2025
Differences in patterns of outpatient epilepsy‐specific medication initiation after acute ischemic stroke in the Medicare population
Donahue M, Brooks J, Hsu J, Price M, Blacker D, Schwamm L, Newhouse J, Westover M, Haneuse S, Moura L. Differences in patterns of outpatient epilepsy‐specific medication initiation after acute ischemic stroke in the Medicare population. Epilepsia 2025 PMID: 40184019, DOI: 10.1111/epi.18396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic whitesOlder age groupsAcute ischemic strokeAge groupsCommunity-dwelling beneficiariesNon-Hispanic white beneficiariesUS Medicare beneficiariesCumulative incidenceYear of dischargeUS geographic regionsAdministrative claims dataUS census divisionsIschemic strokeHospitalization causeRacial/Ethnic DifferencesMedicare beneficiariesOlder adultsWhite beneficiariesBlack/African AmericanMedicare populationClaims dataHispanic beneficiariesHospital regionMedication initiationInpatient readmissions
2023
Risk Adjustment And Promoting Health Equity In Population-Based Payment: Concepts And Evidence
McWilliams J, Weinreb G, Ding L, Ndumele C, Wallace J. Risk Adjustment And Promoting Health Equity In Population-Based Payment: Concepts And Evidence. Health Affairs 2023, 42: 105-114. PMID: 36623215, PMCID: PMC9901844, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk adjustmentHealth equityCurrent risk adjustmentHealth care useSocial risk factorsPromoting Health EquityFunctional statusCare useRisk factorsMedicare populationEthnic disparitiesHispanic beneficiariesSocial determinantsWhite beneficiariesPopulation-based paymentsPopulation-based payment modelAnnual spendingPayment modelsHigher proportionPopulationAdjustmentPredictive accuracy
2022
Racial and Ethnic Variation in COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Cancer History
Poghosyan H, Dinan MA, Tamamyan G, Nelson L, Jeon S. Racial and Ethnic Variation in COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Cancer History. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2022, 10: 2354-2362. PMID: 36149576, PMCID: PMC9510246, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-022-01415-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic white beneficiariesCancer historyVaccine doseMedicare beneficiariesWhite beneficiariesVaccine uptakeHispanic beneficiariesMultivariable logistic regression analysisCOVID-19 vaccination uptakeSelf-reported cancer historyCOVID-19 vaccine uptakeSelf-reported receiptCOVID-19 vaccination ratesLogistic regression analysisNon-Hispanic blacksSelf-reported raceUnvaccinated beneficiariesVaccination uptakeVaccine dosesVaccination ratesVaccine confidenceVaccine availabilitySupplement surveyCross-sectional dataEthnic variation
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