Abstract nominated for “Best of” AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

An abstract sharing early findings from the Behavioral Health and ACOs project was nominated for the prestigious “Best of” award at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in June 2025. Lead author and Multi-Principal Investigator Kimberley Geissler, PhD presented the abstract, Impact of Medicaid Financing and Delivery System Reforms on Pediatric Behavioral Healthcare Utilization and Disparities in Massachusetts, at the conference. In addition, seven other abstracts connected to the Quality 4 All Lab were accepted and presented at the conference:

• Clinician Perspectives on Postpartum Transition to Primary Care for Individuals with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

  • Laura Attanasio, Susan Shaw, Kye Poronsky, Leah Jacobson-Hardy, Tiffany Moore-Simas, Christina Yarrington, Sarah Goff, Kimberley Geissler

• Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy type and Preventive Care Utilization in the Postpartum Year

  • Kimberley Geissler, Jessica Pearlman, Susan Shaw, Tiffany Moore-Simas, Lara Kovell, Christina Yarrington, Sarah Goff, Laura Attansio

• Changes in Pediatric Behavioral Health Care Following Implementation of Medicaid ACOs in Massachusetts: Perspectives from Frontline Behavioral Health and Medical Providers and Leaders

  • Sarah Goff, Erin DeCou, Barry Sarvet, Kimberley Geissler

• Effects of Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations on Care for Children with Asthma By Race and Ethnicity

  • Kimberley Geissler, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Kye Poronsky, Peter Lindenauer, Arlene Ash, Jerry Krishnan, Sarah Goff

• Travel for Birth and Labor and Delivery Outcomes Among Birthing People Who Have Labor after Cesarean

  • Brittany Ranchoff, Kimberley Geissler, Sarah Goff, Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson, Mary Paterno, Laura Attanasio

• Labor after Cesarean Access and Travel for Birth for Individuals with a Prior Cesarean

  • Brittany Ranchoff, Kimberley Geissler, Sarah Goff, Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson, Mary Paterno, Laura Attanasio

• County-Level Trends in Labor after Cesarean Access in the United States, 2016-2021

  • Brittany Ranchoff, Kimberley Geissler, Sarah Goff, Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson, Mary Paterno, Laura Attanasio