Research

My research examines how health policies shape healthcare delivery and access to care, particularly for populations served by Medicaid and other safety-net programs. Drawing on economic theory and quantitative methods, I study how healthcare providers and organizations respond to changes in public policy and the implications for patients and health systems.
You can find a full list of my publications, presentations, professional experience, and works-in-progress on my CV

Peer -Reviewed Publications

2026 · Journal of Regulatory Economics

Tax Exemptions Without Community Benefits: Evidence from Hospital Ownership Conversions

with Federico Corredor & Meghna Paul

This study examines whether hospitals converting to nonprofit ownership increase their provision of charity care. We find that nonprofit conversions do not lead to meaningful increases in charity care, raising questions about the community benefits associated with hospitals' tax-exempt status.
View Publication

2025 · Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Public Health Insurance Expansions and Non-Physician Providers: Evidence from Certified Nurse Midwives

with Lauren Hoehn-Velasco & Diana R. Jolles

This paper examines how the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansions affected the use of certified nurse-midwives in obstetric care. Using U.S. birth certificate data, we find that Medicaid expansion increased deliveries attended by certified nurse-midwives and decreased physician-reported deliveries, particularly in states with Medicaid reimbursement parity between midwives and physicians.
View Publication

2025 · INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing

Changes to ACA Individual Insurance Markets After States Leave Healthcare.gov, 2016–2023

with David M. Anderson & Salpy Kanimian

This study examines changes in enrollment, premiums, and average risk scores after states transitioned from Healthcare.gov to state-based health insurance marketplaces. Using data from 2016–2023 and a synthetic difference-in-differences approach, we evaluate how these transitions affected individual health insurance markets.
View Publication