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Thomas C. Buchmueller
Funded Research:
Medicaid Expansion as Unemployment Safety Net (Russell Sage Foundation)
Healthy Michigan Plan CMS Evaluation FY18 (HHS-HCFA)
Healthy Michigan Plan Impact on Hospital Uncompensated Care Costs FY 2018 (HHS-HCFA)
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)
Scholars in Health Policy Research Program (RWJ)
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., and Robert G. Valletta. 2017. "Work, Health, And Insurance: A Shifting Landscape For Employers And Workers Alike." Health Affairs, 36(2): 214-221. DOI. Abstract.
Dumontet, Magali, Thomas C. Buchmueller, Paul Dourgnon, Florence Jusot, and Jerome Wittwer. 2017. "Gatekeeping and the utilization of physician services in France: Evidence on the Medecin traitant reform." Health Policy, 121(6): 675-682. DOI. Abstract.
Buchmueller, Thomas C., Sarah Miller, and Marko Vujicic. 2016. "How Do Providers Respond to Changes in Public Health Insurance Coverage? Evidence from Adult Medicaid Dental Benefits." American Economic Journal-Economic Policy, 8(4): 70-102. DOI. Abstract.
Vujicic, Marko, Thomas C. Buchmueller, and Rachel Klein. 2016. "Dental Care Presents The Highest Level Of Financial Barriers, Compared To Other Types Of Health Care Services." Health Affairs, 35(12): 2176-2182. 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.
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