Keck-Schaeffer Initiative for Population Health Policy
Our work in Keck-Schaeffer Initiative for Population Health Policy
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Frequency of Workplace Injuries and Prevalence of Work-Related Disability
Older minorities face greater rates of work-related disability than whites; male foreign-born Hispanics had highest rate of workplace injury.
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New Grant Will Advance Study of Long-Term Interventions on Type 2 Diabetes
The $2.58 million grant is from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
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More than a Quarter of Hospitals Have Been Cited Under Anti-Dumping Law in the Past Decade
This study is the first to analyze longitudinal enforcement trends of EMTALA in the last decade.
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New Study Finds Pay Gaps in Physician Income by Race, Gender
White, male physicians had an adjusted median annual income 35 percent higher than black male physicians according to a new study.
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Medicaid Managed Care Penetration and Drug Utilization for Patients with Serious Mental Illness
In an assessment of the association between managed care penetration and pharmaceutical spending on drugs for beneficiaries with serious mental illness, the researchers found that carve-out states with greater managed care penetration spend significantly less per enrollee on pharmaceuticals for the treatment of mental disorders.
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Doctors Who Spend More on Patients Face Lower Malpractice Claim Risk
Physicians who spend more money conducting tests and procedures for patients are less likely to be sued.
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Medicaid Access Restrictions on Psychiatric Drugs: Penny-Wise or Pound-Foolish?
Not only do formulary restrictions save little — if any — money on drug spending, they increase overall Medicaid spending for serious mental illnesses and may drive up incarceration costs.