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Multidimensional Approaches to Ranking State‐Level Rurality to Enhance Comparisons Across States

open access: yesThe Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points Single indicators such as rural population percentage can misrepresent a state's rural character, leading to flawed policy comparisons and resource allocation. This study introduces a multidimensional rurality index that combines population share, land area, and population density to create a more comprehensive ranking of US states ...
DANIEL BASLOCK, NARI YOO
wiley   +1 more source

Medicare and Medicaid Behavioral Health Service Use Among Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plan Enrollees.

open access: yesJAMA Netw Open
Kim H   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Availability of behavioral health crisis care and associated changes in emergency department utilization

open access: yesHealth Services Research, Volume 60, Issue 2, April 2025.
Abstract Objective To determine whether availability of behavioral health crisis care services is associated with changes in emergency department (ED) utilization. Data Sources and Study Setting We used longitudinal panel data (2016–2021) on ED utilization from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's State ED Databases and a novel dataset on ...
Ashlyn Burns   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impacts of New York's balance billing regulation on ground ambulance pricing

open access: yesHealth Services Research, Volume 60, Issue 2, April 2025.
Abstract Objective To examine the effects of New York's surprise billing regulations on price changes by emergency ground ambulance service providers. Study Design We exploited a natural experiment using a difference‐in‐differences design with randomization inference (RI) to examine the effects of New York state regulations on the prices of emergency ...
Wendy Y. Xu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long COVID and financial hardship: A disaggregated analysis at income and education levels

open access: yesHealth Services Research, Volume 60, Issue 2, April 2025.
Abstract Objectives To examine how long COVID is associated with financial hardship (food insecurity, inability to pay bills, or threat of losing service) across income and education levels, and to assess the role of employment loss or reduced work hours in this hardship.
Biplab Kumar Datta   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Delaying Screening Until Covered? Changes in Lung Cancer Screening at the Age of Nearly‐Universal Medicare Insurance

open access: yesHealth Services Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To estimate changes in lung cancer screening at age 65, the age of nearly universal Medicare coverage. Study Setting and Design Screening reduces lung cancer mortality but is underutilized. We used a regression discontinuity design to measure the impact of nearly universal Medicare coverage at age 65 on first‐time receipt of ...
Marcelo C. Perraillon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building Engagement Using Financial Incentives for Colorectal Cancer Screening (BENEFIT‐C) in a Rural Louisiana Federally Qualified Health Center

open access: yesHealth Services Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the preliminary effectiveness and feasibility of a community‐engaged financial incentive intervention for increasing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in a rural, low‐resource primary care setting. Study Setting and Design A feasibility pilot trial at a federally qualified health center in the Acadiana region, Louisiana ...
Laura M. Perry   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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