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Samantha Auty is a Research Assistant Professor at Boston University in the Department of Health Law, Policy & Management. Her research primarily focuses on improving access to care and health outcomes for individuals with substance use disorders, with particular emphasis on Medicaid policy, alternative payment models, and healthcare delivery system reform. Dr. Auty's work investigates how Medicaid managed care policies influence healthcare access, provider networks, and outcomes for low-income populations and pregnant individuals facing substance use disorders. She has extensive expertise in analyzing large administrative datasets and employs rigorous quasi-experimental methods to evaluate the impact of state and federal policies. Her research has been supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and has been published in leading journals such as JAMA Internal Medicine and Health Services Research. Dr. Auty has received multiple research awards, including the James Burgess Award for the Methods Paper in Health Services Research. She earned her PhD in Health Services Research from Boston University, her MS in Healthcare Research from Dartmouth College, and her BS in Psychology from St. Lawrence University.
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