CSWEP DC
DCSWEP sessions at 2025 APPAM Fall Research Meeting
2025 Fall Research Conference
Nov 13-15, 2025
Hyatt Regency, Grand Hyatt, Seattle WA
CSWEP Sessions
Access to Health Care
Session Chair: Sarah Reber, Brookings Institution
Organizer: Sarah Reber, Brookings Institution
The Health Effects of Urgent Care Center Entry: The Case of WellNow
Eliane H. Barker, Hamilton College
Effects of Obstetric Unit Closures on Maternity Care Access and Delivery Outcomes
Jennifer Helen Kwok, University of Illinois, Chicago
Health Provider Concentration and Medical Debt
Alaa Abdelfattah, New York University
Informative Ordeals in Health Care: Prior Authorization of Drugs in Medicaid
Ljubica Ristovska, Yale University
Discussants: Caitlin Meyers, Middlebury College; Sarah Reber, Brookings Institution
Effects of Policies to Promote Economic and Social Well-being
Session Chair: Sarah Reber, Brookings Institution
Organizer: Sarah Reber, Brookings Institution
Impact of State-Level Changes in Paid Family Leave Policies: Evidence from Washington, DC, and Massachusetts
Tracey Freiberg, St. John’s University
Effects of City Living Wage Ordinances on Sources of Employee Health Insurance Coverage
Emma Rose Wohl, University of California, Irvine
Is Unconditional Cash Pro-Marriage?
Hema Shah, Duke University
Long-Term Effects of Universal Free School Meal Policies: Evidence from the Community Eligibility Provision
Lexin Cai, Cornell University
Discussants: David Frisvold, University of Iowa; Sanders Korenman, Baruch College - CUNY; Tara Watson, Brookings Institution
Sarah Reber, DC Representative
Cabot Family Chair
Senior Fellow in Economic Studies
Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Drive NW
Washington DC 20036
sreber@brookings.edu
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