Susan H. Busch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Division of Health Policy and Administration
Professor Busch’s research focuses on health care financing, in particular the funding of mental health care. She is interested in the effects financial incentives have on access to services, health care expenditures, and health care quality. Her most recent research interests include examining the effects of mental health parity laws, regulation of pharmaceuticals, and issues related to the design of health insurance benefits.
Curriculum Vitae
Courses Taught
HPA 586b Microeconomics for Health Care Professionals
HPA 587b Health Economics
HPA 555ab Health Management Practicum
HPA 617ab Colloquium in Health Policy, with Jason Fletcher and Jody Sindelar
Current Research Projects
Evaluating the impact of state and federal parity laws; Implications of increased cost sharing in private health insurance; Impact of child mental health disorders on economic outcomes; and Psychotropic drug policy.
Papers:
Busch, SH, CL Barry. Does private insurance adequately protect families of children with mental health disorders? Pediatrics, in press.
Barry, CL, SH Busch. News Media Coverage of Safety Risks of Pediatric Antidepressant Use. Pediatrics, in press.
Busch, SH, ER Vigdor (2009). Are Adults in Poor Health More Likely to Enroll in Public Insurance? Inquiry, 45(4):380-394.
Eselius, LL, PD Cleary, AM Zaslavsky, HA Huskamp, SH Busch (2008). Case-Mix Adjustment of Consumer Reports about Managed Behavioral Health Care and Health Plans. Health Services Research 43(6): 2014-2032.
Busch, SH, CL Barry (2008). New Evidence on the Effects of State Mental Health Mandates. Inquiry 45(3): 308-322.
Busch, SH, CL Barry, S Vegso, JL Sindelar, MR Cullen (2006). Effects of a Cost Sharing Exemption on Use of Preventive Services at One Large Employer. Health Affairs 25(6):1529-1536.
Ross, JS, EH Bradley, SH Busch (2006). Use of Health Care Services by Lower-Income and Higher-Income Uninsured Adults. JAMA 295(17): 2027-2036.
Busch, SH, N Duchovny (2005). Family Coverage Expansions: Impact on Insurance Coverage and Health Care Utilization of Parents. Journal of Health Economics 24(5): 876-890.
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