Research Assistant Professor of Health Outcomes
Dr. Jiebing Wen is a health economist and health services researcher by training. She received her Ph.D. in public policy and administration with a focus on health policy and health economics from Martin School, University of Kentucky. She was a postdoctoral fellow in health policy and insurance research in the Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. After the postdoc training, she served as an Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Prior to joining The University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Wen was a Research Associate in the Division of Health Policy and Economics, Department of Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCM).
Her work focuses on applying quasi-experimental econometrics techniques to claims data analysis to answer research questions centering around the intended and unintended impact of health policies. She currently studies Medicare, Medicaid, and telehealth policies, and quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries. Some of her going projects include the impact of acquisitions of healthcare facilities by Private Equity Firms and Publicly Traded Companies, as well as Real Estate Investment Trust investing in healthcare facilities on quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries.
Education
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
MPP, University of Kentucky
MS, Wayne State University
BA, Xiamen University
Research Profile
ORCid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1677-1171
NCBI: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/jiebing.wen.2/bibliography/public/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Rkjzk8cAAAAJ&hl=en
Selected Recent Publications
*Denotes student(s)/trainee(s) at the time of the study.
CORE Area: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Wen J, Wen H, Butler JS, Talbert JC. The impact of medical and recreational marijuana laws on opioid prescribing in employer-sponsored health insurance. Health Econ. 2021 May;30(5):989-1000. doi: 10.1002/hec.4237. Epub 2021 Feb 23. PMID: 33624387; PMCID: PMC8237244.
Drake C, Wen J, Hinde J, Wen H. Recreational cannabis laws and opioid-related emergency department visit rates. Health Econ. 2021 Sep;30(10):2595-2605. doi: 10.1002/hec.4377. Epub 2021 Jul 12. PMID: 34252228; PMCID: PMC8985992.
CORE Area: Healthcare Systems Research
Zielinski M,* Harvey J, Jones W, Wen J. Medicaid expansion case study: Differences between Florida and New York Medicaid expansion policy. Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration. 2024. 2(2), 46–62. doi:10.24926/jsepa.v2i2.5593.
Jones W, Wen J. Global health systems politics, economics, and policy. In: Shi L, Greenhill R, editors. Johnson & Stoskopf's Comparative Health Systems 3 ed. United States: Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2025. Chapter 4; p.49-65. ISBN:9781284289268.
CORE Area: Health Economics and Outcomes Research
Day A, Riebschleger J, Wen J. The utilization of precollege programming in increasing college access and retention rates of foster care youth: Results from the Fostering Academics Mentoring Excellence (FAME) Program. New Directions for Community Colleges. 2018;2018(181):39-47. doi:10.1002/cc.20290.
Annelise R, Wen J. From rhetoric to record: Linking tweets to legislative agendas in congress. The Journal of Legislative Studies. 2021; 27:4, 608-620. doi: 10.1080/13572334.2021.1946287.
Wu Y, Wen J. Fear of crime among Chinese immigrants in Metro-Detroit. Crime Law Soc Change 61, 495–515 (2014). doi:10.1007/s10611-014-9513-y.
Graduate Course
- PGS 390U Advanced Research Methods (Topics: General Linear Models, Zero-Inflated Regression, Survival Analysis, Comorbidity Scoring)
Significant/Recent Activities
National and International Service Activities
- Academy Health (ARM) Conference Abstract Reviewer, 2023
University/College Service Activities
- Mentor, UTeams College of Pharmacy
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