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Salpy Kanimian @salpykanimian.bsky.social · 1d

Conditional on utilization?

Salpy Kanimian @salpykanimian.bsky.social · 28d

On this note, if you ever want to use staggered SDID, check the appendix of this paper as we provide step-by-step derivation + intuition.

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 28d

We used synthetic difference in differences analysis with a placebo method to generate the CIs.

Staggered DID failed pre-trends.

Lots of fun to learn SDID from @salpykanimian.bsky.social (on the job market now --- HIRE HER) and @beniwalsukriti.bsky.social

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a person is playing a keyboard that has a label on it that says " matriarch "

Alt: a person is playing a keyboard that has a label on it that says " matriarch "

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David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 28d

❗❗❗NEW RESEARCH ALERT ❗❗❗

With @beniwalsukriti.bsky.social and @salpykanimian.bsky.social we examine the impact of states converting from Healthcare.Gov to #StateBasedMarketplaces after 2018 in the #ACA

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

TLDR: No detectable effects

#HealthPolicy
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Changes to ACA Individual Insurance Markets After States Leave Healthcare.gov 2016-2023 - David M. Anderson, Sukriti Beniwal, Salpy Kanimian, 2025

To evaluate changes in enrollment, average risk scores, and premiums in the Affordable Care Act individual market after states transitioned from the federally f...

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Salpy Kanimian @salpykanimian.bsky.social · Aug 12

Yes!

Salpy Kanimian @salpykanimian.bsky.social · Aug 12

Apply to this amazing mentoring opportunity! I had an excellent mentor (Dan Ferris of WUSTL) this past year who made a big impact on my personal + professional growth.
Check out my testimonial in the link (yes, for some reason APPAM featured yours truly) 😄👇

APPAM @appam.bsky.social · Aug 12

The application for mentees for the APPAM Mentoring Program is now open--apply today through September 5th. Learn more: www.appam.org/career-educa...

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Dr. T. Flo @tnflorvil.bsky.social · Jul 29

Please read more widely than your field. As a result of doing this, I have grown tremendously.

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Salpy Kanimian @salpykanimian.bsky.social · Jun 25

#ASHEcon2025 was a whirlwind🌪️—in the best way! Presented my work, discussed a great paper, and shared a poster. Great conversations, fresh insights, and even ran into mentors, colleagues, and coauthors. Congrats to all the organizers @ashecon.bsky.social. Excited for next year #ASHEcon2026!

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Salpy Kanimian @salpykanimian.bsky.social · Jun 16

Send us your de-identified claims (takes a few mins!), repost, & circulate. Thanks for your help in advance!!

Salpy Kanimian @salpykanimian.bsky.social · Jun 6

**Repost**

🚨 Call for Participants
Rice University’s Baker Institute is studying whether insurers are accurately reporting prices under federal transparency rules.

To participate: Age 18+ & willing.
📄Submit de-identified bills/EOBs dated Jan 1, 2025+ to [email protected]

Salpy Kanimian @salpykanimian.bsky.social · Jun 6

**Repost**

🚨 Call for Participants
Rice University’s Baker Institute is studying whether insurers are accurately reporting prices under federal transparency rules.

To participate: Age 18+ & willing.
📄Submit de-identified bills/EOBs dated Jan 1, 2025+ to [email protected]

Salpy Kanimian @salpykanimian.bsky.social · Jun 6

Preventing Firearm Injury Through Purpose & Policy. Live Event. www.youtube.com/live/3QeQ5XS...

Preventing Firearm Injury Through Purpose and Policy 2025

YouTube video by BakerInstitute

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University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social · May 30

New research led by health services policy and management assistant professor David Anderson shows that millions of Marketplace participants face coverage loss due to burdensome reenrollment policies. ow.ly/r7aI50W0MfS #ArnoldSchoolDiscovery ‪@dmaanderson.bsky.social‬

“Increasing administrative burdens on Marketplace enrollees will lead to loss of coverage and an increase in uninsurance."
David Anderson
assistant professor of health services policy and management

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David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · May 23

New RESEARCH with @colemandrake.bsky.social @dludwinski.com Sarah Avina and Dylan Nagy in @jama.com #HealthForum

Examining #ZeroPremium plan turnover leads to less re-enrollment and more active choices to plan switch

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Coverage Retention and Plan Switching Following Switches From a Zero- to a Positive-Premium Plan

This cross-sectional study estimates how zero-premium silver plan turnover affected Marketplace coverage in 29 HealthCare.gov states after the implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act.

jamanetwork.com

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Salpy Kanimian @salpykanimian.bsky.social · May 23

Wait, what’s going on? Are we dying?

Prashant Garg @prashantgarg.bsky.social · May 22

Our work on Causal Claims in Economics, covered by @economist.com, on article titled "What the failure of a superstar student reveals about economic?"

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Salpy Kanimian @salpykanimian.bsky.social · May 20

Let’s goooo

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Todd Jones @toddrjones.bsky.social · May 18

Here are some ways the world has gotten better.

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Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · May 15

"Medical debt is also disproportionately a problem for Black & Hispanic people, who, b/c of a history of systemic discrimination, are more likely to be low-income & more likely to live in states that have exacerbated this problem by refusing federal funds to expand public health insurance coverage"

The US Medical Debt Crisis: Catastrophic Costs of Insufficient Health Coverage - Roosevelt Institute

In a new analysis author Stephen Nuñez examines medical debt in the United States: its causes, its distribution, and its consequences, paying special attention to the ways in which uninsurance and und...

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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · May 14

As @lesliemwalker.bsky.social writes for Tradeoffs today, discussing the paper’s findings, that regulation “was poised to help nearly 1 million more duals gain this extra medication assistance, but the latest Republican proposal delays that rule until 2035.”

Tradeoffs: How Cutting Medicaid Could be Deadly

Two new research papers add important data to the fierce political debate over Medicaid in Washington, D.C. Both offer strong evidence that Medicaid, the public insurance program that covers more than...

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Aaron Schwartz @aschwartz.bsky.social · May 14

Eric Roberts and @joefigs.bsky.social led a groundbreaking new study on Medicaid and Medicare, out today in NEJM. I’m lucky to have been a part of it.

Medicare saves lives. But is it enough to save lives of the most vulnerable Americans? The study suggests no; Medicaid still matters. (1/11)

Loss of Subsidized Drug Coverage and Mortality among Medicare Beneficiaries | NEJM

A total of 14 million Medicare beneficiaries receive the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), which reduces cost sharing in Medicare Part D. Losing the LIS may impede medication access and affect mortality. U...

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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · May 14

Like from the post earlier today. Child poverty dropped 25% over the last 30 years. True. But also we could, right now, cut child poverty 60% by spending a miniscule portion of our 7 trillion dollar federal budget but we don't. Needless suffering.

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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · May 14

Some discourse about a study on basic cost of living today. I'll go back to what i said last month.

Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · Apr 8

Working and middle class families simultaneously are a lot wealthier than they were 75 years ago and have access to less of the wealth generated. So the gap between how we could live and how we do live has grown.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Apr 8

we live in an extraordinarily wealthier society than our parents and grandparents. our problem is that we have not invested enough of that wealth in social goods, but i don’t think anyone actually wants to return to a time when even a “good” factory job was backbreaking labor

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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · Apr 8

Working and middle class families simultaneously are a lot wealthier than they were 75 years ago and have access to less of the wealth generated. So the gap between how we could live and how we do live has grown.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Apr 8

we live in an extraordinarily wealthier society than our parents and grandparents. our problem is that we have not invested enough of that wealth in social goods, but i don’t think anyone actually wants to return to a time when even a “good” factory job was backbreaking labor

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UMN Economics @umn-econ.bsky.social · Apr 15

We are sad to announce that former faculty member and Minnesota Econ Ph.D. alum Patrick Bajari passed away on Monday.

cla.umn.edu/economics/ne...

Remembering Patrick L. Bajari (1969-2025)

Patrick L. Bajari was a pioneer spanning the academic and business worlds.

cla.umn.edu

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Salpy Kanimian @salpykanimian.bsky.social · Apr 6

By a wonderful friend/coauthor @tylerqwelch.bsky.social: Changes to #socialsecurity would cost average #Wisconsin residents a wrapping $7,000 a year. Similar estimates from #NewHampshire, #Vermont, #Maine, & #Pennsylvania.

UW RDRC @uwrdrc.bsky.social · Apr 6

"Changes to Social Security would cost average Wisconsin resident $7,000 a year" @jmcollinswi.bsky.social @tylerqwelch.bsky.social provide insights on the impacts of cutting social security
www.jsonline.com/story/opinio...

Changes to Social Security would cost average Wisconsin resident $7,000 a year | Opinion

The insurance protection that Social Security programs provide has tangible economic benefits; without them, we all need to rethink our finances.

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Urban Institute @urbaninstitute.bsky.social · Apr 4

Young people (ages 18-24) are more likely to be uninsured than any other group, despite many of them being eligible for #Medicaid or premium #tax credits.

New #research examines the demographic, eligibility, & geographic characteristics of uninsured young adults to support outreach & enrollment.

Uninsurance and Medicaid Eligibility among Young Adults in 2025

Young adults (ages 18 to 24) are more likely to be uninsured than any other age group, yet many of them are eligible for Medicaid or premium tax credits (PTCs) on the Marketplace. Reaching out to this...

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Alex Everhart @aoeverhart.bsky.social · Mar 24

Reminder that this seminar on FREE data for health economics research is this afternoon!

Alex Everhart @aoeverhart.bsky.social · Mar 20

The AcademyHealth Health Economics Interest Group is hosting a webinar, "Novel Datasets to Support Health Economics Research." We'll describe four great datasets currently provided by AHRQ at little/no cost to researchers. See you Monday at 2pm ET!

Registration: wustl-hipaa.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen Sharing

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom ...

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