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Community Living and Health Services Utilization among the Aging Services Network Population
(2017)By 2050, the number of older adults will increase from 67 million to 111 million, or roughly 28 percent of the total U.S. population. Age is a principal predictor of physical health status as well as functional and cognitive ... -
Competition and Consolidation in Medicare Advantage
(2020)Background: Medicare Advantage (MA) serves roughly one in three (24 out of 68 million) Medicare beneficiaries and this number is expected to grow to about half (40 out of 80 million) of Medicare beneficiaries by 2030. Given ... -
Connecting the Dots Across the Care Continuum: Addressing Behavioral Health in ACO Networks
(2019)Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) represent a shift from traditional fee-for-service payment systems that reward volume to payment models that reward providers for value (e.g. quality improvement and cost reduction). ... -
Determinants of Unintended Pregnancy and Modern Family Planning Use
(2017)Unintended pregnancy, defined as a pregnancy that is mistimed or unwanted, is one of the world’s most common negative health outcomes. Furthermore, the United Nations Population Fund has found that 225 million women wish ... -
THE EFFECT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS ON HEALTH CARE ACCESS, CRIME, AND INTERACTIONS WITH THE MEDICAID PROGRAM
(2022)Health centers are community-based clinics that provide services to medically underserved populations. They serve nearly 30 million adults nationwide and more than 90% of patients come from households earning below 200% ... -
THE EFFECT OF OWN RACE/ETHNICITY DENSITY ON INSURANCE TAKE-UP BY ASIAN AMERICANS
(2019)Asian Americans are the fastest growing minority population in the U.S. (Lopez et al., 2017). Since the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Asian Americans have benefitted from insurance ... -
EFFECTS OF MEDICAID STATE PLAN DENTAL BENEFITS ON DENTAL VISITS AMONG NON-ELDERLY ADULTS
(2018)Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey and optional Health Care Access module, I analyzed dental visits between insurance types and between three levels of Medicaid dental coverage for non-elderly adults in ... -
EVALUATING THE QUALITY OF HOME HEALTH CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS RECEIVING PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICES IN THE MARYLAND RARE AND EXPENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
(2020)OBJECTIVE: To use process and structural measures to evaluate the quality of Private Duty Nursing (PDN) services provided to individuals with complex medical needs in the Rare and Expensive Case Management (REM) program ... -
Evaluation methods for a community-centered human subjects protections and research ethics training: Your Rights in Research
(2020)Any research project that involves human subjects requires ethical considerations and protections for individuals who enroll as participants. However, because the responsibility of these protections is often entrusted to ... -
THE EXAMINATION OF NATIONAL-NUTRITION POLICIES ON NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE MORTALITY AT VARIOUS STAGES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: A CROSS-COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE
(2019)The acceleration of economic growth over the past few decades introduces the need to reorient policy to address the needs and challenges for a healthier population. This paper will review the effectiveness of national ... -
Examining the State-Level, and Racial and Ethnic Impact of Cigarette Taxes on Youth Smoking and Cessation
(2022)The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between per-pack cigarette taxes at the state level and smoking behavior among youth in the United States, based on race and ethnicity. State-level Youth Behavioral ... -
EXPANDING THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF HEALTH LITERACY TO IMPROVE LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS
(2013)Low health literacy is a significant and growing public health problem. It is estimated that 90 million individuals in the U.S. have low health literacy, which is associated with poor health outcomes. Individuals with ... -
Family structure and multiple domains of child well-being in the United States: a cross-sectional study
(Springer Nature, 2015-02-21)We examine the association between family structure and children’s health care utilization, barriers to health care access, health, and schooling and cognitive outcomes and assess whether socioeconomic status (SES) accounts ... -
Food Insecurity in the District of Columbia: Do Community Gardens Help?
(2021)More than 10% of the District of Columbia’s residents have difficulty accessing affordable and healthy food, a number that is now projected to be over 16% because of COVID-19 (Sustainable DC, 2019; Food Security Report, ... -
Future expenditure risk of silent members: a statistical analysis
(Springer Nature, 2016-07-29)Silent-members are members of a medical health plan who submit no claims for healthcare services in a benefit year despite 12 months of continuous-enrollment. This study was conducted to evaluate the future expenditure ... -
Gender Differences in Mental Health Outcomes before, during, and after the Great Recession
(PLOS (Public Library of Science), 2015-05-13)We examined gender differences in mental health outcomes during and post-recession versus pre-recession. We utilized 2005-2006, 2008-2009, and 2010-2011 data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Females had lower ... -
Health Policy, Care Coordination, and Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among US Adults Aged 18-64 with Serious Psychological Distress
(2019)About one in five Americans have a mental health condition, and in any given year, 3-5% of the population experiences serious psychological distress (SPD). The goal of this dissertation is to examine the impact of health ... -
The impact of integrating medical assistants and community health workers on diabetes care management in community health centers
(Springer Nature, 2018-11-20)To compare the impact of implementing team-based diabetes care management involving community health workers (CHWs) vs. medical assistants (MA) in community health centers (CHCs) on diabetes care processes, intermediate ... -
The Impact of International Accreditation on The Quality of Health Services at King Fahd University Hospital, Saudi Arabia: A Mixed Methods Approach
(2019)The Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) is perceived worldwide as the symbol of exceptional quality of care. Despite the popularity of international accreditation, evidence of its effectiveness on improving ... -
Inpatient Mortality in Emergency Care: Is Competition Always Good?
(2014)The objective of this study was to measure the association between regional competition and emergency care outcomes. Competition was measured using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index for three hospital referral regions in ...