People
Tom Buchmueller
Faculty Associate
Waldo O Hildebrand Professor of Risk Management and Insurance, Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, Stephen M Ross School of Business, Professor of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health and Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research
Waldo O Hildebrand Professor of Risk Management and Insurance, Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, Stephen M Ross School of Business, Professor of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health and Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research
Research Interests:
Dr. Buchmueller’s research focuses on the economics of health insurance and related public policy issues. His work has examined the relationship between employer-sponsored insurance and labor market outcomes, interactions between the public sector and private insurance markets, consumer demand for health insurance and health care reform. In addition to his research on U.S. policy issues, he has studied the French and Australian health care systems.
Select Publications
- Tom Buchmueller, Levy,Helen G. 2026. The Price of Advice-Do Management Consultants Deliver Value to Nonprofit Hospitals?. JAMA
- Levy,Helen G, Tom Buchmueller. 2025. The Impact of Health Insurance on Mortality. Annual Reviews 46:541-550.
- Nguyen Xuan Nguyen, Steven Sheingold, Arielle Bosworth, Rachael Zuckerman, Tom Buchmueller. 2025. Effect of Market Entry on Generic Drug Prices: Medicare Data 2007-2022. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science 9(1):1485-1496.
- Eden Volkov, Jessica Eloso, Arielle Bosworth, Kenneth Finegold, Tom Buchmueller. 2025. Medicaid ‘Unwinding:’ Much Of The Reduction In Medicaid-Paid Prescriptions Was Offset By Increased Commercial Coverage. Health Affairs
- Saxby, Karinna, Tom Buchmueller, de New, Sonja C., Petrie, Dennis. 2025. Regional variation in mental healthcare utilization and suicide: Evidence from movers in Australia. Journal of Health Economics 102:103029.
- Sarah H. Gordon, Amelia Whitman, Tom Buchmueller, Benjamin D. Sommers. 2025. Medicaid Eligibility Category Among Enrollees With Medicaid-Paid Births in 2018. Health Services Research :e70053.
- Benjamin D. Ukert, Theodoros V. Giannouchos, Tom Buchmueller. 2024. Colorado Insulin Copay Cap: Lower Out-Of-Pocket Payments, Increased Prescription Volume And Days’ Supply. Health Affairs 43(8):1147–1155.
- Tom Buchmueller, Rebecca L. Haffajee. 2024. Reducing Disparities In Health Care Coverage And Access Under The ACA. Health Affairs Forefront
- Tom Buchmueller, Levy,Helen G, Robert G. Valletta. 2021. Medicaid Expansion and the Unemployed. Journal of Labor Economics 39(S2):S575-S617.
- Tom Buchmueller, Levy,Helen G. 2020. The ACA's Impact On Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Health Insurance Coverage And Access To Care. Health Affairs 39(3):395-402.