Population Health and Disparities
Our work in Population Health and Disparities
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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.
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Mass Incarceration, Racial Disparities in Health, and Successful Aging
Over the past forty years, the United States has taken part in an experiment in mass incarceration. This article explores the impact that mass incarceration might have on successful aging and racial disparities in aging outcomes.
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Disentangling the Stress Process: Race Differences in the Experience of Chronic Stressors
Older blacks and US-born and foreign-born Hispanics report more chronic stress exposure than whites and are two to three times as likely to experience financial strain and housing-related stress.
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Assessment of Follow-up Care After Emergency Department Presentation for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion (JAMA Network Open)
A new study of 831 patients sent to top-level trauma centers for a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury found that only 44 percent saw a physician or other provider within three months of their injury, a critical period for care.
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Most Concussion Patients Fall Under the Radar
Only 44 percent saw a physician or other provider within three months of their injury, a critical period for care, national study finds.
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State-Level Chart Books on the Cost of Mental Illness
As state policymakers assess new proposals to improve mental health treatment and access, understanding the population affected, the coverage gaps and the overall economic burden is integral to developing sustainable solutions that meet the need.
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USC Recruits Diverse Participants for Landmark $1.5 Billion Precision Medicine Research Initiative
Nationwide big data project seeks to accelerate research and improve health for a diverse population, not just majority groups.