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Living Arrangements and Supplemental Income Programs for Older Adults in Mexico
Living arrangements often reflect important quality-of-life indicators for elderly adults.
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Perceived COVID-19 Health Threat Increases Psychological Distress Among Black Americans
The present study used data from the American Trends Panel to examine the interplay between the perceived COVID-19 health threat, discriminatory beliefs in medical settings, and psychological distress among Black Americans.
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Pharmaceutical Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Utilization and Disparities
The use of antidementia drugs is relatively low and varies widely by race/ethnicity.
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Uptake of Infliximab Biosimilars Among the Medicare Population
Two years after launch, biosimilars for rheumatoid arthritis and other lifelong conditions captured little market share.
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Lifetime Burden of Adult Congenital Heart Disease in the USA Using a Microsimulation Model
There is a significant burden of disease among individuals with CHD; the disease affects quality of life, disability, life expectancy, medical spending, chronic disease, as well as employment and education outcomes.
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The State of the Science in Opioid Policy Research
A review of 145 opioid policy evaluation studies found that greater adoption of more rigorous study designs and statistical methods is warranted.
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Sex, Race, and Age Differences in Prevalence of Dementia in Medicare Claims and Survey Data
This study provides the first comparison of trends in dementia prevalence in the U.S. population using 3 different dementia ascertainments/data sources. They found there are still substantial differences across measures in dementia prevalence among Blacks and Hispanics.
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State Approaches to Tackling the Opioid Crisis Through the Health Care System
States have implemented multiple strategies to enhance the capacity and quality of treatment services for opioid use disorder.
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Does Medicare Coverage Improve Cancer Detection and Mortality Outcomes?
This study provides the first evidence to our knowledge that near‐universal access to Medicare at age 65 is associated with improvements in population‐level cancer mortality.
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Market Exclusivity for Drugs with Multiple Orphan Approvals (1983–2017) and Associated Budget Impact in the U.S.
In a study published in Pharmacoeconomics, we find multiple blockbuster drugs have received exclusivity of more than 10 years through the Orphan Drug Act, thereby delaying access to generic/biosimilar equivalents.
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