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Anticoagulation Treatment Response Among Phenotypic ESUS Clusters: Evidence From CASPR

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate treatment effect heterogeneity across phenotypic clusters of patients with cryptogenic embolic stroke using causal inference methods. Methods From a retrospective, multicenter cohort of patients with cryptogenic embolic stroke, we estimated the treatment effect of anticoagulation versus antiplatelet therapy in patients ...
Elena Badillo Goicoechea, Patrick Ellsworth, James E. Siegler, James R. Brorson, Christina M. Lineback, Frank G. Conyers, Deborah Kerrigan, Kelsey Eklund, Shadi Yaghi, Farid Khasiyev, Emiliya Melkumova, Collin J. Culbertson, Marissa D'Souza, Dinesh V. Jillella, Patrick Glover, Hassan Aboul‐Nour, Fadi Nahab, Mahan Shahrivari, Simona Nedelcu, David S. Liebeskind, Matthew M. Smith, Aaron Rothstein, Anna Bowman, Alicia Zha, Narendra Kala, Ahmad Abu Qdais, Sami Al Kasab, Mudassir Farooqui, Diana Rojas‐Soto, Yasmin Aziz, Franziska Herpich, Jean‐Philippe Daniel, Sean L. Thompson, Vivek Patel, Thanh N. Nguyen, Siddharth Sehgal, Wenzheng Yu, Wayneho Kam, Russel Van Coevering, Oana M. Dumitrascu, Muhammad Alvi, Balaji Krishnaiah, Setareh Salehi Omran, Guillermo Linares, Eesha Singh, Hamid Ali, Mary Penckofer, Jesse M. Thon, Shani Mannion, Dalia Chahien, Lucia Chen, Fawad Talat, Mehdi Abbasi, Richa Sharma   +53 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Medicare Part D Save Lives? [PDF]

American Journal of Health Economics, 2015
We examine the impact of Medicare Part D on mortality for the population over the age of 65. We identify the effects of the reform using variation in drug coverage across counties before the reform...
Dunn, Abe, Shapiro, Adam Hale
openaire   +1 more source

A Two‐Stage Plasma Biomarker Algorithm Reduces Amyloid PET Use and the p‐Tau217 Gray Zone

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Plasma p‐Tau217 leaves 30%–50% of patients in an indeterminate “gray zone” often requiring Aβ‐PET. We developed GRAD (Gatekeeper‐Reflex for Alzheimer's Disease), a two‐stage Aβ‐positivity prediction model to improve classification while reserving Aβ‐PET for residual uncertainty.
Harthik Parankusham, Casey Vanderlip, Colin Birkenbihl, Eashwar Krishna, Chizobam Ugboaja, Andrew E. Budson, Brandon Frank, for the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of star ratings bonus payments on disparities in medication utilization issues

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2023
Background: Previous literature suggested that the consequences of inappropriate medication use may be borne disproportionately by racial/ethnic minorities.
Chi Chun Steve Tsang, Joseph Garuccio, Xiaobei Dong, Yongbo Sim, Junling Wang   +4 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

Arthritis 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, William Daniel Soulsby III, Emily von Scheven   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eligibility and Take-up of the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2012
There is concern about poor take-up of the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), but uncertainty in published estimates. The Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS), which contains Medicare LIS enrollment records and extensive survey data on ...
J. Samantha Shoemaker, Amy J. Davidoff, Bruce Stuart, Ilene H. Zuckerman, Eberechukwu Onukwugha, Christopher Powers   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Part D Star Ratings on racial and ethnic disparities in health care costs

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2023
Background: Racial/ethnic minorities are less likely than non-Hispanic White (White) patients to be included in the Medicare Part D Star Ratings measure assessment due to the restrictive inclusion criteria for the measures. Objective: This paper examined
Chi Chun Steve Tsang, Yongbo Sim, Michael L. Christensen, Junling Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Frailty Predicts Incident Osteoporotic Fractures in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of frailty and osteoporosis, but the relationship between frailty and incident osteoporotic fractures in RA is underexplored. Methods Data were from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry. Frailty was measured using the VA Frailty Index (VAFI).
Katherine D. Wysham, Hannah F. Brubeck, Aaron Baraff, Punyasha Roul, Namrata Singh, James S. Andrews, Grant W. Cannon, Gary A. Kunkel, Ted R. Mikuls, Bryant R. England, Dolores M. Shoback, Patricia P. Katz, Jose M. Garcia, Ariela R. Orkaby, Joshua F. Baker   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coverage of New Drugs in Medicare Part D

The Milbank Quarterly, 2022
Policy Points Only a small minority of new drugs in “nonprotected” classes are widely covered by Part D plans nationwide in the year after US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Part D plans frequently apply utilization management restrictions such as prior authorizations to newly approved drugs in both protected and nonprotected classes ...
NACI, HUSEYIN, KYRIOPOULOS, ILIAS, FELDMAN, WILLIAM B., HWANG, THOMAS J., KESSELHEIM, AARON S., CHANDRA, AMITABH   +5 more
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Extending Service Beyond Active Duty: Generalizability of Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Conducted Among US Veterans

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Biomedical research involving US veterans continues to advance health care beyond the Veterans Health Administration. This is particularly true in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), where veteran‐centric research has uncovered novel insights into pathogenesis, risk factors, and disease manifestations, informing clinical care and research across both veteran ...
Austin M. Wheeler, Joshua F. Baker, Jennifer L. Barton, Maria I. Danila, Tate M. Johnson, Kamini Kuchinad, Kaleb Michaud, Amir A. Razmjou, J. Steuart Richards, Namrata Singh, Isaac D. Smith, Katherine D. Wysham, Grant W. Cannon, Bryant R. England, Amy Joseph, Deana Lazaro, Katherine P. Liao, Courtney Loecker, Andreas Reimold, Beth I. Wallace, Ted R. Mikuls   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source