New AJHE paper: Among Arkansas Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in private plans, narrower provider networks reduced in-network PCP and specialist visits. Patients shifted to out-of-network care, especially for specialists, but overall PCP use still fell. 🔗 www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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The wait is over! Registration for the 15th Annual #ASHEcon2026 Conference in Minneapolis is officially open! 🏛️💉
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ASHEcon is seeking abstracts on topics related to US-focused health economics for presentation at the 2027 Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) annual meeting.
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Please submit by April 30, 2026.
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Submissions are still open. The deadline for submissions has been extended to December 17, 2025.
Abstract Submission Deadline has been Extended!
👉Start Submissions here: https://www.ashecon.org/2026-minneapolis/2026-call-for-abstracts/
Submissions are still open. The deadline for submissions has been extended to December 17, 2025.
ASHEcon is seeking members to join the Scientific Review Committee in the peer review of abstracts submitted for consideration for the 2026 ASHEcon conference as the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, MN. Abstract reviews will take place in Dec 2025 and Jan 2026 . Deadline Dec 10th.
Among the 1st studies to leverage patient-level data to examine heterogeneity in responses to Med Cannabis Laws, documntng how all affected but also revealing stronger declines for the extensive margin among cancer, and Black patients & smaller effects among ynger & Asian pts.
The paper also provides a how-to guide for case study synthetic control estimation to explore ATTs across various units and outcomes. It provides detailed discussions about steps to evaluate the quality and the plausibility of the assumptions underlying the methodology (2/3).
Med cannabis law adoption induces sustained reductions in pain-medication use, esp opioids, among commercially insured patients. On avg, patients prescribed opioids drop by over 100 per 10,000 enrollees qrtrly within 4 yrs after policy adoption.(1/3)
Policy design must account for strategic behavior of transplant candidates. (2/2)
Read more in AJHE: https://doi.org
#KidneyTransplant #PublicHealth #HealthEconomics
Kidney allocation priorities save lives—but also shape how patients act.
Expanding deceased donor access reduces reliance on living donors and lowers mortality, but effects differ across groups. (1/2)
SUBMIT: individual abstracts to be combined into sessions, organized sessions made up of 3 abstracts, individual abstracts for emerging scholars sessions and submissions for policy roundtables, spotlight sessions. Deadline 12.10.25.
https://www.ashecon.org/2026-minneapolis/2026-call-for-abstracts/
Can economic opportunity lower mortality? Exploiting the fracking boom: job growth lowered medically treatable deaths (e.g. cardiovascular), likely via increased insurance coverage, but had no effect on external causes such as Deaths of Despair. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Thank you again to everyone who attended. We can't wait to see you next year in Minneapolis!
Thank you for attending the #ASHEcon2025 Annual Conference! The 2025 conference featured over 200 sessions and special events. In all, 625 papers and posters were presented to over 900 attendees.
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There's still time to register for the 14th Annual Conference of the American Society of Health Economists! Rates go up after June 10, 2025 - Register now 👉 www.ashecon.org/2025-nashvil...
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Congratulations to ASHEcon 2025 Diversity Scholar Winner Md Shahadath Hossain! @shahadath.bsky.social
We are grateful to Arnold Ventures and Compass Lexecon for generously sponsoring these scholarships.
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Congratulations to ASHEcon 2025 Diversity Scholar Winner Michael Nguyen-Mason @mixedkracker.bsky.social
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🌟 We have several exciting spotlight sessions available at the 14th ASHEcon Annual Conference! 🌟
See some of our exciting Spotlight Sessions: 👉 ashecon.confex.com/ashecon/2025...
Congratulations to ASHEcon 2025 Diversity Scholar Winner Yolunda Nabors!
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Congratulations to ASHEcon 2025 Diversity Scholar Winner Tolulope Oladele
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Congratulations to Anthony LoSasso, this year's winner of the ASHEcon Distinguished Service Award.
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Congratulations to ASHEcon 2025 Diversity Scholar Winner Saleem Shah!
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Congratulations to ASHEcon 2025 Diversity Scholar Winner Sadichchha Shrestha!
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Congratulations to Catherine Ishitani, this year's winner of the Student Paper Award.
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Congratulations to ASHEcon 2025 Diversity Scholar Winner Martin Kyalwazi!
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