Joelle Abramowitz, Ph.D., M.A.

Health insurance and health economics

Dr. Abramowitz's research examines the effects of different policies and environmental factors on individuals’ major life decisions and wellbeing, including on health insurance and medical out-of-pocket expenditures as well as bigger picture effects on outcomes such as marriage, fertility, work, and mortality. 

  • Ph.D., Economics, University of Washington
  • M.A., Economics, University of Washington
  • B.S., Economics, The George Washington University
When insurers cover infertility treatments, fewer women die
Medicaid expansion leaves more money in recipients' pockets
Commentary: How Obamacare changed the love lives of young adults
Access to birth control through ACA drives down abortion rate
Health Equity and Disparities in Health and Healthcare
Health Insurance and Payment/Financing
Health Insurance and Payment/Financing Health Economics
Health Insurance and Payment/Financing Healthcare Costs/Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Health Insurance and Payment/Financing Healthcare Reform/Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Health Insurance and Payment/Financing Medicaid/CHIP/Healthy Michigan
Health Insurance and Payment/Financing Private Insurance
Health Promotion and Prevention
Health Promotion and Prevention Social and Physical Environments
Healthcare Quality
Healthcare Quality Health Outcomes
Older Adults
Women
Social Research (ISR)
Social Research (ISR) Survey Research
Prevention & Population Health
Women’s Health
Health Equity & Disparities
Healthcare Delivery & Financing
Medicaid
Joelle Abramowitz
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U-M Primary Appointment
Assistant Research Scientist
Institute for Social Research » Survey Research Center
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