We examined trends in per capita spending for Medicare beneficiaries ages sixty-five and older in the United States in the period 1999–2012 to determine why spending growth has been declining since ...

At the request of the Trieste Mental Health Department, the names and some identifying characteristics of patients have been changed to protect their privacy. Subsequent to publication, additional ...

We analyzed specialty drug coverage decisions issued by the largest US commercial health plans to examine variation in coverage and the consistency of those decisions with indications approved by the ...

Thomas A. Hegland ([email protected]), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland. Terceira A. Berdahl, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Job flexibility is an important ...

Genevieve P. Kanter ([email protected]) is an assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, both at the University of ...

The effects of housing instability and homelessness on child and adult health are well documented. However, few studies have explored health and housing interventions for families with children with ...

Sherry A. Glied is a professor of public service and dean of the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, in New York City. Sara R. Collins ([email protected]) is vice ...

Timely postpartum care is associated with lower maternal morbidity and mortality, yet fewer than half of Medicaid beneficiaries attend a postpartum visit. Medicaid enrollees are at higher risk of ...

The Quadruple Aim recognizes that a healthy, energized, engaged, and resilient physician workforce is essential to achieving national health goals of higher quality, more affordable care and better ...

Total nominal US health care spending increased 3.9 percent to $3.5 trillion in 2017, slowing from growth of 4.8 percent in 2016. The rate of growth in 2017 was similar to the increases between 2008 ...

Nora V. Becker ([email protected]) is an assistant professor in the Division of General Medicine at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Nancy L. Keating is a professor of health care ...

To understand the current state of prediabetes burden and treatment in the US, we examined recent trends in prediabetes prevalence, testing, and access to preventive resources. We estimated 13.5 ...