Our Work

To validate imputation methods used to infer plan-level deductibles and determine which enrollees are in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) in administrative claims datasets

What is the association of recreational and medical cannabis legalization with opioid prescriptions and fatal overdoses in the US?

Insurance exists to protect enrollees against their financial exposure to catastrophically high-cost low-probability events. Indeed, health insurance began as sickness funds, where workers made weekly contributions to a fund that would temporarily provide a reduced wage to those too ill to work.