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Safety of Prescription Nonsteroidal Anti‐inflammatory Drugs in Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Data From a Large Administrative Claims Cohort

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The concern that nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may precipitate flares of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has limited their use in managing musculoskeletal symptoms in those with IBD, but safety data are mixed. Methods This retrospective cohort study included patients with IBD aged at least 18 years from Optum's deidentified ...
Adam S. Mayer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health disparities in chronic liver disease

open access: yesHepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Limited English Proficient Population: Describing Medicare, Medicaid, and Dual Beneficiaries

open access: yesHealth Equity, 2018
Purpose: The Limited English Proficient (LEP) population experiences well-documented suboptimal health outcomes and substandard provider experiences.
Kimberly Proctor   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Healthcare resource utilization, costs and treatment associated with myasthenia gravis exacerbations among patients with myasthenia gravis in the USA: a retrospective analysis of claims data

open access: yesJournal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, 2023
Aim: There are limited data on the clinical and economic burden of exacerbations in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). We assessed patient clinical characteristics, treatments and healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) associated with MG ...
Julia Pisc   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Alzheimer's Disease and Oral-Systemic Health: Bidirectional Care Integration Improving Outcomes

open access: yesFrontiers in Oral Health, 2021
Dentistry is an effective healthcare field that can impact Alzheimer's disease through prevention and education. Every day dental providers use an arsenal of assessment protocols directly coinciding with modifiable Alzheimer's risk factors. An innovative
Anne O. Rice
doaj   +1 more source

Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Short‐Term Functional Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can accumulate functional status (FS) impairment. We evaluated the association between neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage, as measured by the Area Deprivation Index (ADI), and FS in a national SLE sample.
Baljeet Rai   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender Disparities in Anti-dementia Medication Use among Older Adults: Health Equity Considerations and Management of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Objective: The prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) in women is higher than men. However, the knowledge of gender disparity in ADRD treatment is limited.
Z. Kevin Lu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Race and Household Income Are Associated With Disease Outcomes in Pediatric Patients With Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis Hospitalized in the United States

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Race and household income impact outcomes in patients with rheumatic conditions; however, their role in pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV) remains poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate whether race and ethnicity and household income are associated with severe AAV disease and renal outcomes among
Roberto Alejandro Valdovinos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Access in all areas? A round up of developments in market access and health technology assessment: part 2

open access: yesJournal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, 2023
In this latest update, we explore the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) enacted by the US Congress in August 2022, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently releasing the list of the first ten drugs it will negotiate prices on.
Alice Beattie   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Medicare primer [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Vascular Surgery, 2009
Medicare is a massive and essential safety healthcare net for the elderly in the United States. It covers 45 million people in 2009 (almost one-sixth of the population) and projected to cover an increasing number of aged beneficiaries with a decreasing number of workers paying into the system.
openaire   +2 more sources

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