Jacob Wallace

Biographic Data

ID5534689
NAMEJacob Wallace
GIVEN NAMESJacob
FAMILY NAMEWallace
SIGNATUREWALLACE J
AFFILIATIONSYale New Haven Health System
ORCID0000-0003-4533-5253
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Dental Coverage Through Medicaid Managed Care vs Fee-for-Service

    Open AccessHawazin W Elani, Nie Zhao et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2026

    This study found that although the generosity and scope of MCO dental benefits expanded over time, alignment with FFS programs remained inconsistent. As new legislation cuts federal funding to states, understanding how dental benefits are designed and delivered is critical to inform future coverage decisions and ensure equitable access

  • SNAP Work Requirements Reversal and Program Enrollment

    Open AccessHannah Factor, Jacob Wallace et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2025

    This cohort study assesses the association of implementation and reversal of Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) work requirements with SNAP enrollment

  • Hospitalization and Credit Scores Among Medicaid Beneficiaries in Louisiana

    Open AccessBrigham Walker, Gael Compta et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2025

    This case-control study evaluates the impact of a hospitalization on credit scores for Medicaid beneficiaries in Louisiana stratified by sex, race, and ethnicity

  • Financial Health Among Louisiana Medicaid Enrollees

    Open AccessChris Frenier, Beniamino Green et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2024

    This cross-sectional study compares average credit scores and unpaid medical and nonmedical debts in collections among Black, Hispanic, and White adults with Medicaid coverage

  • Disparities in Health Care Spending and Utilization Among Black and White Medicaid Enrollees

    Open AccessJacob Wallace, Anthony Lollo et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2022

    In this cross-sectional study of US Medicaid enrollees in 3 states, Black enrollees generated lower spending and used fewer services, including primary care and recommended care for acute and chronic conditions, but had substantially higher emergency department use. While Black enrollees had higher rates of HEDIS preventive screenings, ensuring equitable access to all services in Medicaid must remain a national priority

  • Association Between Medicaid Managed Care Coverage of Substance Use Services and Treatment Utilization

    Open AccessSamantha G Auty, Megan B Cole et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2022

    The results of this cross-sectional study suggest that carving out coverage of substance use services and financing them through FFS coverage may be associated with overall increases in treatment utilization but with heterogeneous associations across states and treatment types

  • Performance Metrics of Substance Use Disorder Care Among Medicaid Enrollees in New York, New York

    Open AccessMargarita Alegria, Irene Falgas-Bague et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2022

    The results of this cross-sectional study suggest the need for progress in engaging patients in SUD treatment and improvement in the low performance of SUD care and limited variation in MMC plans in New York, New York. Improvement in the overall performance of SUD treatment in Medicaid potentially depends on general program improvements, not moving recipients among plans

  • Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Substance Use Treatment in Medicaid Managed Care in New York City

    Margarita Alegria, Irene Falgas-Bague et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2022References: 26

    OBJECTIVE: The aim was to assess the magnitude of health care disparities in treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) and the role of health plan membership and place of residence in observed disparities in Medicaid Managed Care (MMC) plans in New York City (NYC). DATA SOURCE: Medicaid claims and managed care plan enrollment files for 2015-2017 in NYC. RESEARCH DESIGN: We studied Medicaid enrollees with a SUD diagnosis during their first 6 mont…

  • Evaluation of the Association Between Medicare Eligibility and Excess Deaths During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the US

    Open AccessJacob Wallace, Anthony Lollo et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2021

    This cross-sectional regression discontinuity analysis compares deaths slightly younger and older than 65 years to examine the relationship between access to health insurance coverage and COVID-19 mortality