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Heidi L. Allen

Associate Professor, Columbia University
Verified email at columbia.edu
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[HTML][HTML] The Oregon experiment—effects of Medicaid on clinical outcomes

K Baicker, SL Taubman, HL Allen… - … England Journal of …, 2013 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Despite the imminent expansion of Medicaid coverage for low-income adults,
the effects of expanding coverage are unclear. The 2008 Medicaid expansion in Oregon …

Medicaid increases emergency-department use: evidence from Oregon's Health Insurance Experiment

SL Taubman, HL Allen, BJ Wright, K Baicker… - Science, 2014 - science.org
In 2008, Oregon initiated a limited expansion of a Medicaid program for uninsured, low-
income adults, drawing names from a waiting list by lottery. This lottery created a rare …

Effect of Medicaid coverage on ED use—further evidence from Oregon's experiment

AN Finkelstein, SL Taubman, HL Allen, BJ Wright… - 2016 - dspace.mit.edu
The effect of Medicaid coverage on health and the use of health care services is of first-order
policy importance, particularly as policymakers consider expansions of public health …

The effect of Medicaid on management of depression: evidence from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment

K Baicker, HL Allen, BJ Wright… - The Milbank …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Policy Points: We take advantage of Oregon's Medicaid lottery to gauge the causal effects of
Medicaid coverage on mental health care, how effectively it addresses unmet needs, and …

Can Medicaid expansion prevent housing evictions?

HL Allen, E Eliason, N Zewde, T Gross - Health Affairs, 2019 - healthaffairs.org
Evictions are increasingly recognized as a serious concern facing low-income households.
This study evaluated whether expansions of Medicaid can prevent evictions from occurring …

[PDF][PDF] Eradicating health inequalities for future generations

KL Walters, MS Spencer… - Retrieved fron …, 2016 - grandchallengesforsocialwork.org
Dramatic health inequalities in the United States exist by race, ethnicity, gender, age,
disability status, geography, sexual and gender identity, and socioeconomic status. Despite …

What does Medicaid expansion mean for cancer screening and prevention? Results from a randomized trial on the impacts of acquiring Medicaid coverage

BJ Wright, AK Conlin, HL Allen, J Tsui, MJ Carlson… - Cancer, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The Oregon Medicaid lottery provided a unique opportunity to assess the
causal impacts of health insurance on cancer screening rates within the framework of a …

The effect of Medicaid on medication use among poor adults: evidence from Oregon

K Baicker, HL Allen, BJ Wright, AN Finkelstein - Health Affairs, 2017 - healthaffairs.org
The Effect Of Medicaid On Medication Use Among Poor Adults: Evidence From Oregon |
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A social work approach to policy: Implications for population health

DP Miller, AR Bazzi, HL Allen… - … journal of public …, 2017 - ajph.aphapublications.org
The substantial disparities in health and poorer outcomes in the United States relative to
peer nations suggest the need to refocus health policy. Through direct contact with the most …

Effect of expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit to Americans without dependent children on psychological distress: the Paycheck Plus Health Study randomized …

E Courtin, HL Allen, LF Katz, C Miller… - American journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Antipoverty policies have the potential to improve mental health. We conducted a
randomized trial (Paycheck Plus Health Study Randomized Controlled Trial, New York, New …