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US Emergency Department Encounters for Firearm Injuries According to Presentation at Trauma vs Nontrauma Centers
Coupet E, Huang Y, Delgado MK. US Emergency Department Encounters for Firearm Injuries According to Presentation at Trauma vs Nontrauma Centers. JAMA Surgery 2019, 154: 360-362. PMID: 30673067, PMCID: PMC6484801, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.4640.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Impact of the Young Adult Dependent Coverage Expansion on Opioid Overdoses and Deaths: a Quasi-Experimental Study
Coupet E, Werner RM, Polsky D, Karp D, Delgado MK. Impact of the Young Adult Dependent Coverage Expansion on Opioid Overdoses and Deaths: a Quasi-Experimental Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 1783-1788. PMID: 31898130, PMCID: PMC7280374, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05605-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED encountersDependent coverage expansionAffordable Care ActOpioid overdosesOpioid overdoseHospital deathPrescription opioidsOpioid epidemicHospital mortality rateOpioid pain medicationsEmergency department encounterPrescription opioid epidemicNon-prescription opioidsCoverage expansionMain MeasuresRatesMethadone overdosesPain medicationSignificant changesMortality rateOpioidsOverdosesQuasi-experimental studyU.S. adultsKey ResultsTherePrivate insurance