Susan Busch, PhD
Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) and Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies
Research & Publications
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Extensive Research Description
- Effects of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) on behavioral health care use and spending.
- Demand for the chronic care model in behavioral health
- Involuntary use of out-of-network health care
- Financial incentives to quit smoking in Connecticut Medicaid
- Transitions clinic network: linking high-risk Medicaid patients from prison to community
- Implications of the Affordable Care Act for individuals with behavioral health disorders
- FDA safety warnings and antidepressant use among youths
- Brief interventions for alcohol and other drug problems in the Emergency Department
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Research Interests
Health Care Economics and Organizations; Health Services Research; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Public Health Interests
Health Care Quality, Efficiency; Health Care Financing; Health Care Management; Health Economics; Health Insurance; Health Policy; Mental Health; Substance Use, Addiction; Health Systems Reform
Selected Publications
- Achieving Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Parity: A Quarter Century of Policy Making and Research.Peterson E, Busch S. Achieving Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Parity: A Quarter Century of Policy Making and Research. Annual Review Of Public Health 2018, 39:421-435.
- Does money relieve depression? Evidence from social pension expansions in China.Chen X, Wang T, Busch SH. Does money relieve depression? Evidence from social pension expansions in China. Social Science & Medicine (1982) 2019, 220:411-420.
- Transitions Clinic Network: Challenges And Lessons In Primary Care For People Released From Prison.Shavit S, Aminawung JA, Birnbaum N, Greenberg S, Berthold T, Fishman A, Busch SH, Wang EA. Transitions Clinic Network: Challenges And Lessons In Primary Care For People Released From Prison. Health Affairs (Project Hope) 2017, 36:1006-1015.
- Cost-effectiveness of emergency department-initiated treatment for opioid dependence.Busch SH, Fiellin DA, Chawarski MC, Owens PH, Pantalon MV, Hawk K, Bernstein SL, O'Connor PG, D'Onofrio G. Cost-effectiveness of emergency department-initiated treatment for opioid dependence. Addiction (Abingdon, England) 2017, 112:2002-2010.
- Evidence Suggests That The ACA's Tobacco Surcharges Reduced Insurance Take-Up And Did Not Increase Smoking Cessation.Friedman AS, Schpero WL, Busch SH. Evidence Suggests That The ACA's Tobacco Surcharges Reduced Insurance Take-Up And Did Not Increase Smoking Cessation. Health Affairs (Project Hope) 2016, 35:1176-83.
- Patients' success in negotiating out-of-network bills.Kyanko KA, Busch SH. Patients' success in negotiating out-of-network bills. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2016, 22:647-652.
- Estimating demand for primary care-based treatment for substance and alcohol use disorders.Barry CL, Epstein AJ, Fiellin DA, Fraenkel L, Busch SH. Estimating demand for primary care-based treatment for substance and alcohol use disorders. Addiction (Abingdon, England) 2016, 111:1376-84.
- Emergency department-initiated buprenorphine/naloxone treatment for opioid dependence: a randomized clinical trial.D'Onofrio G, O'Connor PG, Pantalon MV, Chawarski MC, Busch SH, Owens PH, Bernstein SL, Fiellin DA. Emergency department-initiated buprenorphine/naloxone treatment for opioid dependence: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2015, 313:1636-44.
- ACA dependent coverage provision reduced high out-of-pocket health care spending for young adults.Busch SH, Golberstein E, Meara E. ACA dependent coverage provision reduced high out-of-pocket health care spending for young adults. Health Affairs (Project Hope) 2014, 33:1361-6.
- The FDA And ABCs: Unintended Consequences Of Antidepressant Warnings On Human Capital.Busch SH, Golberstein E, Meara E. The FDA And ABCs: Unintended Consequences Of Antidepressant Warnings On Human Capital. The Journal Of Human Resources 2014, 49:540-571.
- Use of hospital-based services among young adults with behavioral health diagnoses before and after health insurance expansions.Meara E, Golberstein E, Zaha R, Greenfield SF, Beardslee WR, Busch SH. Use of hospital-based services among young adults with behavioral health diagnoses before and after health insurance expansions. JAMA Psychiatry 2014, 71:404-11.
- The effects of federal parity on substance use disorder treatment.Busch SH, Epstein AJ, Harhay MO, Fiellin DA, Un H, Leader D, Barry CL. The effects of federal parity on substance use disorder treatment. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2014, 20:76-82.