Performance of 2-Stage Health-Related Social Needs Screening Using Area-Level Measures
Limiting health-related social needs screening to lower-income areas would reduce screening burdens; however, this study found a 2-stage screening approach based on geography to be suboptimal.
The Relationship Between Preventive Dental Care and Overall Medical Expenditures
Using an instrumental variable approach, this study is the first to present causal estimates of the effect of preventive dental visits on overall medical expenditures.
Social Determinants of Health and Emergency Department Utilization in Alabama Children’s Health Insurance Program
Community social determinants of health such as rurality and low socioeconomic status moderate the association between an individual’s race and emergency care use.
Inpatient Opioid Receipt and Care Experiences for Vaginal Delivery
The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between inpatient opioid receipt and care experiences of women hospitalized for vaginal delivery.
An Assessment of the CHIP/Medicaid Quality Measure for ADHD
Concerns regarding the quality measure for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may limit its usefulness and its ability to promote improvement efforts.
Characteristics of Low-Severity Emergency Department Use Among CHIP Enrollees
Barriers to less resource-intensive settings may contribute to use of the emergency department for low-severity conditions.
