Affiliates' Research in Medical Journals, Fall 2026
Many NBER-affiliated researchers publish some of their health-related findings in journals that preclude pre-publication distribution, and thus do not post them as NBER Working Papers. This is a partial listing of recent papers in this category by NBER affiliates.
Childhood Housing Assistance Associated With Lower Rates Of Adult Diabetes And Hypertension, 1970–2021
Colvin JD, Zaniletti I, McClure K, Hall M, Ginther D, Carlson JA, Sastry N, Chung PJ. Health Affairs 45(10), October 2026, pp. 1146–1154.
The Relationship Between Physician Organization and Health Care Use in Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage
Baker L, Bundorf MK, Kessler DP, Shipman W. Medical Care Research and Review September 2026.
Adoption and Willingness to Pay for Emerging Dementia Therapies: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey
Montano-Campos JF, Zissimopoulos J, Jacobson M, Tysinger B, Lu X, Bennett DA, Joyce G. MDM Policy & Practice 11(2), September 2026.
Why the Mortality Penalty of Smoking Is Rising Over Time
Lawton R, Dowd JB, Skinner J, Meara E. PNAS Nexus 5(9), September 2026, Article pgag280.
Public Attitudes About Preventive Dementia Vaccine Among US Adults
Montano-Campos JF, Joyce GF, Zissimopoulos JM. JAMA Network Open 9(9), September 2026, Article e2634777.
Air Pollution After the Shutdown of US Embassy Monitoring
Zhou ZY, Wang F, Huang AH, Almond D. PNAS 123(39), September 2026, Article e2605467123.
Insurers’ Acquisition Of Ambulatory Surgery Centers Was Not Associated With Changes In Performance, 2013–21
Zhao X, Radhakrishnan N, Damberg CL, Richards MR, Whaley CM. Health Affairs 45(9), September 2026, pp. 994–1001.
Benchmarking Preventive Care Medicaid Rates to Private Payers
Young M, Cuellar AE, Mellor JM. JAMA Health Forum 7(9), September 2026, Article e263157.
Dementia Diagnosis Underreporting and Care Engagement and Planning Among Older Adults
Qian Y, Gavulic KA, Chen X. JAMA Network Open 9(8), August 2026, Article e2631167.
Loss of Access to Universal Free School Meals and Body Mass Index in Students
Jones-Smith JC, Wallace J, Localio AM, Knox MA, Boone-Heinonen J, Ochoa AM, Basu A. JAMA Network Open 9(8), August 2026, Article e2630618.
Opioid Prescribing After Joint Commission Hospital Accreditation Inspections: Quasi-Experimental Analysis
Cron DC, Worsham CM, Bray CF, Jena AB. BMJ 394, August 2026, Article e100320.
Cancer-Related Mortality Among US Pilots and Flight Attendants
Patel VR, Liu M, Jena AB. JAMA Internal Medicine 186(10), August 2026, pp. 1275–1277.
Effects of State Medicaid Expansions Affecting Parental Eligibility on Children’s Healthcare Access and Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
James JM, Wehby GL. Maternal and Child Health Journal 30, August 2026, pp. 1080–1093.
Optimal Age-Based Policies for Pandemics: An Economic Analysis of COVID-19 and Beyond
Brotherhood L, Kircher P, Santos C, Tertilt M. The Review of Economic Studies August 2026, Article rdag084.
Inflation Distorted State Health Care Spending Benchmarks: Nominal Growth Targets Called For Real Spending Cuts, 2022–23
Ericson KM. Health Affairs 45(8), August 2026, pp. 925–933.
Timeliness of Antiresorptive Consolidation After Anabolic Therapy for Primary Fracture Prevention: A US Cohort Study
Badour S, McCoy RG, Takagi M, Everhart AO, Parimi J, Herrin J, Karaca-Mandic P, Wermers RA, Rosen CJ, Brito JP. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 111(8), August 2026, pp. 2320–2331.
Time of Day of Influenza Vaccination and Subsequent Influenza Risk
Wong KK, Jena AB. JAMA Network Open 9(7), July 2026, Article e2625267.
One-Year Healthcare Utilization and Costs After Emergency Department Encounters for Uncomplicated Appendicitis: A Statewide Observational Study
Meltzer AC, Makutonin M, Gorak T, Loganathan A, Meltzer JA, Dor A. Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery July 2026, pp. 1–7.
The Broader Impact of Mass Shootings on Traffic Fatalities
Patel VR, Worsham CM, Liu M, Jena AB. JAMA Psychiatry 83(10), July 2026, pp. 1030–1037.
Out-of-Pocket Insulin Spending Before and After the Inflation Reduction Act Across Demographic Subgroups
Borden CG, Wang R, Everhart AO, Karaca-Mandic P, Dusetzina SB, McCoy RG, Lipska KJ. Health Affairs Scholar 4(7), July 2026, Article qxag165.
IRA Reforms To Medicare Part D Reinsurance Were Associated With Plan Exits And Higher Premiums, 2024–25
Kim PHS, Carey CM. Health Affairs 45(7), July 2026, pp. 741–749.
Correlates of Pretransplant Outcomes in United States Kidney Transplant Programs, 2015 to 2020
Parvathinathan G, Mohanty S, Stedman MR, Xu K, Dor A, Ashlagi I, Cheng XS. Clinical Research 11(7), July 2026, Article 106570.
Risk Factors Measured Around Age 60 as Predictors of Dementia Around Age 80 in the United States
Hudomiet P, Hurd MD, Rohwedder S. AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology 2(3), July 2026, Article uuag036.
The Effects of Financial Structures to Increase Social Drivers of Health Investments in Medicaid: A Simulation Approach
Fang FH, Karaca-Mandic P, Thakor RT. American Journal of Public Health 116, July 2026.
The Cost of Dementia in the United States in 2026
Thunell J, Tysinger B, Baumgart M, Carrillo M, Crimmins E, Goldman D, Heun-Johnson H, Jacobson M, Joyce G, Leaf D, Neumann LTV, Zissimopoulos J. Alzheimer's & Dementia 22(6), June 2026, Article e71480.
Effect of an Out-of-Pocket Insulin Cap in Medicare Part D
Feyman Y, Buchmueller T. Health Affairs Scholar 4(6), June 2026, Article qxag153.
Pediatric Influenza Vaccination Efficacy
Worsham CM, Bray CF, Jena AB. JAMA Pediatrics 180(8), June 2026, pp. 906–908.
PERsonalised Medicine for Intensification of Treatment (PERMIT) in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Target Trial Emulation from Routine Data
Lugo-Palacios DG, Bidulka P, Charlton P, Huston B, Carnegie A, Carroll O, O'Neill S, Adler AI, Basu A, Silverwood RJ, Briggs AH, Smeeth L, Douglas IJ, Khunti K, Grieve R. Health Technology Assessment 30(47), June 2026.
Understanding the Impact of Socioeconomic Deprivation on Inpatient Surgical Care Delivery Costs in the Veterans Health Administration
Strayer AL, Wehby GL, Gao Y, Jacobs MA, Jacobs CA, Davila H, Hadlandsmyth KE, Schmidt S, Shireman PK, Hall DE, Sarrazin MV. Social Sciences & Humanities Open 13, June 2026, Article 102705.
Rates of Leucovorin Prescriptions for Children With Autism
Rothman JM, Kwan B, Longhurst CA, Jena AB. JAMA Network Open 9(5), May 2026, Article e2613286.
Impact of Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Cutoffs on Liver Transplant Access in the United States: A Regression Discontinuity Design
Tanaka T, Jones MP, Wehby G, Axelrod D. Transplantation 110(5), May 2026, pp. e1027–e1034.
Suicide Mortality Among Adolescents and Young Adults After Launch of a Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Patel VR, Liu M, Jena AB. JAMA 335(19), April 2026, pp. 1721–1723.
Birthweight and Academic Achievement Through Adolescence
Wehby GL. Academic Pediatrics 26(3), April 2026, Article 103228.
Strategic Selection And Pricing Power: Optum’s Acquisitions Of Ambulatory Surgery Centers And Physician Practices
Lake DT, Casalino LP, Richards MR, Nicholson S, Fernandez R, Zhang M, Braun RT. Health Affairs 45(2), February 2026, pp. 218–225.
