Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT): Publications by Staff

Jessica S. Banthin, Ph.D.

Authors: Bernard D, Banthin J, Encinosa W
Title: Wealth, income, and the affordability of health insurance
Publication: Health Affairs 28(3):887-96
Date: May-June 2009
Abstract: Available on PubMed®.

Authors: Cohen J, Cohen S, Banthin J
Title: The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey: A national information resource to support healthcare cost research and inform policy and practice
Publication: Medical Care 47(7 Suppl 1):S44-50
Date: July 2009
Abstract: Available on PubMed®.

Authors: Yabroff K, Warren J, Banthin J, Schrag D, Mariotto A, Lawrence W, Meekins A, Topor M, Brown M
Title: Comparison of approaches for estimating prevalence costs of care for cancer patients: What is the impact of data source?
Publication: Medical Care 47(7 Suppl 1):S64-9
Date: July 2009
Abstract: Available on PubMed®.

Authors: Bernard D, Banthin J
Title: Premiums in the individual health insurance market for policyholders under age 65: 2002 and 2005
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 202. Available on the MEPS Web site.
Date: April 2008
Abstract: Using data from the 2002 and 2005 Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC), this Statistical Brief examines the changes in premium levels and the population with individual health insurance between 2002 and 2005. The health insurance policies discussed provide coverage for hospital and physician services.

Authors: Banthin J, Cunningham P, Bernard D
Title: Financial burden of health care, 2001-2004
Publication: Health Affairs 27(1):188-95
Date: January/February 2008
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Bernard D, Banthin, J
Title: Family-level expenditures on health care and insurance premiums among the U.S. nonelderly population, 2004
Publication: MEPS Research Findings No. 26. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: April 2007
Abstract: This Research Findings presents estimates on health care expenditures and health insurance premiums aggregated to the family level, for all nonelderly families in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population.

Authors: Banthin J, Bernard D
Title: Changes in financial burdens for health care: National estimates for the population younger than 65 years, 1996 to 2003
Publication: JAMA 296(22):2712-9
Date: Dec. 13, 2006
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Sing M, Banthin J, Selden T, Cowan C, Keehan S
Title: Reconciling medical expenditure estimates from the MEPS and NHEA, 2002
Publication: Health Care Financing Review 28(1):25-40
Date: Fall 2006
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Banthin J, Zodet M
Title: Trends in the use and expenditures for COX-2 inhibitors and traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, 1997-2003
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 139. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: Sept. 2006
Abstract: This statistical brief uses data from the MEPS-HC to document trends in use and expenditures for COX-2 inhibitors from 1997 to 2003 in relation to trends for traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). All trends are presented for the total civilian noninstitutionalized population and then separately for the Medicare noninstitutionalized population, who are heavier users of the NSAID class of drugs. This analysis is limited to spending on prescribed medications since MEPS-HC excludes expenditures for over-the-counter medications.

Authors: Banthin J, Miller GE
Title: Trends in prescription drug expenditures by Medicaid enrollees
Publication: Med Care 44(5 Suppl):127-35
Date: May 2006
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Bernard D, Banthin J, Encinosa W
Title: Health care expenditure burdens among adults with diabetes in 2001
Publication: Med Care 44(3):210-5
Date: March 2006
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Banthin J, Bernard D
Title: Out-of-pocket expenditures on health care and insurance premiums among the elderly population, 2003
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 122. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: March 2006
Abstract: This statistical brief presents estimates based on data from the MEPS-HC on how many elderly individuals (age 65 and over) in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population lived in families with high levels of health-related spending in 2003, as well as estimates on the percentage of individuals with high family-level out-of-pocket spending, by health insurance status, family type, and poverty status.

Authors: Bernard D, Banthin J
Title: Out-of-pocket expenditures on health care and insurance premiums among the non-elderly population, 2003
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 121. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: March 2006
Abstract: This statistical brief presents estimates based on data from the Household Component of the 2003 MEPS on how many non-elderly individuals (age below 65) in the civilian non-institutionalized population lived in families with high levels of health-related spending, as well as estimates on the percentage of individuals with high family-level out-of-pocket spending, by health insurance status, family type, poverty status, and age.

Authors: Banthin J, Selden T
Title: Income measurement in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Publication: American Statistical Association, Joint Statistical Meetings—Section on Survey Research Methods, pp. 1517-1521 (CD-ROM), Alexandria, VA
Date: 2005

Authors: Hudson J, Selden T, Banthin J
Title: The impact of SCHIP on insurance coverage of children
Publication: Inquiry 42(3):232-54
Date: Fall 2005
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Correa-de-Araujo R, Miller GE, Banthin J, Trinh Y
Title: Gender differences in drug use and expenditures in a privately insured population of older adults
Publication: J Womens Health 14(1):73-81
Date: Jan-Feb 2005
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Selden T, Hudson J, Banthin J
Title: Tracking changes in eligibility and coverage among children, 1996-2002
Publication: Health Affairs 23(5):39-50
Date: Sep-Oct 2004
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Moeller J, Miller GE, Banthin J
Title: Looking inside the nation's medicine cabinet: Trends in outpatient drug spending by Medicare beneficiaries, 1997 and 2001
Publication: Health Affairs 23(5):217-25
Date: Sep-Oct 2004
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Selden T, Banthin J
Title: The ABC's of children's health care: How the Medicaid expansions affected access, burdens, and coverage between 1987 and 1996
Publication: Inquiry 40:133-45. AHRQ Pub. No. 03-R061
Date: 2003
Abstract: The Medicaid poverty expansions were among the major health policy initiatives of the late 1980s. This paper examines changes over a nine-year period in access, burdens, and coverage among children eligible for Medicaid through the expansions. Among eligible children, the Medicaid expansions reduced rates of uninsurance, increased access to physicians, and reduced families' risk of bearing a heavy financial burden. Gaps remain, however, and expansion-eligible children are more likely than never-eligible children to have been uninsured, to have gone without a physician office visit, and to have lived in a family that spent at least 20% of family income on medical care.

Authors: Selden T, Banthin J
Title: Health care expenditure burdens among elderly adults: 1987 and 1996
Publication: Med Care 41(7):III-13-23. AHRQ Pub. No. 03-R054
Date: July 2003
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Zuvekas S, Banthin J, Selden T
Title: How would mental health parity affect the marginal price of care?
Publication: Health Serv Res 35(6):1207-27. AHRQ Pub. No. 01-R042
Date: 2001
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Blumberg L, Nichols L, Banthin J
Title: Worker decisions to purchase health insurance
Publication: Int J Health Care Fin Econ 1(3-4):305-25
Date: 2001
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Banthin J, Taylor A
Title: HMO enrollment in the United States: Estimates based on household reports, 1996
Publication: MEPS Research Findings No. 15. AHRQ Pub. No. 01-0014. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: 2001
Abstract: This report from the 1996 MEPS presents estimates of the total number of people enrolled in health maintenance organization (HMO) plans for the first half of 1996. The estimates are based on MEPS household survey data, which rely on household members' understanding and reporting of HMO status.

Authors: Banthin J, Cohen J
Title: Changes in the Medicaid community population: 1987-96
Publication: MEPS Research Findings No. 9. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-0042. Available on the MEPS Web site.
Date: 1999
Abstract: This report uses data from MEPS and NMES to compare the composition of the noninstitutionalized Medicaid population in 1996 and 1987.

Authors: Zabinski D, Selden T, Moeller J, et al
Title: Medical savings accounts: Microsimulation results from a model with adverse selection
Publication: J Health Econ 18:195-218. AHCPR Pub. No. 00-R047
Date: 1999
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Selden T, Banthin J, Cohen J
Title: Waiting in the wings: Eligibility and enrollment in the State Children's Health Insurance Program
Publication: Health Aff 18(2):126-33. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-R050
Date: 1999
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Fiscella K, Franks P, Clancy C, et al
Title: Does skepticism towards medical care predict mortality?
Publication: Med Care 37(4):409-14
Date: 1999
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Zuvekas S, Banthin J, Selden T
Title: Mental health parity: What are the gaps in coverage?
Publication: J Ment Health Policy Econ 1:135-46
Date: 1998
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Selden T, Banthin J, Cohen J
Title: Medicaid's problem children: Eligible but not enrolled
Publication: Health Aff 17(3):192-200. AHCPR Pub. No. 98-R067
Date: 1998
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Vistnes J, Banthin J
Title: The demand for Medicare supplemental insurance benefits: The role of attitudes toward medical care and risk
Publication: Inquiry 34:311-24
Date: 1997-98
Abstract: Available on PubMed®

Authors: Moeller J, Banthin J, et al
Title: MEDical Expenditure MicroSIMulation Model (MEDSIM): A brief overview of the model and database
Publication: AHCPR Pub. No. 97-R019.
Date: 1996
Abstract: The MEDical expenditure microSIMulation model (MEDSIM) has been developed by the Modeling Group within CFACT. This paper offers a general introduction to the model, its database, and its research and policy applications.

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