2023
Medication Access in Prisons and Jails—Some Answers, More Questions
Hawks L, Wang E. Medication Access in Prisons and Jails—Some Answers, More Questions. JAMA Health Forum 2023, 4: e230167. PMID: 37058295, PMCID: PMC10590551, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth Insurance and Mental Health Treatment Use Among Adults With Criminal Legal Involvement After Medicaid Expansion
Howell B, Hawks L, Balasuriya L, Chang V, Wang E, Winkelman T. Health Insurance and Mental Health Treatment Use Among Adults With Criminal Legal Involvement After Medicaid Expansion. Psychiatric Services 2023, 74: 1019-1026. PMID: 37016823, PMCID: PMC10939137, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCriminalsHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthMedicaidMental HealthPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesConceptsHealth insurance coverageMental disordersMedicaid expansionSubstance useInsurance coverageTreatment useMental health treatment useAffordable Care Act Medicaid expansionMental health treatmentSubstance use disordersFederal poverty levelUse of treatmentsLegal involvementLow health insurance coverageNSDUH respondentsUse disordersHealth treatmentDrug useMental illnessPercentage point increaseAge 18Insurance accessDisordersHealth insuranceTreatment
2009
Incarceration, Incident Hypertension, and Access to Health Care: Findings From the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
Wang EA, Pletcher M, Lin F, Vittinghoff E, Kertesz SG, Kiefe CI, Bibbins-Domingo K. Incarceration, Incident Hypertension, and Access to Health Care: Findings From the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2009, 169: 687-693. PMID: 19364998, PMCID: PMC2829673, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionCohort StudiesCoronary DiseaseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Services AccessibilityHumansHypertensionIncidenceLongitudinal StudiesMalePredictive Value of TestsPrisonersPrisonsProbabilityRisk AssessmentSex DistributionSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsCoronary Artery Risk DevelopmentYoung Adults (CARDIA) studyIncident hypertensionVentricular hypertrophyAdult studiesRisk DevelopmentYoung adultsCardiovascular disease mortalityCardiovascular disease riskLeft ventricular hypertrophyTreatment of hypertensionHealth care accessIllicit drug useHistory of incarcerationAssociations of incarcerationPrior incarcerationFuture hypertensionDiabetes ratesProspective studyDisease mortalityCholesterol levelsIndependent associationHigh prevalenceHypertensionCare access