2021
Characterizing Medicare Reimbursements and Clinical Activity Among Female Otolaryngologists
Panth N, Torabi SJ, Kasle DA, Savoca EL, Zogg CK, O’Brien E, Manes RP. Characterizing Medicare Reimbursements and Clinical Activity Among Female Otolaryngologists. Annals Of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 2021, 131: 749-759. PMID: 34467771, DOI: 10.1177/00034894211042445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale otolaryngologistsClinical volumeCurrent Procedural Terminology codesUnique Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codesProcedural Terminology codesMedicare reimbursementClinical activityRetrospective analysisTerminology codesMedicare feeOtolaryngologistsPatientsBilling patternsMedianMedicare PhysicianUrban settingsRural settingsReimbursementService billingTemporal trendsSettingRural areas
2020
State Medicaid expansion status, insurance coverage and stage at diagnosis in head and neck cancer patients
Osazuwa-Peters N, Barnes JM, Megwalu U, Boakye E, Johnston KJ, Gaubatz ME, Johnson KJ, Panth N, Sethi RKV, Varvares MA. State Medicaid expansion status, insurance coverage and stage at diagnosis in head and neck cancer patients. Oral Oncology 2020, 110: 104870. PMID: 32629408, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck cancer patientsInsurance coverage ratesHNC patientsCancer patientsMedicaid expansionYoung adultsEarly-stage diseaseInsurance coverageState Medicaid expansion statusEnd Results ProgramDiagnosis of HNCMedicaid expansion statusSignificant increaseState Medicaid expansionsLow incomeUnmarried patientsQuasi-experimental differenceResults ProgramLip cancerMedicaid coveragePatientsEarly-stage diagnosisDiagnosis rateCoverage rateExpansion status
2019
Socioeconomic and Demographic Variation in Insurance Coverage Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer After the Affordable Care Act
Panth N, Barnes J, Sethi RKV, Varvares MA, Peters N. Socioeconomic and Demographic Variation in Insurance Coverage Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer After the Affordable Care Act. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2019, 145: 1144-1149. PMID: 31670798, PMCID: PMC6824226, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2019.2724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedDatabases, FactualFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthLinear ModelsMaleMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActRegistriesRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsLow-income zip codesNational Cancer DatabasePercentage of patientsAffordable Care ActInsurance statusUninsured statusNeck cancerUninsured patientsACA periodZip codesSignificant associationHospital-based cancer registryHigh-income zip codesRetrospective cohort studyInsurance coverageCare ActHealth insurance statusPercentage point decreaseHNC populationCohort studyPrimary HNCCancer RegistryCancer DatabaseEarly diagnosisMAIN OUTCOME