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ABSTRACT Background Time from surgery to initiation of postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) of less than 6 weeks was recently instituted as the first quality metric within head and neck cancer care. Methods We performed a retrospective single institution cohort study to investigate predictors of PORT delay and the impact of PORT delay on survival ...
Niketna Vivek+10 more
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State Medicaid Agencies Prepare for Health Care Reform While Continuing to Face Challenges From the Recession [PDF]
Summarizes findings from interviews with state Medicaid directors on the recession's impact on Medicaid; their role in and concerns about implementing healthcare reform, including insurance exchanges; and interest in innovations such as payment ...
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Activation and Preparedness for Survivorship Care Among Survivors of Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancers
ABSTRACT Objective The objectives were to characterize activation and preparedness for survivorship care and identify key sociodemographic variables, medical characteristics, care transition experiences, and psychosocial factors associated with preparedness and activation among recent oral and oropharyngeal cancer survivors.
Sharon L. Manne+7 more
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The Deficit Reduction Act's (DRA) Citizenship Documentation Requirements for Medicaid Through the Eyes of State Officials in December 2006 and January 2007 [PDF]
Based on interviews, summarizes how state officials expect the 2005 citizenship documentation requirement for Medicaid to affect efforts to simplify application processes and enrollment in Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance ...
Eileen Ellis, Lisa Duchon
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Medicare, Medicaid and the Deficit Debate [PDF]
Examines 2000-10 Medicare and Medicaid expenditures; projections for 2011-20 from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Congressional Budget Office; contributing factors, including enrollment growth; and proposals for curbing ...
John Holahan, Stacey McMorrow
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ABSTRACT Purpose Post‐cancer treatment pain (PCTP) is prevalent among cancer survivors but remains understudied. It is critical to quantify PCTP prevalence over time and to estimate the resulting short and long‐term incremental healthcare expenditures (total, third‐party, and out‐of‐pocket) and out‐of‐pocket burden among cancer survivors.
Yves Paul Vincent Mbous+3 more
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Gout in pregnancy: Obstetric and neonatal outcomes
Abstract Objective The pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by gout have yet to be evaluated in a population‐based study. We sought to evaluate the obstetric and neonatal outcomes in pregnant patients with gout using a national population database.
Sam Amar+3 more
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Elham Kateeb,1,2 Susan C McKernan,2,3 Natoshia Askelson,2,4 Elizabeth Momany,2 Peter Damiano2,3 1Oral Health Research and Promotion Unit, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine; 2Public Policy Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA ...
Kateeb E+4 more
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State Approaches to Simplify Medicaid Eligibility and Implications for Inequality of Infant Health
Along with the late 1980s Medicaid expansion for pregnant women and children, states implemented multiple reforms to reduce administrative burdens and facilitate access to Medicaid and prenatal care.
Emily Rauscher, Ailish Burns
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Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to compare the difference in the level of clinical independence among predoctoral dental students during their community clinic rotation with their dental school clinic rotations. Methods Descriptive statistics, assessment of sample normality, and T‐tests were performed to present the difference in average ...
Anubhuti Shukla+2 more
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