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Evaluation of Changes in US Health Insurance Coverage for Individuals With Criminal Legal Involvement in Medicaid Expansion and Nonexpansion States, 2010 to 2017
Howell BA, Hawks L, Wang EA, Winkelman TNA. Evaluation of Changes in US Health Insurance Coverage for Individuals With Criminal Legal Involvement in Medicaid Expansion and Nonexpansion States, 2010 to 2017. JAMA Health Forum 2022, 3: e220493. PMID: 35977325, PMCID: PMC8994123, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.0493.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Accessibility of Opioid Treatment Programs Based on Conventional vs Perceived Travel Time Measures
Kim J, Lee J, Thornhill T, Dennett J, Lu H, Howell B, Grau L, Fiellin D, Heimer R, Gonsalves G. Accessibility of Opioid Treatment Programs Based on Conventional vs Perceived Travel Time Measures. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e240209. PMID: 38376839, PMCID: PMC10879949, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransit travel timeAccessibility metricsTravel timeTravel componentsAccessibility scoresTransportation burdenTravel burdenOut-of-vehicleComponents of travelConventional accessibility measuresSpatial regression modelsTravel time measurementsPublic transitTransit schedulesAccessibility measuresDeparture timeTravel time analysisTrip durationTravelOperating hoursTime analysisCross-sectional studyOpioid use disorderPolicy recommendationsDecision-making
2023
Treatment setting among individuals with opioid use and criminal legal involvement, housing instability, or Medicaid insurance, 2015-2021
Shearer R, Howell B, Khatri U, Winkelman T. Treatment setting among individuals with opioid use and criminal legal involvement, housing instability, or Medicaid insurance, 2015-2021. Drug And Alcohol Dependence Reports 2023, 8: 100179. PMID: 37502021, PMCID: PMC10368753, DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedicaid insuranceTreatment settingsDoctor's officeReceipt of MOUDHousing instabilityOpioid use disorderMultivariable logistic regressionCross-sectional studyMental health facilitiesLower ratesMOUD useOpioid useHealth facilitiesProportion of individualsMOUDUse disordersMultiple treatment settingsLogistic regressionLegal involvementHigher likelihoodTreatmentRole TreatmentSimilar ratesLow incomeVariety of settings