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Susan Busch, PhD

Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) and Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies
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Health Policy & Management

PO Box 208034, 60 College Street

New Haven, CT 06520-8034

United States

About

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Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) and Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies

Biography

Professor Busch is a Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) and former chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Yale School of Public Health. Professor Busch’s research examines the effects of policies and regulations on health care cost and quality. Most of her work focuses on behavioral health. Professor Busch’s work has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute of Drug Abuse and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, an SM in Health Policy from the Harvard School of Public Health and a PhD in health economics from Harvard University.

Appointments

Education & Training

PhD
Harvard University (2000)

Research

Overview

  • 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

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Health Care Economics and Organizations; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Health Services Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Susan Busch's published research.

Publications

2024

2022

2021

2020

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Health Policy & Management

PO Box 208034, 60 College Street

New Haven, CT 06520-8034

United States

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  • 60 College Street

    Academic Office

    Ste 300B

    New Haven, CT 06510