Benzodiazepine Utilization in Ischemic Stroke Survivors: Analyzing Initial Excess Supply and Longitudinal Trends
BACKGROUND: Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed for post-acute ischemic stroke for anxiety, insomnia, and agitation.
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Health Equity in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
The next U.S. president will inherit multiple epidemics with inequitably distributed effects. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are likely to take divergent policy approaches to addressing these crises.
Evaluating the concordance between International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision Code and stroke severity as measured by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
Background The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores have been used to evaluate acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) severity in clinical settings.
Medicare Part D Protected-Class Policy Is Associated With Lower Drug Rebates
Medicare Part D does not allow plans to exclude drugs in six protected classes from their formularies, which may limit plans’ ability to negotiate rebates and lead to higher spending.
Tracking COVID-19 Infections Using Survey Data on Rapid At-Home Tests
Importance Identifying and tracking new infections during an emerging pandemic is crucial to design and deploy interventions to protect populations and mitigate the pandemic’s effects, yet it remains
County-Level Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Plans Offering Expanded Supplemental Benefits
Importance: Since 2019 and 2020, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have been able to offer supplemental benefits that address long-term services and supports (LTSS) and social determinants of health (SDOH
Review of The Resilient Society
The Resilient Society by Markus Brunnermeier is a creative, wide-ranging book that aims and often succeeds at providing a new perspective on a broad variety of policy issues facing both advanced and e
Prevalence and correlates of irritability among U.S. adults
This study aimed to characterize the prevalence of irritability among U.S. adults, and the extent to which it co-occurs with major depressive and anxious symptoms.
Recruiting Healthcare Workers on the International Labor Market: A Megastudy
Recruiting a robust healthcare workforce has become an urgent policy priority globally, as current vacancy levels pose a public health risk.
Drivers, adaptations, and public impacts of hospital closures, implications for policy
A concerning number of hospitals have closed in the US in recent years and there are many other hospitals that are at significant risk of closure in the coming years.
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