Conference Roundup: ASHEcon 2026

AI in Research

• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Moderator
• When: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Mentoring Session- Early Career (<5 years out from receiving PhD)

• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
• When: 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM

Mentoring Session- PhD Student

• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
• When: 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM

Economics of Emerging Tobacco Products

• Michael Pesko, PhD, University of Missouri, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair and Organizer
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Economics of Emerging Tobacco Products

Effects of Local Sales Restrictions on Flavored Tobacco Products In California

• Michael Pesko, PhD, University of Missouri, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Economics of Emerging Tobacco Products

Restricting Sales of Flavored Nicotine Vaping Products: Effects on Nicotine Vaping Product and Cigarette Sales In Canada

• Michael Pesko, PhD, University of Missouri, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Economics of Emerging Tobacco Products

Improving Care for Older Adults with and without Dementia: Insights from Payment Design, Claims Data, and Clinical Innovation

• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair & Organizer
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Improving Care for Older Adults with and without Dementia: Insights from Payment Design, Claims Data, and Clinical Innovation

Dementia Dyads In Medicare Claims Data: Healthcare Outcomes Associated with Dementia Diagnosis, Co-author

• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Improving Care for Older Adults with and without Dementia: Insights from Payment Design, Claims Data, and Clinical Innovation

Effects of Medicaid Coverage and Enrollment Policies: Evidence from Administrative Data

• Daniel Polsky, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, CHERISH Center Advisory Board Member, Chair
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Effects of Medicaid Coverage and Enrollment Policies: Evidence from Administrative Data

How Much Mental Health Is Enough? Determining Cut-Points for an Outcome-Based Mental Health Quality Measure

• Tami Mark, PhD, MBA, RTI International, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Measuring Quality to Promote Effective Behavioral Health Care

Opioid Crisis Impacts on Crime and Incarceration: A Cross-Sectional Time Series Analysis

• Michael French, PhD, MA, University of Miami, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Drugs and the Law: Interactive Effects

The Time Costs of Healthcare: Evidence from State Paid Sick Leave Mandates

• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Addressing Non-Monetary Barriers to Care: Time, Leave, and Transit Policies

Training the Shortage Away: Medical School Growth and Physician Supply

• Kevin Callison, PhD, Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, The Ripple Effect: How Economic and Labor Policies Shape Healthcare Access, Utilization, and Quality

Policy-Induced Variation In Mental Health Care: Lessons from Paid Leave, Gambling Laws, and Workforce Training

• Matthew Eisenberg, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Policy-Induced Variation In Mental Health Care: Lessons from Paid Leave, Gambling Laws, and Workforce Training

Online Sports Betting Legalization and Prescribing for Mental Health and Substance Use Medications

• Matthew Eisenberg, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Policy-Induced Variation In Mental Health Care: Lessons from Paid Leave, Gambling Laws, and Workforce Training

Paid Leave and Specialty Mental Healthcare

• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
• Thanh Lu, PhD, RTI International, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• Katherine Wen, PhD, Vanderbilt University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Vanderbilt University, Discussant
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Policy-Induced Variation In Mental Health Care: Lessons from Paid Leave, Gambling Laws, and Workforce Training

Behavioral Health Care Workforce Training and Outcomes for Local Medicare Beneficiaries

• Rosalie Pacula, PhD, RAND Corporation & University of Southern California, CHERISH Policy Advisory board, Discussant
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Policy-Induced Variation In Mental Health Care: Lessons from Paid Leave, Gambling Laws, and Workforce Training

Can Early Intervention Reduce Future Child Maltreatment?

• Monica Deza, PhD, Syracuse University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Child Maltreatment and Household Wellbeing

Effects of Hearing and Vision Insurance Benefits

• Michael Pesko, PhD, University of Missouri, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair and Organizer
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Effects of Hearing and Vision Insurance Benefits

The Impact of Non-Essential Business Closures on Hearing Healthcare Use

• Benjamin Ukert, PhD, Texas A&M University School of Public Health, Presenter
• Michael Pesko, PhD, University of Missouri, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Effects of Hearing and Vision Insurance Benefits

Effects of State Hearing Aid Mandates on Employment, Wellbeing, and Public Benefit Receipt

• Michael Pesko, PhD, University of Missouri, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• Benjamin Ukert, PhD, Texas A&M University School of Public Health, Co-author
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Effects of Hearing and Vision Insurance Benefits

Telehealth Among Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with and without Adrd, 2018-2024

• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Co-author
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Financing, Access, and Quality In Dementia Care

Developmental Disability Services and Policy

• Harold Pollack, PhD, MPP, University of Chicago, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
• When: 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM, Developmental Disability Services and Policy

Identifying Developmental Disability Services In Medicaid Claims Data

• Harold Pollack, PhD, MPP, University of Chicago, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• When: 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM, Developmental Disability Services and Policy

Do Fentanyl Overdose Deaths In a Community Affect Provider Prescribing of Buprenorphine?

• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Co-author
• Rosalie Pacula, PhD, RAND Corporation & University of Southern California, CHERISH Policy Advisory board, Co-author
• When: 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM, Mortality In the Opioid Era

Geography and Health

• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
• When: 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM, Geography and Health

Vulnerability of the Public Safety System: Evidence from Micro-Shocks

• Monica Deza, PhD, Syracuse University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
• When: 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM, Geography and Health

The Impact of Residential Treatment Completion on Future Medicaid Billing Charges

• Brady Horn, PhD, University of New Mexico, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
• When: 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM, Geography and Health

The Stability of the Healthcare Safety Net: Evidence from Generic Drug Entry

• Ziping (Leaf) Ye, PhD, Stanford University, 2025-2026 CHERISH pilot grant recipient, Co-author
• When: 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM, Shocks to the Safety-Net: How Financing and Ownership Impact Care at Federally Qualified Health Centers

Stress Testing Markets for Cardiac Care

• Michael R. Richards, MD, MPH, PhD, Cornell University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• When: 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM, Market Entry, Ownership, and Innovation In Regulated Healthcare Sectors

Healthcare Market Dynamics after Deregulation

• Michael R. Richards, MD, MPH, PhD, Cornell University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• When: 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM, Market Entry, Ownership, and Innovation In Regulated Healthcare Sectors

Universal Pre-K Programs and Child Maltreatment

• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• When: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, Education and Health Outcomes

Substance Use and Child Outcomes

• Angélica Meinhofer, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
• When: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, Substance Use and Child Outcomes

Intergenerational Consequences of Drug Overdose Events

• Angélica Meinhofer, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
• When: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, Substance Use and Child Outcomes

Attributing Depression Metrics to Clinics and Clinicians In Integrated Health Systems

• Tami Mark, PhD, MBA, RTI International, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
• When: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, Examining the Impacts of Patients and Providers on Quality of Behavioral Healthcare

The Impact of Losing Medicaid on Workers’ Compensation Benefits

• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Workplace Safety and Workers’ Compensation: Using Administrative Data to Advance Causal Inference

Mental Health Outcomes Beyond Coverage: Provider Decisions, Economic Opportunity, and Institutional Context

• Lindsay Allen, PhD, MA, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Mental Health Outcomes Beyond Coverage: Provider Decisions, Economic Opportunity, and Institutional Context

Association between Enrollment In Integrated Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans and Quality and Utilization of Healthcare Among Dual Eligibles with Serious Mental Illnesses

• Matthew Eisenberg, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
• Beth McGinty, PhD, Cornell University, CHERISH Policy Advisory Board Chair, Co-author
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Integrating Medicare and Medicaid: The Evidence on Special Needs Plans and Aligned Coverage

Policy Impacts on Substance Use: Evidence Insurance Coverage, Taxes, and Indoor Use Bans

• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Organizer
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Policy Impacts on Substance Use: Evidence Insurance Coverage, Taxes, and Indoor Use Bans

Losing Medicaid and Substance Use Disorder Treatment

• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
• Monica Deza, PhD, Syracuse University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Policy Impacts on Substance Use: Evidence Insurance Coverage, Taxes, and Indoor Use Bans

Cannabis on the Rise: National Trends In Adolescent Use, 2015-2023

• Benjamin Ukert, PhD, Texas A & M University School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Cannabis and Co-Use

ADHD Medication Use at the Transition to Adulthood: Effects of Medicaid Expansion

• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Co-author
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, ADHD, Treatment Disruptions, and Child Development

Effects of Drug Shortages on ADHD Medication Use and Adherence

• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Co-author
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, ADHD, Treatment Disruptions, and Child Development

Local and National Impacts of Cannabis Policies

• Michael French, PhD, MA, University of Miami, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Organizer
• When: 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM, Local and National Impacts of Cannabis Policies

Cannabis Legalization and Polysubstance Use Disorders

• Brady Horn, PhD, University of New Mexico, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
• When: 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM, Local and National Impacts of Cannabis Policies

Local Cannabis Retail Taxes: Prevalence, Magnitude, and Disparate Demographic Impact

• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
• When: 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM, Local and National Impacts of Cannabis Policies

Performance Monitoring and Certification Threats: Evidence from Organ Transplantation

• Revathy Surya Narayana, PhD, MSc, O’Donnell School of Public Health, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
• When: 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM, Incentives and End Stage Organ Failure

Effects of Opioid Treatment Program Openings and Closures on Methadone Treatment Receipt for Medicaid Beneficiaries

• Rosalie Pacula, PhD, RAND Corporation & University of Southern California, CHERISH Policy Advisory board, Discussant
• When: 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM, Causal Impacts of Expanding Substance Use Disorder Treatment Supply

Do GLP-1 Medications Pay for Themselves?

• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• When: 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM, GLP-1s In the Real World: Budgets, Benefits, and Barriers

Health Policy Determinants of Mental Health Outcomes

• Lindsay Allen, PhD, MA, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
• When: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Setting Standards In Healthcare: The Case of Medical Necessity Reforms In Substance Use Disorder Treatment

• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
• Matthew Eisenberg, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• When: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, Causal Evidence on Substance Use Policies: Treatment Access, Risk Communication, and Coverage Standards

The Impact of Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities on Maternal and Infant Health: Evidence from Kentucky Medicaid

• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
• When: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, Causal Evidence on Substance Use Policies: Treatment Access, Risk Communication, and Coverage Standards

Risky Health Behaviors and Marijuana Use

• Monica Deza, PhD, Syracuse University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
• When: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, Risky Health Behaviors and Marijuana Use

Health Insurance Marketplace Policy Under New Federal and State Policy Regimes

• Daniel Polsky, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, CHERISH Center Advisory Board, Chair
• When: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, Health Insurance Marketplace Policy Under New Federal and State Policy Regimes

Poster Reception

Association between the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration and Access to Care

• Susan Busch, PhD, Yale School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author

Private Equity Ownership and Psychiatric Hospitals In Texas

• Susan Busch, PhD, Yale School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, 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, Cornell University, CHERISH Policy Advisory Board Chair, Co-author

The Price of Treatment: Estimating the Effects of Substance Use Disorder Facilities on House Prices

• Brady Horn, PhD, University of New Mexico, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Co-author

When Parents Can Take Time: Paid Sick Leave and Adolescent Mental Health

• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant

The Consequences of Hospital Crowding: Evidence from Texas

• Benjamin Ukert, PhD, Texas A & M University School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter

Randomized Member Communication Strategies In Maine’s Primary Care Case Management Program

• Breanne (Bre) Biondi, PhD, MPH, Boston University School of Public Health, 2024-2025 CHERISH pilot grant recipient, Co-author

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Health Policy and Mental Health Access: Evidence from Coverage, Workforce, and Schooling Reforms

• Lindsay Allen, PhD, MA, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Health Policy and Mental Health Access: Evidence from Coverage, Workforce, and Schooling Reforms

Substance Use Disorder Treatment

• Monica Deza, PhD, Syracuse University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Substance Use Disorder Treatment

The Effect of State Paid Sick Leave Mandates on Specialty Substance Use Disorder Treatment Utilization

• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Co-author
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Emerging Scholars- Health Care, Inequities and Addition

• Monica Deza, PhD, Syracuse University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Emerging Scholars- Health Care, Inequities and Addition

Differential Effects: When Well-Intended Policies Contribute to Health Inequities

• Michael Pesko, PhD, University of Missouri, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Emerging Scholars- Health Care, Inequities and Addition

To Require Prior Authorization, or Not to Require Prior Authorization?

• Harold Pollack, PhD, MPP, University of Chicago, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Emerging Scholars- Health Care, Inequities and Addition

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
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Health Econometrics: New Methods and Application

Medicaid Coverage and Postpartum Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• Matthew Eisenberg, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, The First Year after Birth: How Insurance Coverage and Health Information Shape Family Outcomes

Assessing the Impact of a Produce Prescription Intervention on Veteran Health and Healthcare Cost Outcomes

• Richard Nelson, PhD, University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Advancing Veterans’ Healthcare: Novel Strategies to Improve Quality, Cost, and Preventive Care

Practice Pattern Shifts Among OB/GYNs after Dobbs

• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Co-author
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Reproductive Healthcare Policy and Physicians

What Do Hospitals Do with $10 Billion?

• Michael R. Richards, MD, MPH, PhD, Vanderbilt University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, The 340B Program: Impacts and Provider Strategic Responses

Effects of Zero Cost-Sharing for Behavioral Health on Utilization and Spending

• Marisa E. Domino, PhD, Arizona State University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Access and Affordability of Mental Health Services

Access to Nonprofit Child Care and Evictions

• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Prenatal and Early Childhood Exposures: Policy and Child Outcomes

Part D Plan Sponsor Networks, Prices, and Access for Consumers

• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Chair
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Manufacturer Engagement with Clinicians and Buprenorphine Prescribing: Evidence from Linked Open Payments and National Pharmacy Claims

• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Co-author
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Provider, Policy, and Market Effects on the Management of Opioid Use Disorder

Returns to Trainees In a Highly Regulated Labor Market

• Michael R. Richards, MD, MPH, PhD, Cornell University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-author
• When: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM, Economics of Physician Training: Labor Markets, Compensation, and Career Choices