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Factors Associated with Biosimilar Exclusions and Step Therapy Restrictions Among US Commercial Health Plans
Cancer treatment, pediatric population, and coverage restriction of the reference products are some of the most significant factors that are associated with biosimilar coverage decisions.
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A New Spatial Hedonic Equilibrium in the Emerging Work-from-Home Economy?
WFH puts downward pressure on housing prices and rents in high-productivity counties.
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Interrupted Time Series Analysis: Patient Characteristics and Rates of Opioid-Use-Disorder-Related Emergency Department Visits in the Los Angeles County Public Hospital System during COVID-19
Public emergency departments served as a stopgap for patients suffering from OUD in Los Angeles County during the pandemic and can be utilized to guide preventative interventions in vulnerable populations.
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Prescription Drug Advertising and Drug Utilization: The Role of Medicare Part D
This paper examines how direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) for prescription drugs influences utilization by exploiting a large and plausibly exogenous shock to DTCA driven by the introduction of Medicare Part D.
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Cross-National Differences in Wealth Inequality in Health Services and Caregiving Used Near the End of Life
Wealth inequality in end of life care exists across countries and reflects differences in the organization, financing, and delivery of care in different countries.
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Age Differences in Social Decision-Making Preferences and Perceived Ability
Older age was associated with being less likely to prefer social decision-making.
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A Human Capital Theory of Who Escapes the Grasp of the Local Monopsonist
The rise of work from home may act as a substitute for high-skill worker migration from
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Increased Risk of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in an Urban, United States, Safety-Net Emergency Department in the COVID-19 Era
The odds of DKA during the COVID era were 27% higher compared to the pre-COVID era
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Epigenetic-Based Age Acceleration in a Representative Sample of Older Americans: Associations with Aging-Related Morbidity and Mortality
While the usefulness of DNAm-based age acceleration as a predictor of later life health outcomes is quite clear, other factors such as demographics, SES, mental health, and health behaviors remain equally, if not more robust, predictors of later life outcomes.
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Regular Cannabis Use During the First Year of the Pandemic: Studying Trajectories Rather Than Prevalence
This study estimated the nature and sociodemographic correlates of U.S. adult subpopulations regularly using cannabis by examining weekly trajectories of use during the first year of the pandemic.
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