RAND at AcademyHealth 2025
Minneapolis Convention Center
All presenters/speakers are RAND affiliates unless otherwise noted.
Best Poster Nominees
On Display at All Poster Sessions
Key Considerations for Conducting and Critically Appraising Delphi Panels
Exhibit Hall B, BP-13
Dmitry Khodyakov, Ph.D.
Do Maternal Incentives Generate Community Spillovers? Impact of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Healthcare Utilization Among Non-Beneficiaries
Exhibit Hall B, BP-5
Adeyemi Okunogbe, MBChB, Ph.D.
Edward Okeke, M.D., Ph.D.
Saturday, June 7
2:15 - 3:30 p.m.
The Unaffordability of Affordable Care Act Insurance
Mezzanine 100 CD, Podium Presentation
Risha Gidwani, Ph.D.
Cheryl Damberg, Ph.D., M.P.H.
4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
Diagnostic Safety: Supporting Research, Practice Improvement, and Measurement
Room 102 ABC, Podium Presentation
Doug Salvador, M.D., M.P.H., ATW Health Solutions
Sangeeta Ahluwalia, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Alex Bohl, Ph.D., Data Foundation
Sunday, June 8
9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Local and institutional policies and abortion access in Virginia and North Carolina
Mezzanine 100 GH, Podium Presentation
Skye Miner, Ph.D.
Julia Rollison, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Maya Buenaventura, J.D., Ph.D.
3:45 - 5:00 p.m.
Differences in Integrated Care Infrastructure and Physician Experiences between Health System-Owned Practices and Independent Practices: Insights from Interviews with Primary Care Physicians
101 IJ, Podium Presentation
Sara McCleskey, Ph.D.
Maria DeYoreo, Ph.D.
Shiyuan Zhang, M.Ed.
Kelsey O'Hollaren, ABD Ph.D.
Justin Timbie, Ph.D.
5:15 - 6:30 p.m.
The Cost-Effectiveness of an Intervention to Improve Initiation of Medication and Linkage to Post‑Discharge Care for Hospitalized Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
Exhibit Hall B, B-129, Poster
Adeyemi Okunogbe, MBChB, Ph.D.
Alexandra Peltz, B.A.
Teryl Nuckols, M.D., M.S.H.S.
Allison Ober, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Itai Danovitch, M.D., Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Over the Counter Retail Naloxone Sales and Variation By County: September 2023 through September 2024
Exhibit Hall B, B-110, Poster
Phoebe Levine, B.S., RAND and UCLA
Bradley Stein, M.D., Ph.D.
Rachel Landis, Ph.D., M.P.P.
Rosanna Smart, Ph.D.
Abigail Kessler, U.S. Government
Rosalie Pacula, Ph.D., University of Southern California
Buprenorphine Treatment Episodes during State Unwinding of Medicaid’s Continuous Enrollment Provision
Exhibit Hall B, B-107, Poster
Rachel Landis, Ph.D., M.P.P.
Flora Sheng, M.D., M.P.H.
Bradley Stein, M.D., Ph.D.
Abigail Kessler, U.S. Government
Monday, June 9
8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Changing Landscape of School-Based Health Centers in California, 2011-2023
Exhibit Hall B, C-48, Poster
Laura Faherty, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.H.P.
Katherine Rancaño, Ph.D.
Jessica Richard, M.S.
Christine Mulhern, Ph.D.
Ashley M. Kranz, Ph.D.
Pediatric Dental Surgeries Paid By Medicaid Among Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism
Exhibit Hall B, C-241, Poster
Katherine M. Rancaño, Ph.D.
Ashley Kranz, Ph.D.
Dissemination and Implementation of COVID-19 Care Innovations in Emergency Department Settings
Exhibit Hall B, C-76, Poster
Christina Huber, M.A.
Gabriel Hassler, Ph.D.
Carl T. Berdahl, M.D., M.S.
Sangeeta Ahluwalia, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Peter Mendel, Ph.D.
Shira H. Fischer, M.D., Ph.D.
High-Deductible Health Plans and Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Care for Persons with Chronic Illness
Exhibit Hall B, C-262, Poster
Risha Gidwani, Dr.P.H.
Veronica Yank, M.D., UCSF
Steven Asch, M.D., M.P.H.
Lane Burgette, Ph.D.
Aaron Kofner, M.S.
Alex Peltz
Zachary Wagner, Ph.D.
1:45 - 3:00 p.m.
Examining Factors Associated with Buprenorphine Prescribing for Childbearing Age Women with Opioid Use Disorder: Roles of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Mezzanine 100 CD, Podium Presentation
Flora Sheng, M.D., M.P.H.
Ashley Leech, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Stephen Patrick, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Bradley Stein, M.D., Ph.D.
Insurer and Provider Consolidation in U.S. Healthcare
Auditorium Room 1, Podium Presentation
Risha Gidwani, Dr.P.H.
Cheryl L. Damberg, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Cory Capps, Ph.D., Bates White Economic Consulting
5:15 - 6:00 p.m.
School-Associated Vaccination Events in Colorado Public Schools Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A State-Wide Survey of Nurses
Exhibit Hall B, D-141, Poster
Laura Faherty, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.H.P.
Ariella Korn, Ph.D.
Ashley Gromis, Ph.D.
Virtual Prenatal Care: Variation By Sociodemographic Characteristics in Receipt, Patient Preferences, and Reported Barriers, 2020-2022
Exhibit Hall B, D-240, Poster
Lia Pak, B.A.
Laura Faherty, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.H.P.
Rachel Landis, Ph.D.
Medicare Part D Insulin Coverage: Formulary Strategies amid Policy Headwinds
Exhibit Hall B, D-280, Poster
Christine Buttorff, Ph.D.
Hannah James, Ph.D., M.S.
Melony Sorbero, Ph.D., M.S., M.P.H.
Dr. Rachel Reid, M.D., M.S., Brigham and Women's Hospital
Evaluating the Effect of COVID-19 on Nursing Home-Based Hospice Enrollment and End-of-Life Outcomes By Race and Ethnicity: A Comparative Interrupted Time Series Analysis, 2016 to 2022
Exhibit Hall B, D-382, Poster
Mark Sorbero, M.S.
Andrew Dick, Ph.D.
Lara Dhingra, Ph.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bridget Morse-Karzen, M.P.H., Columbia University School of Nursing
Gayani Perera, Ph.D., M.Sc., Columbia University
Stephanie DiFiglia, Ph.D., MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care
Russell Portenoy, M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Denise D. Quigley, Ph.D.
Catherine Cohen, Ph.D.
Patricia Stone, Ph.D., Columbia University
Obstetricians’ Experiences with Remote Monitoring Programs for Hypertensive Disorders
Exhibit Hall B, D-211, Poster
Kortney Floyd James, Ph.D., RN
Molly Waymouth, M.P.H.
Gabriela Alvarado, M.D., M.Sc., M.A., Ph.D.
Ateev Mehrotra, M.D., M.P.H., Brown University School of Public Health
Lori Uscher-Pines, Ph.D.
Emotional Well-Being after Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Pathways for Black Women and Implications for Equity
Exhibit Hall B, D-210, Poster
Kortney Floyd James, Ph.D., RN
Lilian Bravo, University of California Los Angeles
Kia Skrine Jeffers, University of California, Los Angeles
My Hanh (Theresa) Nguyen, University of California, Los Angeles
Thomas Elliott, M.D., M.S.H.P.M., University of Cincinnatti
Kenechukwu Ojukwu, University of California, Los Angeles
Channelle Ndagire, University of California, Los Angeles
Kennedy Jennings, Palisades Charter High School
Denise Saint Arnault, University of Michigan
Lucinda Canty, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Tuesday, June 10
8:30 - 9:45 a.m.
Evaluating the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Mental Health Facilities in the United States before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic
101 AB, Podium Presentation
Ensheng Dong, Ph.D.
Jonathan Cantor, Ph.D.
Ryan McBain, Ph.D.
Austin Smidt, RAND School of Public Policy
Joshua Breslau, PhD, ScD
Ateev Mehrotra, M.D., M.P.H., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bradley Stein, M.D., Ph.D.
Li Ang Zhang, PhD
Aaron Kofner, M.S.
Olesya Baker, Ph.D., Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
Fang Zhang, Ph.D., Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
Alyssa Halbisen, M.P.H., Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
Hao Yu, Ph.D., Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute