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Correlation of Antimicrobial Prescription Rate and Socioeconomic Status and The role of socioeconomic status on brand-name vs. generic drug prescriptions: A county-level, U.S.-wide analysis based in Medicare Part D claims

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Description:: Correlation of Antimicrobial Prescription Rate and Socioeconomic Status- Background: Excessive antimicrobial agent usage plays a key role in antimicrobial resistance. Objective: To examine whether socioeconomic …
Year:: 2018
Contributor:: Volpi, Connor Ryan (creator); Mylonakis, Eleftherios (Advisor); Gravenstein, Stefan (Reader); Brown University. School of Public Health (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Antibiotics Resistance; health disparities; Medicare; Social status; Drugs (Prescription drugs)
Collection:: Public Health; Theses and Dissertations

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Do Efficiency and Improved Coordination of Care Lead To Better Patient Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries?

Description:: Inefficiency and fragmentation in the delivery of services are issues that plague health care in the United States. The Institute of Medicine estimates that as …
Year:: 2013
Contributor:: Jung, Hye-Young (creator); Mor, Vincent (Director); Trivedi, Amal (Reader); Chay, Kenneth (Reader); Grabowski, David (Reader); Brown University. Health Services Research (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: coordination of care; dually-eligible; Medicare; Medicaid
Collection:: Health Services, Policy & Practice; Theses and Dissertations

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Essays in Health Economics

Description:: This dissertation examines the effects of health care policy on access to health care and health outcomes, use of medical technology, and educational attainment. The …
Year:: 2012
Contributor:: Kim, Daeho (creator); Chay, Kenneth (Director); Aizer, Anna (Reader); Knight, Brian (Reader); Brown University. Economics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Health Care Policy; Prospective Payment System; Hospital Desegregation; Medical policy; Medicare; Medical technology; Educational attainment
Collection:: Economics; Theses and Dissertations

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Essays on Health Economics

Description:: This dissertation explores different topics on health economics. The first chapter quantifies the supply response of primary care physicians to a reimbursement bonus, the Physician …
Year:: 2020
Contributor:: Loyola Heufemann, Amanda (creator); Oster, Emily (Advisor); Aizer, Anna (Reader); Steinberg, Bryce (Reader); Brown University. Department of Economics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Environmental health; Medical policy; Medicare; Michigan--Flint; Healthcare
Collection:: Economics; Theses and Dissertations

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Impact of Risk Adjustment for Socioeconomic Status on Medicare Advantage Plan Quality Rankings

Description:: Abstract of Impact of Risk Adjustment for Socioeconomic Status on Medicare Advantage Plan Quality Rankings, by Shayla NM Durfey, Degree ScM, Brown University, May 2020. …
Year:: 2020
Contributor:: Durfey, Shayla (creator); Trivedi, Amal (Advisor); Brown University. Division of Biology and Medicine (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Medicare advantage; Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status; Low socioeconomic status; Medicare
Collection:: Biology and Medicine; Theses and Dissertations

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On the Incentives of Medicare's Hospital Reimbursement and an Examination of Exchangeability

Description:: This dissertation examines the influence of Medicare's reimbursement structure on the observed behavior of healthcare providers. Specifically, it studies how hospitals respond to Medicare's disjointed …
Year:: 2016
Contributor:: Elzinga, Andrew Thomas (creator); Oster, Emily (Director); Aizer, Anna (Reader); Chay, Kenneth (Reader); Knight, Brian (Reader); Brown University. Economics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Healthcare; Correlated Random Effects; Medical policy; Medicare
Collection:: Economics; Theses and Dissertations

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The Effects of Medicare’s “Medical Review” program on Inpatient Hospitalization, Patient Outcomes, and Costs of Care

Description:: Short inpatient hospital stays (i.e., two days or fewer) have long been an area of emphasis for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) …
Year:: 2018
Contributor:: Silver, Benjamin Chase (creator); Mor, Vincent (Advisor); Rahman, Momotazur (Reader); Gozalo, Pedro (Reader); Besdine, Richard (Reader); Wright, Brad (Reader); Brown University. Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Medical policy; Medicare; Hospitals; Hospitals--Observation units
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The Impact of Medicare Hospitalizations and Deductibles on Medicaid Enrollment

Description:: As policymakers develop strategies for managing health care quality and spending, Medicare beneficiaries who are dually enrolled in Medicaid merit close attention. Designing effective policies …
Year:: 2016
Contributor:: Keohane, Laura M. (creator); Mor, Vincent (Director); Trivedi, Amal (Reader); Aizer, Anna (Reader); Swartz, Katherine (Reader); Brown University. Health Services Research (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: cost-sharing; Medicare; Medicaid
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The Impact of the Home Health Rural Add-on Payment on Medicare Beneficiary Access and Outcomes

Description:: Rural Americans are disproportionately older, impoverished and burdened by chronic conditions compared to their urban counterparts. In order to bolster access to health care, the …
Year:: 2020
Contributor:: Loomer, Lacey (creator); Mor, Vincent (Advisor); Rahman, Momotazur (Reader); Gozalo, Pedro (Reader); Mroz, Tracy (Reader); Brown University. Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Medicare; Rural health services; Home care services
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The Influence of Medicaid and Medicare Policies on Hospitalizations

Description:: Preventable hospitalizations have garnered a significant amount of attention among researchers and policymakers. Although most hospitalizations are medically necessary, the large amount of geographic variation …
Year:: 2012
Contributor:: Unruh, Mark A (creator); Mor, Vincent (Director); Trivedi, Amal (Reader); Chay, Kenneth (Reader); Grabowski, David (Reader); Brown University. Health Services Research (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: hospitalization; rehospitalization; Medicare; Medicaid
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The Validity of Medicare Advantage Five Star Ratings

Description:: In the Medicare Advantage program, which now enrollees over 34% of Medicare beneficiaries, private plans are paid on a capitated basis to address the needs …
Year:: 2020
Contributor:: Meyers, David Joseph (creator); Trivedi, Amal (Advisor); Wilson, Ira (Reader); Rahman, Momotazur (Reader); Mor, Vincent (Reader); Brown University. Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Medicare advantage; Star Rating; health economics; Medicare; Health insurance; Health and race; health equity; health services research
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Three Essays on Health Economics

Description:: This dissertation comprises three chapters studying how the healthcare system and health policies work. Chapter 1 examines the effects of primary care physicians' (PCP) retirement …
Year:: 2019
Contributor:: Zhang, Xuan (creator); Aizer, Anna (Advisor); Oster, Emily (Reader); Shapiro, Jesse (Reader); Brown University. Department of Economics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Children; Economic policy; Medicaid; Medicare; Aging; Health insurance; Technological innovations--Economic aspects
Collection:: Economics; Theses and Dissertations

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