Jim P. Stimpson

Professor of Health Economics, Systems, and Policy, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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About Jim

Stimpson is dedicated to advancing population health through evidence-based public policy and transformative health systems change. To date, Stimpson has published more than 170 journal articles, book chapters, and reports on the structural and social drivers of health, health communication, and access to care. Stimpson volunteers in both national and local initiatives, including legislative advocacy, grant review, and patient navigation through the American Cancer Society, as well as local neighborhood revitalization efforts.

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Contributions

Private Equity Ownership in U.S. Health Care Puts Patients and Communities at Risk

Basic Facts Brief, October 2025

What the Maui Wildfires Teach Us About Using TikTok in Disaster Response

Key Findings Brief, July 2025

Medicaid Expansion and Paid Sick Leave Save Lives Through Cancer Screening

Key Findings Brief, June 2025

In the News

Quoted by UT Southwestern Medical Center Newsroom in "Education level, social media skills linked to cancer fatalism," , July 30, 2024.

Research discussed by Medical Xpress, in "Medicaid Expansion Improved Coverage More For Married Versus Unmarried People,", October 23, 2019.

Publications

"A Difference-in-Differences Analysis of Medicaid Expansion and State Paid Sick Leave Laws on Colorectal Cancer Screening" (with Joshua M. Liao, Anna M. Morenz, Joseph H. Joo, and Fernando A. Wilson). Cancer 131, no. 10 (2025): e35904.

Finds that Medicaid expansion combined with paid sick leave was associated with a greater likelihood of being up-to-date with CRC screening compared to Medicaid expansion alone or neither policy.

"Belief that Progress has Been Made in Curing Cancer Varies by Perception of Social Media Health Mis- and Disinformation, Education, Frequency of Social Media Use, and Healthcare System Trust: A Cross-Sectional Study" (with Miguel Ángel Cano, Sungchul Park, and Aditi Srivastava). Cancer Control (2024).

Explores the relationship between perceptions of health mis/disinformation on social media and belief that progress has been made in curing cancer.

"Variations in Unmet Health Care Needs by Perceptions of Social Media Health Mis- and Disinformation, Frequency of Social Media Use, Medical Trust, and Medical Care Discrimination: Cross-Sectional Study" (with Sungchul Park, Fernando A. Wilson, and Alexander N Ortega). JMIR Public Health and Surveillance 10 (2024).

Evaluates the association between perceptions of health mis- and disinformation on social media and unmet need for health care. Additionally, evaluates mechanisms for this relationship, including frequency of social media use, medical trust, and medical care discrimination.

"Crisis Communication About the Maui Wildfires on TikTok: Content Analysis of Engagement With Maui Wildfire–Related Posts Over 1 Year" (with Aditi Srivastava, Ketan Tamirisa, Joseph Keaweʻaimoku Kaholokula, and Alexander N Ortega). JMIR Formative Research 9 (2024).

Examines TikTok posts related to the Maui wildfires to assess content themes, public engagement, and the effectiveness of social media in disseminating disaster-related information.

"Social Media Users’ Perceptions about Health Mis- and Disinformation on Social Media" (with Alexander N Ortega). Health Affairs Scholar 1, no. 4 (2023).

Estimates the prevalence and predictors of adult social media users’ perceptions of health mis- and disinformation on social media.

"Trusting Information on Cancer Varies by Source of Information and Political Viewpoint" (with Sungchul Park and Sandi L. Pruitt). Cancer Causes and Control 35 (2023): 177-184.

Investigates how trusting information on cancer varies by the source of information and political viewpoint.

"Association of Health Insurance Coverage and Probability of Dying in an Emergency Department or Hospital from a Motor Vehicle Traffic Injury" (with Alec W. Becker, Lindsay Shea, and Fernando A. Wilson). JACEP Ope 3, no. 1 (2022).

Describes the association of health insurance coverage with the odds of mortality in an emergency department (ED) or hospital for adult victims of a motor vehicle crash.