Catherine Maclean

New research led by @jcmecon.bsky.social of @georgemasonu.bsky.social in @healthaffairs.bsky.social finds Medicaid expansion has yielded lasting gains in access to specialty substance use disorder (SUD) treatment—benefiting thousands experiencing drug or alcohol problems.

Terry Fox Run brings 10,000 people to the Confederation Bridge More than 10,000 people walked, ran, and wheeled across the Confederation Bridge on Sunday for the 45th annual Terry Fox Run.

45th annual Terry Fox Run brings 10,000 people to the Confederation Bridge #PEI #Canada #TerryFoxRun

Donations for the run are still being counted and accepted, but the most recent tally shows more than $800,000 has been raised by the event for cancer research.

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Sharing some encouraging news re: CDC PRAMS. The CDC has indicated they will weight and clean the 2024 PRAMS data. Also, the PRAMS data collection system (PIDS) is up and running again and some sites have begun 2025 PRAMS data collection. Hopefully restoration of the ARF portal is coming soon too.

E52 – Working in Global and U.S. Economic Policy with Sandile Hlatshwayo

Link to the episode:
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1/ This week, we (‪@ajhollingsworth.bsky.social) talk with Jeremy Weber where he shares insights from his new book, “Statistics for Public Policy: A Practical Guide to Being Mostly Right, or at Least Respectively Wrong.”

Happy to discuss our findings with you if you would like!

Classic Canadian snacks! Craving a butter tart!

📢 Excited to share that our papers on marijuana legalization and consumption are now published!
Huge thanks to my coauthors @jcmecon.bsky.social‬ @yangliang.bsky.social Joe Sabia & Dhaval Dave

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@nber.org WP with the ⭐great ⭐@econtess.bsky.social, Joe Sabia, Erik Nesson, & Chad Cotti 👇

There are concerns that vaping - through consumption of nicotine - contributes to the mental health crisis

We find no evidence that ENDS taxes & other ENDS regulations improve mental health

The 5th Ireland Masterclass in Health Economics will take place at @uniofgalway.bsky.social in Galway, Ireland, March 18-20, 2026. For info and to register, visit: blogs.cornell.edu/ireland-mast...

Cc: #Econsky @ashecon.bsky.social @healtheconall.bsky.social

Congrats!

Excited to share our new paper in Labour Economics! We study the impact of COVID-19 vaccine mandates on the healthcare workforce. Grateful to my wonderful coauthors — check it out below 👇

New published paper on Covid-19 vaccine mandates!

Thus, while COVID-19 vaccines offered many benefits to the U.S., there may have been some costs in terms of exacerbating workforce shortages in healthcare

These findings underscore the complexities of promoting public health through policy

We find that state mandates requiring healthcare workers to receive a COVID vaccination ⬇️ the probability of working in the healthcare sector by ~6%

Though some workers entered the healthcare sector post-mandate, worker exits more than offset entries, leading to the overall ⬇️

17 states adopted a vaccine mandate

We combine difference-in-differences & event-study methods with the 2021-2022 Current Population Survey

We study the probability of working in the healthcare sector & transitions into/out of the healthcare sector by linking respondents over time in the CPS

COVID-19 vaccines are effective in ⬇️ risk of serious illness & death

Some people - including some working in healthcare - are reluctant to receive a vaccine due to concerns about safety etc.

Pre-COVID-19 the U.S. experienced worker shortages in the healthcare sector & the pandemic worsened these

Promoting public health with blunt instruments: Evidence from vaccine mandates We study the effect of mandates requiring COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare industry workers adopted in 2021 in the United States. There are long-…

Excited to share our Labour Economics paper!

@johnsearle.bsky.social @aboukr.bsky.social @sungbinpark.bsky.social

We study the extent to which state mandates requiring employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination impacted U.S. healthcare sector employment

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Congratulations @riacton.bsky.social 👏🎉⭐!

Congratulations @johnmullahy.bsky.social & @edwardnorton.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉!!! Very well deserved!

❤️❤️❤️Prime Minster Carney❤️❤️❤️

Too true🤣🤣🤣!

I’m considering putting together a panel for APPAM on either mental health policy or policies affecting access to health care. Please email me if you have an abstract you’d be interested in contributing.

1 week left to secure Early Bird registration rates for the 2025 ASHEcon Conference!

Register and see the online program, participant guidelines, registration rates, and book your hotel here 👉 www.ashecon.org/2025-nashvil...

A timeline cleanser for everyone.

This is BobDylan, who always looks at me with his “Whatcha doin’?” face.

Absolutely honored to win this year's James F. Burgess Methods Article-of-the-Year Award, along with @betsyqcliff.bsky.social @juliaedd.bsky.social and @markmeiselbach.bsky.social for our HSR article on deductible imputation in administrative claims datasets!
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@markmeiselbach.bsky.social and I have a new piece out in "The Conversation" discussing our JRI paper on the effect of the Peak Health Alliance on health care premiums.

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If you have a paper on family and health outcomes for #2025APPAM connect with me or @omfleming.bsky.social to organize a session.

On the margin: Who receives a juvenile referral in school and what effect does it have? Involvement with the juvenile justice system carries immense consequences both to detained youth and to society more broadly. Extant research on the “school-to-prison pipeline” has often focused on s...

Now in Early View from @jpam-dc.bsky.social: On the Margin: Who Receives a Juvenile Referral in School and What Effect Does It Have? Read more: ow.ly/shYr50VqEEL