SUMEDHA GUPTA
I am an economist specializing in health policy and applied microeconometrics. My research examines how public policies shape health, differences in health outcomes, and aging, particularly in the context of the opioid epidemic, the COVID-19 pandemic, and Medicaid reform. I use large-scale administrative and claims data to evaluate the real-world effects of health and social policies on population well-being, substance use, and differential access to care.
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Hot off the press...
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New in Health Affairs, with Kate Bundorf, Jessica Banthim and Christine Kim, we report that 8 million adults (19-64y) gained health insurance in 2021-22 in U.S., mainly from Medicaid/other pub. coverage, while employer-sponsored coverage stayed flat despite rising employment. Our results suggest that many currently on Medicaid may become ineligible when the public health emergency ends, particularly in Medicaid expansion states.
Here all about it in the recent episode of Health Podyssey podcast with Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil here!
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Contact
email: sugupta@iu.edu
Tel: 317-278-7218
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Office:
Cavanauth Hall, 425 University Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46202