Population Health and Disparities
Our work in Population Health and Disparities
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A New Way to Pay for Innovative Drugs, Provide Universal Access and Not Break the Bank
Neeraj Sood penned an analysis of Louisiana’s new path to curing hepatitis C among its Medicaid and prison populations. It is the first state to implement a solution proposed by Sood in a National Academies of Sciences consensus report and in a leading medical journal.
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American Drug Overdose Death Rates the Highest Among Wealthy Nations
Drug overdose mortality has reached unprecedented levels in the U.S., more than tripling over the past 20 years. Is this a uniquely American epidemic or are other high-income counties facing a similar crisis? RCMAR Scientist and USC Leonard Davis School Assistant Professor Jessica Ho looks at the data.
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Seminar Series: Erdal Tekin
Erdal Tekin will present his work titled, “The Hidden Cost of Firearm Violence on Pregnant Women and Their Infants.”
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NIH Awards USC School of Pharmacy, Price School of Public Policy 5-Year Grant to Support Minority Aging Research in Schaeffer Center
The $2.7 million award funds scholars pursuing research in health disparities in aging with an emphasis on Alzheimer’s disease.
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Some Blood Pressure Medications May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s, But Not For All Populations
Certain antihypertensive medications may prevent the onset of the disease, but only among black and white women and white men.
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Deaths of Despair: An Update by Professor Sir Angus Deaton
Professor Sir Angus Deaton will provide an update on his groundbreaking research published last year.
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Medicaid Expansion Increases Access to Diabetes Medications
States that expanded Medicaid saw a 40 percent increase in prescription fills for common diabetes drugs in 2014-2015 according to the study in Health Affairs.
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Medicaid Eligibility Expansions May Address Gaps In Access To Diabetes Medications
The researchers find Medicaid eligibility expansions are linked to increases in prescription fills for diabetes drugs.
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PhD Student Presents Research at National Institutes of Health
Laura Henkhaus, PhD candidate in health economics at the USC School of Pharmacy, presented “Childhood Sexual Abuse and Adult Human Capital” during the Add Health Users Conference on the campus of National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Seminar Series: Craig Garthwaite
Craig Garthwaite is an Associate Professor of Strategy and the Director of the Program on Healthcare at Kellogg at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. His work examines the effects of government policies and social phenomena on the health and biopharmaceutical sectors.