JAMA Internal Medicine: Comparison of Health and Health Risk Factors Between Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults and Heterosexual Adults in the United States Results From the National Health Interview Survey
Authors:
Gilbert Gonzales, PhD, MHA
Julia Przedworski, BS
Carrie Henning-Smith, PhD, MPH, MSW
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JAMA Internal Medicine: Quality of Care for White and Hispanic Medicare Advantage Enrollees in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Rivera-Hernandez M, Leyva B, Keohane LM, Trivedi AN. Quality of Care for White and Hispanic Medicare Advantage Enrollees in the United States and Puerto Rico. JAMA Intern Med. Published online April 25, 2016. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0267
Women's Health Issues: Federal Support for Family Planning Clinics Associated with Dramatic Gains in Cervical Cancer Screening
Author: Sayeh S. Nikpay, PhD, MPH
Abstract
Background
Since the 1990s, policymakers have successfully increased cervical cancer screening through federal and state public policies. However, the most dramatic gains in Pap smear use occurred in the 1960's and 70's, during the establishment of federal support for family planning clinics through the War on Poverty and Title X. This study estimated the effect of this support on cervical cancer screening, and quantified its role in dramatic increases in Pap smear use.
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Health Affairs: Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion Reduced Uninsured Hospital Stays In 2014
Authors:
Sayeh Nikpay
Thomas Buchmueller
Helen G. Levy
Abstract:
In states that expanded Medicaid, uninsured hospital stays decreased sharply and Medicaid stays increased sharply in the first two quarters of 2014. There was no change in payer mix in states that did not expand Medicaid.
Fast & sharp: Medicaid expansion gives hospitals immediate relief from uninsured care, study finds
50 percent drop in uninsured hospital stays seen in expansion states, compared with no change in non-expansion states