I am a PhD candidate in Economics at Boston University, specializing in health, labor, and public economics. My research examines how health policy and physician behavior influence patient outcomes .
I am on the 2025-2026 job market and will be available for interviews.
Prior to my PhD, I completed a BA in Mathematical Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Medicaid Spillovers on Commercially Insured Patients: Evidence from Postpartum Depression Screening
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This paper examines how targeted Medicaid reimbursement affects screening practices across payer types. In January 2014, Colorado Medicaid began reimbursing pediatric providers for postpartum depression (PPD) screening during infant well-child visits. Using linked birth records and All-Payer Claims data from 2012 to 2019, I find that practices with greater pre-policy Medicaid exposure increased screening more after the policy, primarily among commercially insured patients. Screening for Medicaid patients rose broadly across all practices, consistent with practice-wide adoption rather than payer-specific targeting. Leveraging physician moves across practices, I show that about two thirds of physicians adjust their screening behavior toward the norms of their new practice, indicating that organizational systems play a central role in shaping provider behavior. These findings show that payer-specific incentives can influence care delivery beyond the targeted payer through practice-level mechanisms. Download Job Market Paper (PDF)
