Research
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Does the Market Reward Quality?: Evidence from India
There are two salient facts about health care in low and middle-income countries; 1) the private sector plays an important role and 2) the care provided is often of poor quality.
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Mitigating Poverty through the Formation of Extended Family Households: Race and Ethnic Differences
In times of hardship, moving in with family is one strategy for alleviating economic deprivation and uncertainty.
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Temporal Trends in in Mortality after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis
Near-term survival after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has improved substantially within the short period after the procedure was introduced.
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Race/Ethnic Differences in Spatial Distance Between Adult Children and Their Mothers
This brief study examines race/ethnic differences in geographic distance to mothers among adults in the United States.
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Economic Value of Anti–Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Treatment for Patients With Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the United States
A new study suggests benefits to patient health and society top billions of dollars, or more, if adherence to wet age-related macular degeneration treatments could be improved.
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The Potential Emergence of Disease-Modifying Treatments for Alzheimer Disease: The Role of Primary Care in Managing the Patient Journey
Research by Jakub Hlavka and colleagues suggests a combination of brief cognitive tests and blood-based biomarker tests will allow primary care physicians to identify patients with potential early stage Alzheimer’s disease efficiently and triage them for further evaluation.
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A Bi-National Comparison of Federal Safety Net Programs for Low-Income Elderly in the U.S. and Mexico
Population aging in Mexico as in the United States is expected to accelerate over the next thirty years, and the proportion of individuals 65 and older will triple to approximately 20 percent by 2050 in both nations. Older people of Mexican origin are at high risk of protracted periods of poor health, a reality exacerbated […]
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The Affordable Care Act and Health Insurance Coverage Among People With Diagnosed and Undiagnosed Diabetes: Data From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Insurance coverage can change the health trajectory of people with diabetes by facilitating timely diabetes diagnosis and management.
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Hospital System Participation and Hospital Spending
Most hospital systems span across markets and states with higher system participation were more likely to have below median per capita hospital spending.
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Extended-Release Formulation and Medication Adherence
Suboptimal adherence to chronic medications undermines treatment effectiveness and costs the U.S. as much as $289 billion annually. This is the first study to analyze the impact of extended-release formulations on long-term adherence.
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