Samantha Auty
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Samantha Auty, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-2774
sgauty@bu.edu
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Biography

Samantha Auty, PhD, MS, is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Law, Policy & Management at the Boston University School of Public Health and an Investigator at the Veterans Health Administration’s Partnered Evidence-Based Policy Resource Center. Her research focuses on improving access to care and health outcomes for individuals with substance use disorders, with a particular emphasis on Medicaid policy, alternative payment models, and healthcare delivery system reform.

Dr. Auty’s work examines how Medicaid managed care policies influence healthcare access, provider networks, and outcomes for low-income populations, including pregnant individuals and those with substance use disorders. She has extensive expertise in analyzing large administrative datasets, such as the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS), and applying rigorous quasi-experimental methods to evaluate the impact of state and federal policies. Her research has been supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and has been published in leading journals, including JAMA Internal Medicine and Health Services Research. She has also been recognized with multiple research awards, including the James Burgess Award for Best Methods Paper in Health Services Research.

Dr. Auty earned her PhD in Health Services Research from Boston University, an MS in Healthcare Research from Dartmouth, and a BS in Psychology from St. Lawrence University.

Education

  • Boston University School of Public Health, PhD Field of Study: Health Services Research

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Publications

  • Published on 1/2/2025

    Auty SG, Frakt AB, Shafer PR, Stein MD, Gordon SH. Severe Maternal Morbidity Among Pregnant People With Opioid Use Disorder Enrolled in Medicaid. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jan 02; 8(1):e2453303. PMID: 39777443.

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  • Published on 7/20/2024

    Freibott CE, Auty SG, Stein MD, Lipson SK. Opioid misuse and mental health in college student populations: A national assessment. J Affect Disord. 2024 Oct 15; 363:72-78. PMID: 39038626.

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  • Published on 10/3/2023

    Shafer PR, Katchmar A, Callori S, Alam R, Patel R, Choi S, Auty S. Medicaid policy data for evaluating eligibility and programmatic changes. BMC Res Notes. 2023 Oct 03; 16(1):250. PMID: 37789360.

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  • Published on 10/1/2023

    Admon L, Auty S, Declercq E, Wang N, Gordon S, Daw J, Kozhimannil K. In Reply. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Oct 01; 142(4):991-992. PMID: 37734099.

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  • Published on 9/28/2023

    Auty SG, Daw JR, Admon LK, Gordon SH. Comparing approaches to identify live births using the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System. Health Serv Res. 2024 Feb; 59(1):e14233. PMID: 37771156.

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  • Published on 5/22/2023

    Tenso K, Strombotne KL, Feyman Y, Auty SG, Legler A, Griffith KN. Excess Mortality at Veterans Health Administration Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Med Care. 2023 Jul 01; 61(7):456-461. PMID: 37219062.

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  • Published on 5/4/2023

    Daw JR, Auty SG, Admon LK, Gordon SH. Using Modernized Medicaid Data to Advance Evidence-Based Improvements in Maternal Health. Am J Public Health. 2023 Jul; 113(7):805-810. PMID: 37141557.

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  • Published on 4/5/2023

    Admon LK, Auty SG, Daw JR, Kozhimannil KB, Declercq ER, Wang N, Gordon SH. State Variation in Severe Maternal Morbidity Among Individuals With Medicaid Insurance. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 May 01; 141(5):877-885. PMID: 37023459.

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  • Published on 1/12/2023

    Auty SG, Barr KD, Frakt AB, Garrido MM, Strombotne KL. Effect of a Veterans Health Administration mandate to case review patients with opioid prescriptions on mortality among patients with opioid use disorder: a secondary analysis of the STORM randomized control trial. Addiction. 2023 May; 118(5):870-879. PMID: 36495477.

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  • Published on 1/1/2023

    Auty SG, Daw JR, Wallace J. State-Level Variation in Supplemental Maternity Kick Payments in Medicaid Managed Care. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Jan 01; 183(1):80-82. PMID: 36374489.

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