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Changes in the Availability of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Prisons and Jails in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, federal agencies relaxed buprenorphine prescribing restrictions including for incarcerated individuals.
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Cannabis Legalization and Cannabis-Involved Pregnancy Hospitalizations in Colorado
The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the association between presence of recreational cannabis dispensaries and prevalence of cannabis-involved pregnancy hospitalizations in Colorado.
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The Rising Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease Mortality in Rural America
Since the 1990s, there has been a striking urban-rural divergence in life expectancy within the United States, with metropolitan areas achieving strong life expectancy increases and nonmetropolitan areas experiencing stagnation or actual declines in life expectancy.
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Did Prioritizing Essential Workers Help to Achieve Racial/Ethnic Equity in Early COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution? The LA Pandemic Surveillance Cohort Study
Most US states and counties prioritized essential workers for early access to COVID-19 vaccines due to their heightened occupational risk. Racial/ethnic groups most impacted by COVID-19 are overrepresented among essential workers. This study estimates the effects of prioritizing essential workers on racial/ethnic equity in COVID-19 vaccination.
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Knowledge and Attitudes Concerning Aducanumab Among Older Americans After FDA Approval for Treatment of Alzheimer Disease
Schaeffer Center researchers have found older Americans know little about aducanumab, despite the fact that an overwhelming majority of survey respondents said they were worried about Alzheimer’s disease.
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Race Inequity in School Attendance Across the Jim Crow South and Its Implications for Black–White Disparities in Trajectories of Cognitive Function Among Older AdultsÂ
The study highlights the importance of using a more refined measure of schooling for understanding the education–cognitive health relationship.
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Citizenship Status and Mortality Among Young Latino Adults in the U.S., 1998‒2015
Young Latino immigrants without citizenship have 40% higher mortality rate than their U.S.-born counterparts.
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SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Among Firefighters in Los Angeles, California
Schaeffer Center researchers conducted a serological survey of firefighters in Los Angeles in October 2020.
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Paying Patients to Use Lower-Priced Providers
Many employers have introduced rewards programs as a new benefit design in which employees are paid $25–$500 if they receive care from lower-priced providers. Schaeffer Center researchers assessed the impact of the rewards program on procedure prices and choice of provider and how these outcomes vary by length of exposure to the program and patient population.
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Association of Cash Payment with Intensity of Opioid Prescriptions
It is difficult to track use and outcomes in patients who pay cash for their prescriptions at the pharmacy. In Texas, 14% of all opioid prescriptions are paid with cash, often by uninsured patients and pharmacy shoppers.
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