Working papers

Papers under Revision

• 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.

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

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*, Dieleman JL, Weaver MR. Social spending and health care, health, employment, and economic outcomes in OECD countries. 

• Park S*. Health care AI in South Korea: cross-sector comparision of environments for AI development and deployment. 

• 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. 

• Jang S, Park S, Lin PJ, Chen J. Cognitive status and patient-provider communication: implications for access and utilization in older adults.  

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

Work in Progress

• Park S*, Chernew ME, Fendrick M. Trends in Medicare utilization and spending for AI-enabled medical devices, 2018–2023. 

• DD Kim, J Choi, H Jung, S Kown, WM Chang, H Chang, 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.

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

• Kim G, Park S*. County-level health and social spending and health outcomes by race/ethnicity and gender in the U.S.

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

• Bae G, Park S*. Hospital responses to CT reimbursement cuts in South Korea: short-run reactions and long-run adaptations. 

• Kwon S, Park S*. Provider diagnostic coding behavior in response to price changes under the South Korean FFS-DRG payment system: regression discontinuity analysis.  

• Joo S, Park S*. Effects of a mental health reimbursement change on utilization, spending, and health outcomes among medical aid beneficiaries with mental illness in South Korea: a difference-in-difference analysis.  

• Lee S, Park S*. The impact of a delivery fee add-on policy in obstetrically underserved areas on health care utilization and spending in South Korea.

• Kwon N, Park S*. Associations of health care spending with health, labor, and economic outcomes across 185 countries, 2000-2019.