Research
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Healthcare Utilization Before and After a Dementia Diagnosis in Medicare Advantage Versus Traditional Medicare
The increase in care use leading up to a dementia diagnosis is higher among beneficiaries in traditional Medicare than in Advantage plans and remains higher after diagnosis.
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The Revolving Door In Health Care Regulation
Of people appointed to the Department of Health and Human Services between 2004 and 2020, 15Â percent had been employed in private industry immediately before their appointment.
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Reduced Racial Disparity in Receipt of Optimal Locoregional Treatment for Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
More Black women received radiation therapy following breast-conserving surgery
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Trends of Non-Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) in the United States
nPEP use increased from 2010 to 2019, but not equally across all risk groups. Further policy interventions should be developed to reduce barriers and ensure adequate access to this important HIV prevention tool.
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Estimates of Diagnosed Dementia Prevalence and Incidence Among Diverse Beneficiaries in Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage
The prevalence of diagnosed dementia among beneficiaries in MA was lower than in TM.
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The Forgotten Middle: Worsening Health And Economic Trends Extend To Americans With Modest Resources Nearing Retirement
Researchers at the USC Schaeffer Center analyzed the health and economic well-being of Americans in their mid-fifties between 1994 and 2018 and found disparities between lower-middle income and upper-middle income households widened substantially. Dubbed the forgotten middle, lower-middle income Americans nearing retirement are no better off in terms of health or economic well-being than their counterparts two decades ago.
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Post-COVID Trends in Hospital Financial Performance: Updated Data from California Paint an Improved but Challenging Picture for Hospitals and Commercially Insured PatientsÂ
Total hospital volume has returned to pre-COVID levels, but with changes.
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Disadvantaging Rivals: Vertical Integration in the Pharmaceutical Market
Premiums of Part D beneficiaries enrolled in a plan that is vertically integrated with a PBM increased from 30% to 80% between 2010 and 2018.
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The Dynastic Benefits of Early Childhood Education: Participant Benefits and Family Spillovers
High-quality early childhood education generates a substantially high benefit-cost ratio when evaluating outcomes through midlife.
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Association of Intensive Lifestyle Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes With Labor Market Outcomes
Better chronic disease management through lifestyle modification can improve labor market outcomes among older adults with type 2 diabetes.
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