Conference Roundup: 2025 Annual Research Meeting

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM CDT, 📍 101 CD (Level 1)

• Karen Lasser, MD, MPH, Boston Medical Center, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Changes in Postpartum Linkage to Primary Care Among Enrollees with Diabetes and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Following Medicaid ACO Implementation

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM CDT, 📍 Exhibit Hall B (Level 1)

• Marcus Bachhuber, MD, MSHP, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Uptake of Medicaid Billing for Community Health Worker Services in Louisiana 2022–2023
• Kevin Callison, PhD, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Hospitalization and Credit Scores: Evidence from Medicaid
• Matthew Eisenberg, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Do Housing Vouchers Change Medicaid Enrollment and Healthcare Use? Results from a Natural Experiment
• Daniel Polsky, PhD, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, CHERISH Advisory Board member, Co-Author
  • Growth of National Chains in the Home Health Care Market
• Todd Wagner, PhD, Stanford University, CHERISH Research Affiliate
  • Navigating Post-COVID Medicaid Policy Changes: The Rise in Hospital Presumptive Eligibility While Medicaid Enrollment Unwinds in California, Co-Author
  • The Affordable Care Act Resulted in Both Longer Periods of Medicaid Enrollment and Higher Rates of Churn, Co-Author

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CDT, 📍 102 ABC (Level 1)

• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Speaker
  • Podium: Opportunities for Improving and Learning from Transparency in Coverage Data

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CDT, 📍 Mezzanine 100 AB

• Brendan Saloner, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Disparities in Use and Perceptions of Substance Use and Harm Reduction Services Among Older Adults in the Era of Fentanyl: Results from a Multi-State Survey

5:15 PM – 6:30 PM CDT, 📍 Exhibit Hall B (Level 1)

• Lindsay Allen, PhD, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Geographic Availability and Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Medicaid Enrollees in 9 States
• Daniel Hartung, PharmD, MPH, Oregon State University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
  • Effect of a Prior Authorization on Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use on Utilization and Outcomes in a State Medicaid Program
• Joshua Hockenberry, PhD, Emory University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Assessing Mental Health Treatment Facilities Offer of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatments
• Beth McGinty, PhD, MS, Weill Cornell Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Regional Changes in Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Bed Capacity and Availability of Alternative Psychiatric Services, 2012–2022
• Rosalie Pacula, PhD, University of Southern California, CHERISH Advisory Board member, Co-Author
  • Over the Counter Retail Naloxone Sales and Variation By County: September 2023 through September 2024
• Harold Pollack, PhD, MPP, University of Chicago, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Improving Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: Insights from Addiction Treatment Providers on Policy Implementation and Practice
• Daniel Polsky, PhD, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, CHERISH Advisory Board member, Co-Author
  • The Role of Medicare Insurance Coverage Type in Annual Wellness Visits: A Comparison between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage Plan
• Hao Zhang, PhD, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
  • The Association between Cannabis Legalization and Substance Use Treatment Admissions for Cannabis Misuse, 2010–2021

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM CDT, 📍 Exhibit Hall B (Level 1)

• Diana Bowser, ScD, MPH, Boston College Connell School of Nursing, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Utilization of Preventive Care in Rural United States Counties with Varying Rates of Advanced Practice Nurses
• Matthew Eisenberg, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Pandemic Housing Supports and Substance Use-Related Outcomes: A Multi-Methods Study
• Dominic Hodgkin, PhD, Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Management, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Residential and Racial Disparities in Psychotropic Utilization Among Medicaid Adult Beneficiaries with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• Brady Horn, PhD, University of New Mexico, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • An Assessment of Nurse Practitioner Low-Value Care Use in Primary Care
• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
  • Impacts of a Cross-System Care Coordination Program for Pregnant Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder and Substance Exposed Newborns
• Cindy P. Thomas, PhD, Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Management, CHERISH Research Affiliate
  • Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Mortality and Hospitalizations Among Adults Receiving Long Term-Services and Supports, Co-Author
  • Residential and Racial Disparities in Psychotropic Utilization Among Medicaid Adult Beneficiaries with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Co-Author

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM CDT, 📍 101 CD (Level 1)

• Elbert Huang, MD, MPH, University of Chicago, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Trends in Community Health Worker Place of Employment and Wages from 2012–2023 and Effect of Certification and Medicaid Reimbursement

1:45 PM – 3:00 PM CDT, 📍Mezzanine 100 CD

• Ashley Leech, PhD, MS, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Examining Factors Associated with Buprenorphine Prescribing for Childbearing Age Women with Opioid Use Disorder: Roles of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

1:45 PM – 3:00 PM CDT, 📍 101 CD (Level 1)

• Jake Morgan, PhD, MS, Boston University, CHERISH investigator, Co-Author
  • Contraceptive Method Switching Among Texans in Response to SB8
• Theresa Shireman, PhD, MS, Brown University School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Medicare’s Coverage Gaps Reduce Contraceptive Use Among Women with Disabilities

5:00 PM – 6:15 PM CDT, 📍 Exhibit Hall B (Level 1)

• Susan Busch, PhD, Yale School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Access to Evidence-Based Outpatient Behavioral Health Services: The Inadequacy of Health System Affiliations
• Sugy Choi, MS, PhD, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
  • Characterizing Wellness Programs in U.S. Medical Schools: A Systematic Web-Scraping Analysis of Student Support Resources
• Zachary Meisel, MD, MPH, MSc, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Co-Author
  • Shaping Health Policy: Pennsylvania Lawmakers’ Rhetoric on Firearms, Violence, and Public Health
• Jonathan Purtle, DrPH, MPH, MSc, NYU School of Global Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Shaping Health Policy: Pennsylvania Lawmakers’ Rhetoric on Firearms, Violence, and Public Health
• Hao Zhang, PhD, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, CHERISH Research Affiliate
  • Impact of Environmental Pollution on High-Severity Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations Among Children Enrolled in Medicaid, Co-Author
  • Leveraging T-MSIS Data for Pediatric Diabetes Research in Economically Disadvantaged Populations, Co-Author