Ben Ukert

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@alexhoagland.bsky.social and I wrote an overview on health insurance claim denials, what they mean for patients and health care providers, and what data researchers can use to study them.
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Crime economists, please submit your papers to TxECW 2026!

Deadline has been extended to December 12, 2025

If you have students looking to pursue a PhD in health policy, Pitt HPM is accepting applications! No bias, but we have a great department with faculty studying wide-ranging subjects— opioids, public & private insurance, reproductive health, administrative burden, and more! Plus Pittsburgh is great.

Our group at Illinois Gies College of Business is hiring! We are especially interested in public or environmental economists. Our group includes myself, @tderyugina.bsky.social, David Molitor, Nolan Miller, Jeff Brown, Riley League, and Mackenzie Alston.

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Sign says "We're HIRING"

The California Policy Lab is hiring a Researcher/Senior Researcher, focused on health & safety net in California: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...

How did they define worse off?

Postdoc, Postgrad, and Research Intern Vacancies Browse Postoc and Research Intern vacancies at UW–Madison.

Dan Sacks and I are looking for a postdoc to work on Medicaid evaluation projects at UW-IRP. See posting: hr.wisc.edu/postdoc-and-... . Email your resume and cover letter to Tim Connor at tim.connor@wisc.edu.
For any questions regarding the position, please contact Dan Sacks at dan.sacks@wisc.edu

I have leftover funding for a PhD student for one year (ideally Sept '25 - Sept '26). Might be a good fit for someone wanting to delay going on the market. Please send interested students my way!

I am giving a talk in Essen, Germany this week, August 12-15. If you’re in town and would like to chat, drop me a line.

Not good news for people participating in hotdog eating contests!

New NIHCM Research Insights; The Corporatization of Hospitals: The Impact on Health Care Costs and Quality; A recent study found that when health systems acquired independent hospitals, there was a: 6% increase in negotiated inpatient prices for commercially insured patients and a 4.8% decrease, around $48,300 per bed, in total operating expenses. Read the exclusive interview to learn more; Andreyeva, Gupta, Ishitani, Sylwestrzak, & Ukert, 2024 | www.nihcm.org

New NIHCM Research Insights; The Corporatization of Hospitals: The Impact on Health Care Costs and Quality; "System-owned hospitals that change hands to another system do not see operational savings, suggesting that there are no further efficiencies to be realized after the initial acquisition of the hospital by a system." - Elena Andreyeva, PhD, et al., Texas A&M University; Read the exclusive interview to learn more; Andreyeva, Gupta, Ishitani, Sylwestrzak, & Ukert, 2024 | www.nihcm.org

A new & exclusive interview with the winners of #NIHCM's 2025 Research Award on the corporatization of independent hospitals.

Read the Research Insights for more: bit.ly/44j8yrP

I will be there.

Take a look a fresh work on the Texas ACA with, indeed, great colleagues.

Some news on my research.

Thanks!

Very unsatisfactory

Editor agreed that this was a reasonable request?

Completely crazy story and a good example why econ journals should sometimes include content experts outside the econ field in peer review

Research Award Finalists Recognizing excellence in peer-reviewed, published research

Many congratulations to
@atulllguptaa.bsky.social and team — finalists for a 2025 Research Award for their JPE Micro paper on the corporatization of independent hospitals. A powerful and timely contribution to health policy research!

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Hi #EconSky! I was on the market this past cycle, specifically focused on the DC-Maryland-Virginia area because my fiancé is at the Fed Board (we get married this May).

I had a few government offers, all of which ended up being affected by the current civil service cuts.

I got the sales information for comparable sales from the county once I entered the protest.

Congrats @bluesky on 35m !

Come work with Kosali Simon & me @nber.org! We're hiring a Research Scientist to support exciting new work on Alzheimer's disease and dementia in Medicare. If you have a quant PhD, experience with claims data, and knowledge of R, it could be a great match!
More info: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

Do those with chronic health conditions benefit from the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion? We evaluate the impact of Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion on coverage, access to care, and self-reported health, for the vulnerable and chronically ill using data from the behavioral risk fact...

Derek Hoodin of @abtglobal.bsky.social, James Marton of @gsueconomics.bsky.social, and @benukert.bsky.social of @tamu.bsky.social examine if those with chronic health conditions benefit from the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion.
#ACA #Medicaid #HealthInsurance #ChronicHealth

I've added 43 new tips to my book, bringing the total to 140.

You can download "Quick Stata Tips" and the accompanying .do file for free at toddrjones.com/quickstatati....

We've just opened registration to 6 replication games: i4replication.org/games.html

Montreal (May 28-all)
San Francisco (June 19-econ)
Madrid (June 25-all)
Bordeaux (August 24-econ)
Paris (October 3-all)
Lyon (October 9-all)

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That would be a shame. AHRQ is doing fantastic work.

We're hiring! Apply to join my group as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Health Economics : apply.interfolio.com/164876

It’s amazing how authors seem to immediately jump ship on papers they coauthored when flagged…