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Thomas C. Buchmueller
Funded Research:
The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Household Economic Well-Being (Russell Sage Foundation)
Healthy Michigan Plan CMS Evaluation FY17 (HHS-HCFA)
Impact of the Healthy Michigan Plan on Uncompensated Care & Insurance Premium Rates FY2017 (HHS-HCFA)
University of Michigan Policies for Action Research Hub (RWJ)
Impact of the Healthy Michigan Plan on Uncompensated Care and Insurance Premium Rates FY2014 (HHS-HCFA)
University of Michigan Retirement Research Center 2016 (SSA)
Impact of the Healthy Michigan Plan on Uncompensated Care and Insurance Premium Rates (HHS-HCFA)
How Will the Affordable Care Act Affect Health Disparities? (Russell Sage Foundation)
Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center.
Professor, Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health.
Professor, Ross School of Business.
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Dr. Buchmueller's research focuses on the economics of health insurance and related public policy issues. His recent work has examined the relationship between employer-sponsored insurance and labor market outcomes, interactions between the public sector and private insurance markets, and consumer demand for health insurance.
Select Publications
Journal Articles
Levy, Helen, Thomas C. Buchmueller, and Sayeh Nikpay. Forthcoming. "Health Reform and Retirement." The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. PMCID: PMC Journal - In Process. DOI. Abstract.
Buchmueller, Thomas C., Z. Levinson, Helen Levy, and B. Wolfe. 2016. "Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage." American Journal of Public Health, 106(8): 1416-1421. PMCID: PMC4940635. DOI. Abstract.
Nikpay, Sayeh, Thomas C. Buchmueller, and Helen Levy. 2016. "Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion Reduced Uninsured Hospital Stays In 2014." Health Affairs, 35(1): 106-110. DOI. Abstract.
Nikpay, Sayeh, Thomas C. Buchmueller, and Helen Levy. 2015. "Early Medicaid Expansion In Connecticut Stemmed The Growth In Hospital Uncompensated Care." Health Affairs, 34(7): 1170-1179. PMCID: PMC4579095. DOI. Abstract.
Buchmueller, Thomas C., and Meliyanni Johar. 2015. "Obesity and health expenditures: Evidence from Australia." Economics and human biology, 17: 42-58. DOI. Abstract.
Buchmueller, Thomas C., Sean Orzol, and Lara Shore-Sheppard. 2015. "The Effect of Medicaid Payment Rates on Access to Dental Care Among Children." American Journal of Health Economics, 1(2): 194-223. DOI. Abstract.
Buchmueller, Thomas C., Sean Orzol, and Lara Shore-Sheppard. 2014. "Stability of Children's Insurance Coverage and Implications for Access to Care: Evidence from the Survey of Income and Program Participation." International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 14(2): 109-126. DOI. Abstract.
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