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 enrolleesSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Work Requirements and Safety-Net Program Participation
Ndumele C, Factor H, Lavallee M, Lollo A, Wallace J. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Work Requirements and Safety-Net Program Participation. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 185 PMID: 39495527, PMCID: PMC11536301, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.5932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSupplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramSNAP work requirementsAble-bodied adultsChronic conditionsCharacteristics of individualsLow-incomeCohort studyMedicaid coverageNutrition Assistance ProgramSocioeconomic characteristics of individualsProportion of enrolleesChronic illnessMain OutcomesProgram enrollmentMedicaid enrolleesYounger beneficiariesSocioeconomic characteristicsMedicaidStatistically significant changesTarget populationEnrolleesAssistance programsCaregiversSafety-net programsBeneficiaries