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Benjamin D. Sommers

Benjamin D. Sommers

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
59
Citations
13381
World Ranking
1571
National Ranking
752

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Benjamin D. Sommers is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on healthcare policy, management, and related economic aspects within the health professions.

The scientist has published extensively in the fields of Health Professions and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Subfields of their research include General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, Clinical Psychology, Emergency Medical Services, and Health.

The main research topics covered by Benjamin D. Sommers include Healthcare Policy and Management, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Global Health Care Issues, Healthcare cost, quality, practices, Migration, Health and Trauma, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations.

Several frequent co-authors have collaborated with Benjamin D. Sommers. These include:

  • Sarah H. Gordon
  • José F. Figueroa
  • Heidi Allen
  • Adrianna McIntyre
  • Hawazin W. Elani

Benjamin D. Sommers has published numerous articles in well-regarded healthcare and medical journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • JAMA Health Forum
  • Health Affairs
  • JAMA
  • JAMA Network Open
  • New England Journal of Medicine

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Benjamin D. Sommers, along with their year of publication and venues, are as follows:

  • Community-Level Factors Associated With Racial And Ethnic Disparities In COVID-19 Rates In Massachusetts, 2020, Health Affairs
  • Comparison of Utilization, Costs, and Quality of Medicaid vs Subsidized Private Health Insurance for Low-Income Adults, 2021, JAMA Network Open
  • Costs of Drug Development and Research and Development Intensity in the US, 2000-2018, 2024, JAMA Network Open
  • Effects Of Medicaid Expansion On Postpartum Coverage And Outpatient Utilization, 2020, Health Affairs
  • Among Low-Income Adults Enrolled In Medicaid, Churning Decreased After The Affordable Care Act, 2020, Health Affairs

In recognition of contributions to their field, Benjamin D. Sommers was named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Changes in Self-reported Insurance Coverage, Access to Care, and Health Under the Affordable Care Act

    Benjamin Daniel Sommers;Munira Z. Gunja;Kenneth Finegold;Thomas Musco

  • Mortality and Access to Care among Adults after State Medicaid Expansions

    Benjamin Daniel Sommers;Katherine Baicker;Arnold M. Epstein

  • Changes in Utilization and Health Among Low-Income Adults After Medicaid Expansion or Expanded Private Insurance

    Benjamin Daniel Sommers;Benjamin Daniel Sommers;Robert J. Blendon;E. John Orav;Arnold M. Epstein

  • Premium Subsidies, the Mandate, and Medicaid Expansion: Coverage Effects of the Affordable Care Act

    Molly Frean;Jonathan Gruber;Benjamin Daniel Sommers

  • Health Insurance Coverage and Health — What the Recent Evidence Tells Us

    Benjamin D Sommers;Atul A Gawande;Katherine Baicker

  • The Affordable Care Act Has Led To Significant Gains In Health Insurance And Access To Care For Young Adults

    Benjamin Daniel Sommers;Thomas Buchmueller;Sandra Decker;Colleen Carey

  • Obesity and presenteeism: the impact of body mass index on workplace productivity.

    Donna M. Gates;Paul Succop;Bonnie J. Brehm;Gordon L. Gillespie

  • Three-Year Impacts Of The Affordable Care Act: Improved Medical Care And Health Among Low-Income Adults

    Benjamin Daniel Sommers;Bethany Maylone;Robert J. Blendon;E. John Orav

  • Changes in Mortality After Massachusetts Health Care Reform: A Quasi-experimental Study

    Benjamin D Sommers;Sharon K Long;Katherine Baicker

  • Community-Level Factors Associated With Racial And Ethnic Disparities In COVID-19 Rates In Massachusetts.

    Jose F. Figueroa;Rishi K. Wadhera;Dennis Lee;Robert W. Yeh

  • New Evidence On The Affordable Care Act: Coverage Impacts Of Early Medicaid Expansions

    Benjamin D. Sommers;Genevieve M. Kenney;Arnold M. Epstein

  • Issues In Health Reform: How Changes In Eligibility May Move Millions Back And Forth Between Medicaid And Insurance Exchanges

    Benjamin D. Sommers;Sara J. Rosenbaum

  • Health reform and changes in health insurance coverage in 2014.

    Benjamin Daniel Sommers;Thomas Musco;Kenneth Finegold;Munira Z. Gunja

  • Women In The United States Experience High Rates Of Coverage ‘Churn’ In Months Before And After Childbirth

    Jamie R. Daw;Laura A. Hatfield;Katherine Swartz;Benjamin D. Sommers

  • The Affordable Care Act and insurance coverage for young adults.

    Benjamin D. Sommers;Richard Kronick

  • Medicaid Expansion Did Not Result In Significant Employment Changes Or Job Reductions In 2014

    Angshuman Gooptu;Asako S. Moriya;Kosali I. Simon;Benjamin D. Sommers

  • Changes in Health and Medical Spending Among Young Adults Under Health Reform

    Kao Ping Chua;Benjamin D. Sommers

  • Insurance Churning Rates For Low-Income Adults Under Health Reform: Lower Than Expected But Still Harmful For Many

    Benjamin Daniel Sommers;Rebecca Anna Gourevitch;Bethany Abrams Maylone;Robert J. Blendon

  • Medicaid Work Requirements — Results from the First Year in Arkansas

    Benjamin D. Sommers;Anna L. Goldman;Robert J. Blendon;E. John Orav

  • Predictors of patient preferences and treatment choices for localized prostate cancer.

    Benjamin D. Sommers;Clair J. Beard;Anthony V. D'Amico;Irving Kaplan

  • From Medicaid to uninsured: drop-out among children in public insurance programs.

    Benjamin D Sommers

Frequent Co-Authors

Arnold M. Epstein
Arnold M. Epstein Harvard University
Robert J. Blendon
Robert J. Blendon Harvard University
Jean T. Shope
Jean T. Shope University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Genevieve M. Kenney
Genevieve M. Kenney Urban Institute
Jamison D. Fargo
Jamison D. Fargo Utah State University
Michael F. Fleming
Michael F. Fleming Northwestern University
Ninez A. Ponce
Ninez A. Ponce University of California, Los Angeles
Meredith B. Rosenthal
Meredith B. Rosenthal Harvard University
J. Michael McWilliams
J. Michael McWilliams Brigham and Women's Hospital
S. V. Subramanian
S. V. Subramanian Harvard University

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