The 13th Annual Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) was held June 16-19, 2024 in San Diego, CA.
ASHEcon is a professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence in health economics research in the United States. ASHEcon provides a forum for emerging ideas and empirical results of health economics research. Through a set of professional activities, ASHEcon aims to advance health economics research in the United States, to achieve widespread recognition for the field of health economics and to enhance individual and societal health by providing evidence and expertise for the development of private and public policies.
During the 3 day conference 6 SPIA faculty and students participated in 18 discussions.
FACULTY
- Amanda Abraham: Teen Opioid Exposures during the COVID-19 Pandemic; The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Substance Use Disorder Treatment Admissions
- David Bradford: The Effects of Prescribing Guidelines on Opioid Shipments: Evidence from Newly-Released Arcos Data; The Relationship between Medicaid Expansion and Disconnected Youth
- Emily Lawler: Determinants of Infant Birth Outcomes; The Effect of Hospital Breastfeeding Policies on Infant Health; The Repeal of Mexico’s Seguro Popular and Its Potential Impact on Infant Mortality; Healthcare Expenditures Associated with Aggressive Treatment of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Among Women Enrolled in Traditional Medicare
- Felipe Lozano-Rojas: Uncovering the Role of Moral Hazard in Health Insurance; Beyond Calories: Exploring Genetic Predispositions, Beverage Taxes, and Pandemic Impacts on Nutrition and Healthcare; The Effect of Soda Taxes Among Households with Diabetes and Overweight Ailments; The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Substance Use Disorder Treatment Admissions; The Effect of a Large Prescription Opioid Diversion Event on Opioid Mortality in the U.S.; The Effects of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on Mortality
STUDENTS
- Victoria Bethel: Teen Opioid Exposures during the COVID-19 Pandemic; Association of Nicotine Vaping and Major Depressive Episodes Among Adolescents and Young Adults By Disability Type in 2021; Associations between Medicaid Managed Care Plan Coverage and Opioid Use Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment: Evidence from Random Assignment in Kentucky
- Miguel Antonio Garcia Estrada: Teen Opioid Exposures during the COVID-19 Pandemic
