Gijsel, William Miller, Vivian F. Go, P. Todd Korthuis, Brian Chan, Ryan Westergaard, Randall Brown, Judith Feinberg, Gordon Smith, Joseph Delaney, Crane Heidi, Holly Hagan, Richard Jenkins
Successful Implementation of Substance Use Screening in Rural Federally-Qualified Health Centers Identified High Rates of Unhealthy Alcohol, Cannabis, and Tobacco Use
- Authors: Jennifer McNeely*, Bethany McLeman, Trip Gardner, Noah Nesin, Sarah Farkas, Aimee Wahle, Seth Pitts, Margaret Kline, Jacquie King, Carmen Rosa, Lisa Marsch, John Rotrosen, Leah Hamilton
Society for Epidemiological Research Meeting (SER)
June 14 – 17, 2022, Chicago, IL
The #SER2022 program below is in Central Time (CT)
Jun. 15
3:45 PM – 5:15 PM (CT)
Opioid Epidemic: Temporal, Geographic, and Sociodemographic Trends and Advances in Measurement
Session Chair:
- Jennifer Fonda, VA Boston Healthcare System
Presenters:
Rapid detection of suspected opioid overdose deaths: a pilot project
- Shawn Thomas, University of Nevada, Reno
Geographic and temporal trends in fentanyl-involved overdose deaths in Connecticut, 2009-2019
- Haidong Lu, Yale University
Racial/ethnic inequities in opioid overdose deaths in New York City residents from 2000 to 2020: Recent increases among Black New Yorkers
- Alexandra Harocopos, New York City Department of Health
Sociodemographic and geographic disparities in excess fatal drug overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Mathew Kiang, Stanford University
An interrupted time-series analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on the variability in fentanyl concentrations in the unregulated drug supply of Vancouver, Canada
- Samuel Tobias, University of British Columbia
Simulating the simultaneous impact on opioid overdose death of medication for opioid use disorder and naloxone in four New York counties
- Ava D Hamilton, Columbia University
Jun. 16
10:15 AM – 12:45 PM (CT)
Substance Abuse
Session Chairs:
- Brian Fairman, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Michelle Nolan, Columbia University
Presenters:
Opioid prescribing laws and cannabis legalization: what is their synergistic impact on opioid overdose deaths in the current phase of the overdose crisis?
- Magdalena Cerdá, NYU Langone Health
State Cannabis Legalization and Increased Rates of Psychosis
- Holly Elser, University of Pennsylvania
Associations between medical cannabis laws and treatment for opioid use disorder in the United States, 2004-2017
- Sarah Gutkind, Columbia University
Trends in psychosis-related hospitalizations following cannabis legalization in Colorado
- Spruha Joshi, NYU Langone Health
Evaluating the impacts of local cannabis policies on cannabis-related calls to the California Poison Control System
- Ellicott C. Matthay, NYU Langone Health
American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon)
June 26 – 29, 2022, Austin, TX
The #ASHEcon22 program below is in Eastern Time (ET).
Jun. 27
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Period, Prenatal Substance Use Policies and Opioid Use Disorder Among Reproductive Aged Women: Evidence on State-Level Policies Impacting Women with Substance Use Disorder
Prenatal Substance Use Policies and Maternal Health (9:30 AM – 10:00 AM)
- Discussant: Chandler McClellan
- Presenting Authors: Angélica Meinhofer
Pregnant Medicaid Beneficiaries with a Substance Use Disorder, Postpartum Coverage Period and Loss of Health Insurance: Evidence from 2016 – 2020 Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (10:30 AM – 11:00 AM)
- Discussant: Thanh Lu
- Presenting Author: Mir Ali
- Authors: Brenda Natzke, Kristina West, and Marlena Luhr
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM
Health Care Productivity
The Productivity of Professions: Evidence from the Emergency Department (12:15 PM – 12:45 PM)
- Discussant: Michael R. Richards
- Presenting Authors: David Chan
- Authors: Yiqun Chen
Short-Run and Long-Run Effects of Tobacco Control Policies
The Long-Term Impact of Early-Life Cigarette Taxes on Adult Pre-Pregnancy and Prenatal Smoking (11:45 AM – 12:15 PM)
- Discussant: Erik Nesson
- Presenting Authors: Lauren Hoehn-Velasco
- Authors: Michael F. Pesko, Serena Phillips
The Effects of Tobacco 21 Policies on Smoking, Vaping: Evidence from Panel Data and Biomarkers (12:15 PM – 12:45 PM)
- Discussant: Catherine Maclean
- Presenting Authors: Chad Cotti
- Authors: Philip Decicca, and Erik Nesson
The Management of Health Care Organizations: Implications for Patients and Performance
The Corporatization of Hospital Care (11:45 AM – 12:15 PM)
- Discussant: Adam Sacarny
- Presenting Authors: Atul G upta
- Authors: Benjamin Ukert, Elena Andreyeva, Gosia Sylwestrzak, and Catherine Ishitani
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM
Emerging Scholars in Long-Term Care, Aging, and Demography
- Chair: Kosali Simon
Innovations in Measures and Measurement for Health Economics Research
Chair: Michael R. Richards
Vertical Integration between Physicians and Hospitals: Measurement and an Application to Cardiology (3:45 PM – 4:15 PM)
- Discussant: Michael R. Richards
- Presenting Author: Ali Moghtaderi
- Authors: Qian Luo, Bernrad Black
Substance Misuse and Risky Behaviors: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Policy Changes
- Chair: Michael T. French
The Effect of Military Service on the Next Generation’s Risky Health Behaviors: Evidence from the Vietnam Draft Lottery (2:45 PM – 3:15 PM)
- Discussant: Revathy Suryanarayana
- Presenting Author: Monica Deza
Prenatal Substance Use Policies and Infant Maltreatment Reports (3:45 PM – 4:15 PM)
- Discussant: Michael F. Pesko
- Presenting Author: Catherine Maclean
Vertical Integration, Physician Behavior, and Health Care Costs
Efficiency in Organizational Structure: Assessing the Effect of Hospital-Physician Vertical Integration on Health Care Spending (3:15 PM – 3:45 PM)
- Discussant: Brady Post
- Presenting Author: Christopher Whaley
- Authors: Cheryl Damberg, Swad Komanduri, Michael R. Richards
VIRTUAL: Drug and Vaccine Access, Inequality, and Mandate: Global Experience in Covid-19 and Beyond
COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates and Vaccine Uptake (3:15 PM – 3:45 PM)
- Discussant: Thanh Lu
- Presenting Author: Hitoshi Shigeoka
VIRTUAL: Direct and Indirect Benefits of COVID-19 Vaccines
How Do People Value COVID-19 Risks? Evidence from Stated Preference Experiments (3:45 PM – 4:15 PM)
- Discussant: Aaron Kearsley
- Presenting Author: Coady Wing
- Authors: Patrick Carlin, Kosali Simon, Ryan Sullivan
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Harm Reduction
- Chair: Catherine Maclean
The Effects of E-Cigarette Taxes on E-Cigarette Prices and Tobacco Product Sales: Evidence from Retail Panel Data (5:00 PM – 5:30 PM)
- Discussant: Christine Durrance
- Presenting Author: Michael F. Pesko
- Authors: Chad Cotti, Charles Courtemanche, Catherine Maclean, Erik Nesson, and Nathan Tefft
Policing Substance Use: Chicago’s Treatment Program for Narcotics Arrests (5:30 PM – 6:00 PM)
- Discussant: Thanh Lu
- Presenting Author: Panka Bencsik
Health Policies, Health Access, and Maternal/Fetal Health
Re-Exploring the Effects of Cigarette Regulation on Prenatal Smoking and Infant Health (5:30 PM – 6:00 PM)
- Discussant: Don Kenkel
- Presenting Author: Maxwell Chomas
- Authors: Michael F. Pesko
Healthcare Decision-Making: Effects of COVID-19 Shutdowns and Vaccines
Medical Practice Shutdowns and Healthcare Utilization: Evidence from the COVID-19 (5:30 PM – 6:00 PM)
- Discussant: Kosali Simon
- Presenting Author: Rebecca McKibbin
Vulnerable Populations
Alcohol Attributable Health Care Costs in Commercially Insured and Medicaid Populations (5:00 PM – 5:30 PM)
- Discussant: Benjamin Ukert
- Presenting Author: Pelin Ozluk
- Authors: Gosia Sylwestrzak
Pent-up Healthcare Demand Among Low Wage and Hourly Workers (5:30 PM – 6:00 PM)
- Discussant: Elena Andreyeva
- Presenting Author: Daniel Cullen
- Authors: Benjamin Ukert
Jun. 28
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Crime, Mental Health, and Social Services
Social Workers and Suicidality in Jail: Evidence from Travis County’s Mental Health Court (10:00 AM – 10:30 AM)
- Discussant: Monica Deza
- Presenting Author: Jonathan Seward
- Authors: Vivian Vigliotti and Scott Cunningham
Effects of Closures and Shutdown Policies of Long-Term Care Facilities
Social Isolation, Depression, and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Among the U.S. Elderly during COVID-19 (10:30 AM – 11:00 AM)
- Discussant: Neeraj Sood
- Presenting Author: Sumedha Gupta
- Authors: Kate Bundorf, Kosali Simon
Emerging Scholars Session–Food and Nutrition
The Impact of Earned Income Tax Credit Generosity on Food Purchases (9:30 AM – 10:00 AM)
- Presenting Author: Rex Sitti
- Authors: Xiaoxue Li and Brady P. Horn
(Un)Intended Consequences of State Restrictions on Use of Substances with Abuse Potential
The Protective Effect of Naloxone Co-Prescribing Laws Against Overdoses during the COVID-19 Pandemic (10:30 AM – 11:00 AM)
- Discussant: Erik Nesson
- Presenting Author: Sumedha Gupta
- Authors: Elaine L. Hill, Kosali Simon
VIRTUAL: Mental Health and Low-Income Population
- Chair: Monica Deza
Safety-Net Primary Care Clinics and Psychiatric Emergency Department Visits (9:30 AM – 10:00 AM)
- Discussant: Rachel G. Childers
- Presenting Author: Thanh Lu
The Impact of SNAP Work Requirements on Mental Health (10:30 AM – 11:00 AM)
- Discussant: Chad Cotti
- Presenting Author: Lindsay Allen
- Authors: Alicia Atwood and Diana Henry
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM
Behavioral Responses to Opioid Prescribing Policies
- Chair: Lindsay Allen
The (Unintended) Impacts of Opioid Prescription Duration Limits on Provider Behavior (12:15 PM – 12:45 PM)
- Discussant: Christine Durrance
- Presenting Author: Lindsay Allen
Factors Influencing Workforce Wages and Labor Allocations
Hospital Behavior with Publicly Subsidized Labor: Evidence from Residency Debuts (11:15 AM – 11:45 AM)
- Discussant: Sean Nicholson
- Presenting Author: Brendan Rabideau
- Authors: Michael R. Richards, Christopher Whaley
Occupational Licensing and the Health Care Labor Market (11:45 AM – 12:15 PM)
- Discussant: Christopher Whaley
- Presenting Author: Anthony LoSasso
- Authors: Marcus Dillender, Brian Phelan, Michael R. Richards
Gender Composition in the Practice Environment and the Remuneration Gap (12:15 PM – 12:45 PM)
- Discussant: Michael R. Richards
- Presenting Author: Xiaochu Hu
- Author: Qing Gong
Health Benefits and Paid Sick Leave
The Effect of Paid Sick Leave on Youth Wellbeing (11:15 AM – 11:45 AM)
- Discussant: Katherine Wen
- Presenting Author: Abrar Bagalb
Sick Pay and Labor Supply (11:45 AM – 12:15 PM)
- Discussant: Catherine Maclean
- Presenting Author: Victoria Barone
New Explorations on the Interactions of Public and Private Health Insurance
- Chair: Monica Deza
Did the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Eligibility Expansions Crowd out Private Health Insurance Coverage? (11:15 AM – 11:45 AM)
- Discussant: Monica Deza
- Presenting Author: Conor Lennon
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM
Economics of Tobacco Use: Emerging Policy Issues and Trends
- Chair: Michael F. Pesko
Recreational Marijuana Laws and Adult Tobacco Use (2:45 PM – 3:15 PM)
- Discussant: Michael T. French
- Presenting Author: Dhaval Dave
- Authors: Yang Liang, Michael F. Pesko, Serena Phillips, and Joseph Sabia
Public Health Insurance and Health Care Utilization
Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Utilization, Costs, and Risk Profiles of Medicaid and ACA Marketplace Insured Individuals (3:45 PM – 4:15 PM)
- Discussant: Seth Freedman
- Presenting Author: Benjamin Ukert
- Authors: Elena Andreyeva and Yasin Civelek
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Children, Infectious Diseases, and Vaccines
Parental Preferences for COVID-19 Vaccines for Children in the U.S. (5:30 PM – 6:00 PM)
- Presenting Author: Thadchaigeni Panchalingam
- Authors: Yuyan Shi
Understanding the Formation and Effects of Physician Relationships
Peer Participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (5:00 PM – 5:30 PM)
- Discussant: Ian McCarthy
- Presenting Author: Yucheng Hou
- Authors: Marisa E. Domino, Qing Gong, Kevin Callison, and Justin G. Trogdon
VIRTUAL: Meet the Editors
- Chair: John Cawley
- Presenters: Christopher Carpenter, Catherine Maclean, Thomas Buchmueller, and Marcella Alsan
VIRTUAL: The Importance of Medicaid Expansion for Marginalized Communities
The Effects of Medicaid Expansion on Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition (ACSC) Emergency Department (ED) Utilization By Race/Ethnicity (4:30 PM – 5:00 PM)
- Discussant: Sara R. Machado
- Presenting Author: Megan B. Cole
- Authors: Karen Lasser, Meng-Yun Lin, Michael K. Paasche-Orlow, and Amresh D. Hanchate
The Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act Is Associated with Decreased Racial Disparities in Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Pregnant Women (5:30 PM – 6:00 PM)
- Discussant: Harold Pollack
- Presenting Author: Breanne Biondi
- Authors: Samantha G. Auty, Carmen Mitchell, Kevin N. Griffith, Michael Stein
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Poster Reception
Divergent Changes in Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations Associated with Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion Among Black and Hispanic Adults (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM)
- Presenting Author: Amresh D. Hanchate
- Authors: Lindsey Abdelfattah, Karen Lasser, Meng-Yun Lin, Michael K. Paasche-Orlow
How Do Alternative Payment Models Work in Behavioral Health Settings? Changes in Mortality Associated with the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM)
- Presenting Author: Helen Newton
- Authors: Tamara Beetham and Susan Busch
The Impact of Legal Abortion on Maternal Health: Looking to the Past to Inform the Present (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM)
- Presenting Author: Sherajum Farin
- Authors: Lauren Hoehn-Velasco and Michael F. Pesko
The Joint Effect of Medicaid Eligibility and Payment Generosity on Recession-Linked Declines in Access to Health Care and Self-Reported Health (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM)
- Presenting Author: Joseph Benitez
- Authors: E. Kathleen Adams and Kevin Callison
The Effect of Medicaid Prescription Caps on Health Outcomes Amongst People Living with HIV/AIDS (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM)
- Presenting Author: Nicholas Jones
- Authors: Momotazur Rahman, Theresa Shireman, and Omar Galarraga
The Impact of Opioid Restrictions on Pain: Evidence from Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM)
- Presenting Author: David Beheshti
- Authors: Kosali Simon, Sumedha Gupta, Felipe Lozano-Rojas
Jun. 29
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Health Policy and the Labor Market
The Impact of Legalizing Medical Marijuana on Exit from Unemployment (10:00 AM – 10:30 AM)
- Discussant: Monica Deza
- Presenting Author: Hojin Park
Novel Evidence on Racial Disparities
- Chair: Kosali Simon
VIRTUAL: Economics of E-Cigarettes
- Chair: Catherine Maclean
The Effect of E-Cigarette Taxes on Nicotine Replacement Therapy Purchases: Evidence from Retail Scanner Data (9:30 AM – 10:00 AM)
- Discussant: Dhaval Dave
- Presenting Author: Michael F. Pesko
- Authors: Catherine Maclean
The Effects of Tobacco Product Flavor Bans on Tobacco Product Sales: Evidence from Retail Panel Data (10:30 AM – 11:00 AM)
- Discussant: Yu-Chun Cheng
- Presenting Author: Erik Nesson
- Authors: Chat Cotti, Catherine Maclean, Michael F. Pesko
11:15AM – 12:45PM
Economics of Cannabis Policy: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Recent Policies
- Chair: Kosali Simon
The Effects of Geographic Access to Medical Cannabis Dispensaries on Cannabis- and Opioid-Related Hospitalizations (11:15 AM – 11:45 AM)
- Discussant: Rosalie L. Pacula
- Presenting Author: Coleman Drake
Association between Recreational Cannabis Laws and Prescription Opioid Dispensing (11:45 AM – 12:15 PM)
- Discussant: Patrick Carlin
- Presenting Author: Shyam Raman
- Authors: Coleman Drake, Catherine Maclean, and W. David Bradford
Effects of Healthcare Policies on Physician Supply and Patient Health
Health Professional Shortage Areas and Physician Location Decisions (12:15 PM – 12:45 PM)
- Discussant: Michael R. Richards
- Presenting Author: Jonathan Leganza
- Authors: Alex Masucci, Stephanie Khoury
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Child Mental Health: Behaviors, Diagnosis, and Treatment
“There She Is, Your Ideal”: Negative Social Comparisons and Health Behaviors (1:00 PM – 1:30 PM)
- Discussant: Catherine Maclean
- Presenting Author: Brandyn Churchill
- Authors: Christopher Carpenter
The Role of Schools in Identifying and Managing Childhood Health Conditions: Evidence from ADHD Diagnosis during the Covid-19 Epidemic (1:30 PM – 2:00 PM)
- Discussant: Ezra Golberstein
- Presenting Author: Kelli Marquardt
- Authors: Seth Freedman, Dario Salcedo, Kosali Simon, Coady Wing
Hospital Care, Inpatient Admission, and Mortality
On the Impact of Predictive Analytics Driven Disease Management Interventions (1:00 PM – 1:30 PM)
- Discussant: Lindsay Allen
- Presenting Author: Guy David
- Authors: Theodoros Giannouchos
The Evolving Role of Physicians and Hospitals and Implications for Costs and Quality
Are Pay-for-Performance Incentives Diluted By Misattribution: Evidence from Primary Care (2:00 PM – 2:30 PM)
- Discussant: Michael R. Richards
- Presenting Author: Liisa T. Laine
- Authors: Liisa T. Laine, Benjamin Ukert, and Guy David
VIRTUAL: Being a Health Economist: Working in Different Types of Departments and Schools
- Moderator: Deborah Freund
- Presenters: Kosali Simon, Thomas Buchmueller, Ellen R. Meara, Jevay Grooms, Christopher Carpenter, Marika Cabral, John Cawley, Abby Alpert, Joanne Spetz, and Catherine Maclean
VIRTUAL: Spillover Effects of Medicaid Expansions on Healthcare Access and Utilization
The Effect of the ACA Medicaid Expansion on the Medicare Program for 65 Year Olds: Medicare Advantage Enrollment, Dual Enrollment, Utilization, and Spending (1:00 PM – 1:30 PM)
- Discussant: Dajung Jun
- Presenting Author: Ruth Winecoff
- Authors: Kate Bundorf, Melissa Mclnerney, Kosali Simon