Working papers

Papers under Revision

• Park S*, Yu J, Jung H. Utilization of in-person and telehealth services among U.S. adults with loneliness and social isolation. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

• Bae G, Ko H, Lee H, Park S*. Impact of health insurance expansion on patients' financial burden and family well-being in South Korea. Economics and Human Biology.

• Park S*, Quan J, Chen C, Eggleston K. Factors associated with changes in DALYs in five Asian health systems, 2000 to 2019. Health Policy.

• Park S*, Kim D, Fendrick M. Impact of self-reported patient-provider communication on the use of high- and low-value care among U.S. adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Papers under Review

• Baek S, Lee S, Kim H, Park S*. Assessment of large language models for simulating physical and mental health status among US adults. 

• Park S*, Fendrick M. Is greater patient interaction with the health care system associated with higher value of care delivered?

• Park S*, Eggleston K, Do Y, Cutler D. Income inequalities in the health systems of the United States and South Korea.

• Park S*, Fendrick M. Use of high- and low-value care among traditional Medicare beneficiaries with and without Medigap.

• Cheon H, Bae G, Ko H, Park S*. Impact of insurance expansion on health care utilization and spending patterns for cancer in South Korea.  

• Lee D, Park S, Gray SL, Li J. Association of psychotropic medication use with emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and related expenditures among older adults with cognitive impairment: a retrospective cohort study. 

Work in Progress

• Bae G, Kim DD, Park S*. The effects of expanded coverage for brain MRI on low-value use in South Korea.  

• Park S*. The societal cost of modifiable risk factors in South Korea. 

• DD Kim, J Choi, H Jung, S Kown, WM Chang, H Chang, H Choi, Park S*. Effects of the trainne doctors' walkout in South Korea on mortality, health care use and spending.

• Koh K, Kown S, Park S*. Impact of the new diagnosis-related group-based prospective payment system implementation in South Korea: a difference-in-differences analysis.

• Yang J, Park S*. Effects of transitioning health insurance coverage from medical aid to national health insurance in South Korea.

• G Kim, Park S*. Association of social spending with health outcomes by race and ethnicity.

• Jang S, Park S*. Patient-clinician communication among families of patients with dementia.