Conference Roundup: 2026 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
A curated list of appearances featuring CHERISH researchers and colleagues.
May 30 - June 2, 2026
AcademyHealth's 2026 Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, WA
Follow the itinerary below to connect with CHERISH researchers and colleagues attending AcademyHealth's Annual Research Conference.
The times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
SAT, 5/30, 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Benefit Design, Coding Practices, and Federal Spending: Policy Challenges in Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage’s Provision of Expanded Supplemental Benefits and Acute Care Utilization
- Daniel Polsky, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, CHERISH Center Advisory Board Member, Co-author
Behavioral Health Treatment in the Perinatal Period
- Cindy Thomas, PhD, Brandeis University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
Association of Continuous Medicaid Eligibility with Postpartum Coverage and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Breanne Biondi, PhD, Boston University School of Public Health, 2024-2025 CHERISH pilot grant recipient, Presenter
- Rachel Epstein, MD, Boston Medical Center, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
SAT, 5/30, 2:15 PM – 3:30PM
Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment through Varied Pathways
How Concerns about Diversion Affect Buprenorphine Access In Maryland Jails: Perspectives from Patients, Providers, and Custody Leaders
- Brendan Saloner, PhD, Brown University School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
SAT, 5/30, 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
New Frontiers in Causal Inference: Clinical, Equity and Policy Evaluations
Weighting for Sound Policy Research: Synchronizing Estimands with Model Specifications
- Matthew Eisenberg, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
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SUN, 5/31, 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Poster Session: Healthcare Access, Payment, and Coverage
Randomized Member Communication Strategies In Maine’s Primary Care Case Management Program
- Breanne Biondi, PhD, Boston University School of Public Health, 2024-2025 CHERISH pilot grant recipient, Presenter
State Medicaid Payment Policies for Methadone Maintenance Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder, 2020-2025
- Allison Ju-Chen Hu, PhD, Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
- Yuhua Bao, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine, CHERISH Pilot Grant, Training & Mentoring Core Director, Co-author
- Shashi Kapadia, MD, MS, Weill Cornell Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Nudges Vs. Navigation: Preliminary Evidence from a RCT to Promote Medicaid Retention
- Kevin Callison, PhD, Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Mississippi Maternal Health Legislative Surveillance, 2012 – 2025
- Kevin Callison, PhD, Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Suicide-Related Events and Assets As Documented In Electronic Health Records: A Scoping Review
- Matthew Eisenberg, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Expanded Access to Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C Virus Treatment In Tennessee after Authorization of Non-Specialist Provider Prescribing In Medicaid
- Ashley Leech, PhD, MS, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
The Impact of Insulin Copayment Caps and Coinsurance on Insulin Use, Adherence, out-of-Pocket Spending, and Healthcare Utilization In the United States: A Systematic Review
- Benjamin Ukert, PhD, Texas A&M University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
National Trends In Insulin Utilization, Adherence, and out-of-Pocket Spending In the United States, Stratified By Insurance Type, 2016–2023
- Benjamin Ukert, PhD, Texas A&M University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Poster Session: Child and Family Health
Utilization of Long Term Services and Supports Among Older Teens and Young Adults with Complex Medical Conditions In Medicaid
- Harold Pollack, MPP, PhD, University of Chicago, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Poster Session: Late-Breaking Abstracts
Buprenorphine Dosing Trends during Pregnancy and Early Postpartum
- Ashley Leech, PhD, MS, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Use of Specialty Substance Use Disorder Treatment Declined In the First Year of Medicaid Unwinding
- Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
- Brendan Saloner, PhD, Brown University School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Not the Final Answer: Health Record Indicators and Natural Language Processing for Detecting Homelessness
- Richard Nelson, PhD, University of Utah, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Escalating after Hours Work In VA Primary Care: A Multi Year Analysis of Clinician Overflow
- Todd Wagner, PhD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Understanding Early Adoption of Ambient Artificial Intelligence Scribe Tools In Primary Care: Evidence from a VHA Pilot
- Todd Wagner, PhD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Medicaid Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) Coverage Policies and Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Hospitalizations
- Hao Zhang, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
SUN, 5/31, 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Market Shifts and Regulatory Levers: Economics of Healthcare
Changes In Medicare Spending and Utilization after Private Equity Acquisition of Primary Care Practices
- Daniel Polsky, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, CHERISH Center Advisory Board Member, Co-author
Drivers of Change in Behavioral and Mental Health Care Access
Prices and Facility Characteristics of Private Equity-Acquired Residential SUD Treatment Facilities: A Secret Shopper Study
- Susan Busch, PhD, Yale School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
SUN, 5/31, 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Innovative Implementation Financing Strategies
Comparing Organization-Focused and State-Focused Financing Strategies on Evidence-Based Practice Sustainment: Outcomes from Two Federal Policy Approaches In Youth Substance Use Treatment
- Jonathan Purtle, DrPH, MPH, MSc, New York University, CHERISH investigator, Dissemination & Policy Core, Co-author
SUN, 5/31, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Aligning Research Investment with Patient Burden: A Learning Health System
- Todd Wagner, PhD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Speaker
SUN, 5/31, 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
Poster Session: Methods and Measurement Science
Using Natural Language Processing to Characterize Cannabis-Related Discussions from Integrative Medicine Clinical Notes
- Yuhua Bao, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine, CHERISH Pilot Grant, Training & Mentoring Core Director, Co-author
Implications of Omitting Observation-Status Data on the 30-Day Hospital Readmission Metric: Findings from Multi-States Pediatric Populations
- Jason Hockenberry, PhD, Yale School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
A Day In the Life: Creating the Clinical Activity Database to Understand Primary Care Clinician Work Using the US Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Medical Record Data
- Todd Wagner, PhD, Stanford University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
Poster Session: Health Equity and Disparities
Z-Code Documentation of Social Determinants of Health Among Medicaid Beneficiaries In States Incentivizing Z-Code Use
- Beth McGinty, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine, CHERISH Policy Advisory Board Chair, Co-author
Longitudinal Analysis of Food Insecurity and Hypertension Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics
- Harold Pollack, MPP, PhD, University of Chicago, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
Persistent Despair or Contemporaneous Shocks: The Influence of Left behind Counties on Opioid Mortality
- David Powell, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Poster Session: Student Posters
Navigating the Allocation and Implementation of Opioid Settlement Funds: A Qualitative Study
- Matthew Eisenberg, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
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MON, 6/1, 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Poster Session: Mental Health and Substance Use
Barriers and Facilitators to Office-Based Opioid Treatment In a Family Medicine Residency Program: A Mixed Methods Study
- Jonathan Purtle, DrPH, MPH, MSc, New York University, CHERISH investigator, Dissemination & Policy Core, Co-author
Did State Legislative Prior Authorization Prohibitions In Private Insurance Improve Buprenorphine Treatment Retention?
- Allison Ju-Chen Hu, PhD, Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
- Shashi Kapadia, MD, MS, Weill Cornell Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
- Hao Zhang, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
- Ali Jalali, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine, CHERISH Methodology Core Co-director, Co-author
- Yuhua Bao, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine, CHERISH Director, Pilot Grant, Training & Mentoring Core, Co-author
Impacts of Private Equity and Other for-Profit Behavioral Healthcare Acquisitions on Utilization, Spending, and Quality of Care for Medicare Beneficiaries
- Matthew Eisenberg, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
- Beth McGinty, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine, CHERISH Policy Advisory Board Chair, Co-author
Use of Peer Support Services for Substance Use Disorder In Medicaid By In-Person and Telehealth Delivery, Care Setting, and Treatment Phase
- Beth McGinty, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine, CHERISH Policy Advisory Board Chair, Co-author
Outpatient Mental Health Services Utilization Following State Restrictions on Abortion
- Matthew Eisenberg, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Understanding Local Approaches to the New York State Opioid Settlement Regional Abatement Fund: Decision-Making and Resource Allocation Priorities
- Sugy Choi, PhD, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
- Noa Krawczyk, PhD, MS, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Critical Time Intervention for Persons Released from Cook County Jail
- Harold Pollack, PhD, MPP, University of Chicago, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
Statewide Implementation of a Maryland Law Requiring Medications for Opioid Use Disorder In Local Jails
- Brendan Saloner, PhD, Brown University School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Survey of Pharmacists’ Experiences with Buprenorphine Dispensing Policies (SUPERB)
- Brendan Saloner, PhD, Brown University School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Substance Use Treatment Facilities Not Admitting Patients Taking Medications for Opioid Use Disorder, 2015–2022
- Brendan Saloner, PhD, Brown University School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Opioid Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries By Race-Ethnicity, 2013-2021
- Hao Zhang, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
Poster Session: Dissemination, Implementation, and Impact
Evaluating the Impacts of Critical Time Intervention Implementation on Health Service Utilization Among Homeless-Experienced Veterans
- Richard Nelson, PhD, University of Utah, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Cost of Paired Peer Recovery Coach Case-Management Intervention to Improve Substance Use Treatment Engagement for Individuals with Criminal-Legal Involvement
- Harold Pollack, PhD, MPP, University of Chicago, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
MON, 6/1, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Measuring Value in Implementation Efforts: Costs and Benefits
- Andria Eisman, PhD, MPH, MS, Wayne State University College of Education, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
Women and Gender Interest Group: Highlights in Women and Gender Health Research
Preferences for Abortion Access In Texas: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment
- Jeffrey Hoch, PhD, University of California, Davis, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Insurance Benefit Designs and Care for MH/SUD
Effects of Zero Cost-Sharing for Behavioral Health on Utilization and Spending
- Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
To Require Prior Authorization, or Not to Require Prior Authorization: Evidence from Medicaid-Financed Buprenorphine Prescribing
- Harold Pollack, PhD, MPP, University of Chicago, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Late-Breaking Session: Shaping Quality in Healthcare: Workforce and Legal Perspectives
The Relationship between Tort Immunity and Nursing Home Staffing
- David Powell, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
MON, 6/1, 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Poster Session: Women and Gender Health
Preferences for Abortion Access Among People Living In Texas: A Qualitative Exploration of Travel Decision-Making
- Jeffrey Hoch, PhD, University of California, Davis, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
Poster Session: Digital Health, Data, and Analytics
A Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Economic Effects of Interactive Voice Response Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients with Chronic Pain
- Todd Wagner, PhD, Stanford University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
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TUE, 6/2, 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Policies Affecting Access and Financial Burden of MH/SUD Treatment in Medicaid
- Marisa Domino, PhD, Arizona State University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
Maternal Health Equity in Medicaid: Coverage, Incentives, and Outcomes
Rural–Urban Inequities In Postpartum Transitions to Primary Care Among Medicaid Women with Gestational Diabetes
- Hao Zhang, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author