Background & Aim: Dual-eligible beneficiaries, those that qualify for Medicare and Medicaid benefits, represent a vulnerable subpopulation within Medicare. Compared to their Medicare-only counterparts, dual-eligible …
Objective: This article examines the variation in risk of newly prescribing antipsychotics to short-stay residents in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that have high and low …
Tobacco smoking rates and exposure to secondhand smoke have serious consequences on health outcomes. Public health policies to limit tobacco use have been implemented at …
Objective To evaluate the association of Spanish compared to English primary household language on preterm infants’ language outcomes. A second objective was to assess effects …
Background Cancer screening for early detection of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers can reduce cancer mortality and morbidity. The literature suggests that factors such as …
When a woman delivers a child in Rhode Island, healthcare workers are legislatively mandated to report child abuse. While drug use during pregnancy is not …