Thomas C. Buchmueller

Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center.
Professor, Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health.
Professor, Ross School of Business.

Ph.D., Economics, 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.

tbuch@umich.edu

734-764-5933

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Buchmueller says employee wages are hit harder than corporate profits by rising health insurance costs

Levy, Buchmueller and colleagues examine Medicaid expansion's impact on ER visits

Buchmueller says must-access program curbs doctor-shopping for opioids

Buchmueller and Levy discuss uncertain future of Michigan's health insurance marketplace under ACA

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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.

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.

Buchmueller, Thomas C., and Helen Levy. 2017. "Health Reform in the Age of Trump." In Economics and Policy in the Age of Trump edited by Brown, Chad P.. London: CEPR Press.

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.

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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)

Michigan Retirement Research Center (MRRC) 2015 (SSA)

Michigan Retirement Research Center (MRRC) 2018 (SSA)

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