2024
Attributing Racial Differences in Care to Health Plan Performance or Selection
Wallace J, Ndumele C, Lollo A, Macambira D, Lavallee M, Green B, Duchowny K, McWilliams J. Attributing Racial Differences in Care to Health Plan Performance or Selection. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 185 PMID: 39585673, PMCID: PMC11589859, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.5451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency department visitsPrimary care visitsCross-sectional studyDepartment visitsCare visitsRacial differencesWhite enrolleesMagnitude of racial differencesHealth equity metricHealth care disparitiesWhite Medicaid enrolleesSelection biasSouthern US statesPlanning indicatorsPrescription drug useCare disparitiesSelf-identified blacksHealth plansMain OutcomesEffectiveness of planningPublic reportingAdministrative claimsRandom populationMedicaid populationMedicaid enrollees
2023
Excess Death Rates for Republican and Democratic Registered Voters in Florida and Ohio During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Wallace J, Goldsmith-Pinkham P, Schwartz J. Excess Death Rates for Republican and Democratic Registered Voters in Florida and Ohio During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Internal Medicine 2023, 183: 916-923. PMID: 37486680, PMCID: PMC10366951, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.1154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcess death rateDeath rateCOVID-19 pandemicLow vaccination ratesCOVID-19 vaccinationCross-sectional studyAge 25 yearsCOVID-19 vaccineHigher COVID-19 death ratesCOVID-19 death ratesCross-sectional comparisonMedian ageAdjusted analysisVaccination ratesExcess mortalityVaccination attitudesMAIN OUTCOMEWeekly deathsMortality rateExcess deathsMortality recordsMortality dataStudy sampleDeathVaccineState-Level Variation in Supplemental Maternity Kick Payments in Medicaid Managed Care
Auty S, Daw J, Wallace J. State-Level Variation in Supplemental Maternity Kick Payments in Medicaid Managed Care. JAMA Internal Medicine 2023, 183: 80-82. PMID: 36374489, PMCID: PMC9664368, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.5146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicaid Managed CareCross-sectional studyCare planningState-level variationManaged careCare
2021
Changes in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Care and Health Among US Adults at Age 65 Years
Wallace J, Jiang K, Goldsmith-Pinkham P, Song Z. Changes in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Care and Health Among US Adults at Age 65 Years. JAMA Internal Medicine 2021, 181: 1207-1215. PMID: 34309621, PMCID: PMC8314180, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.3922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge 65 yearsSelf-reported healthCost-related barriersCross-sectional studyEthnic disparitiesUsual sourceUS adultsHispanic individualsBlack individualsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemPoor self-reported healthInfluenza vaccination ratesInsurance coverageHealth insuranceUS Affordable Care ActHispanic respondentsProportion of respondentsPrevention WideInfluenza vaccinationInfluenza vaccineVaccination ratesAffordable Care ActUS CentersMAIN OUTCOME