Research

California's Medi-Cal Expansion to Undocumented Adults Was Associated with Greater Primary Care Participation

Forthcoming Health Affairs, December 2026

Assamidanov A, Herring J, Vargas Nunez C, Vargas Bustamante A

When Parents Can Spare Time: Paid Sick Leave and Adolescent Mental Health

Job market paper Under review PDF · SSRN

Assamidanov A, Khalid S

Information Access and Transparency of Adult Vision Benefits in Medicaid Managed Care

Minor revision American Journal of Managed Care

Assamidanov A, Hsieh TP, Patel N, De Leon C, McInerney M, Boudreaux MH, Lipton B

State Medicaid Audio-Only Telehealth Coverage and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Admissions: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis

Revise and resubmit

Assamidanov A, Masoumirad M

Impact of Medicaid Pregnancy Dental Benefits on Prenatal Dental Utilization and Birth Outcomes

Under review PDF · SSRN

Assamidanov A, Qian X, Bruckner T, Steenland M, Manski R, Lipton B

Adult Hearing Health Care Coverage in Medicaid Managed Care Enrollee Handbooks

Under review

Assamidanov A, Loi NN, Tonti L, Pita M, Sandhu HK, Arnold ML, Pesko MF, Lipton B

California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal Was Associated With Growth in California's Active Medicaid Behavioral Health Workforce

Assamidanov A, Herring J, Zhu J

Impact of Medicaid Dental Coverage Expansion on Dental Care Utilization and Smoking Behavior Among Reproductive-Age Women

Qian X, Assamidanov A, Bruckner T, Manski R, Steenland M, Lipton B

  • From Emergency-Only to Full-Scope Medi-Cal: Effects on Emergency Department Use, Avoidable Visits, and Spending (with Sultana S, Lipton B)
  • Do Coverage Expansions Bring Specialists into Medicaid? Evidence from California's Medi-Cal Expansions to Undocumented Adults (with Vargas Bustamante A)
  • Coverage Without Dentists? Local Dentist Supply and the Effects of Medicaid Pregnancy Dental Benefits (with Qian X, Bruckner T, Manski R, Steenland M, Lipton B)
  • Medicaid Payments for Home and Community-Based Services and Hospital Use: Evidence from Alaska (with Lee A)