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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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351 to 357 of 357 Research Studies DisplayedBerdahl TA, Friedman BS, McCormick MC
AHRQ Author: Berdahl TA, Friedman BS
Annual report on health care for children and youth in the United States: trends in racial/ethnic, income, and insurance disparities over time, 2002-2009.
Using MEPS and HCUP data, the authors examined trends in children's health access, utilization, and expenditures over time by race/ethnicity, income, and insurance status/expected payer. They found that disparities by race/ethnicity and income persist in access to and use of care, with Hispanic children experiencing progress in a number of measures, while black children did not.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Berdahl TA, Friedman BS, McCormick MC .
Annual report on health care for children and youth in the United States: trends in racial/ethnic, income, and insurance disparities over time, 2002-2009.
Acad Pediatr 2013 May-Jun;13(3):191-203. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2013.02.003.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Disparities, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Social Determinants of Health
Mohanan M
Causal effects of health shocks on consumption and debt: Quasi-experimental evidence from bus accident injuries.
Mohanan presented new evidence of causal effects on consumption and debt, finding that households faced with shock-related expenditures are able to smooth consumption on food, housing, and festivals, with small reductions in educational spending.
AHRQ-funded; HS000055.
Citation: Mohanan M .
Causal effects of health shocks on consumption and debt: Quasi-experimental evidence from bus accident injuries.
Rev Econ Stat 2013 May;95(2):673-81. doi: 10.1162/REST_a_00262.
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Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Injuries and Wounds, Social Determinants of Health
Mohanan M
Causal effects of health shocks on consumption and debt: Quasi-experimental evidence from bus accident injuries.
Mohanan presented new evidence of causal effects on consumption and debt, finding that households faced with shock-related expenditures are able to smooth consumption on food, housing, and festivals, with small reductions in educational spending.
AHRQ-funded; HS000055.
Citation: Mohanan M .
Causal effects of health shocks on consumption and debt: Quasi-experimental evidence from bus accident injuries.
Rev Econ Stat 2013 May;95(2):673-81. doi: 10.1162/REST_a_00262..
Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Injuries and Wounds, Social Determinants of Health
Pylypchuk Y, Sarpong EM
AHRQ Author: Sarpong EM
Comparison of health care utilization: United States versus Canada.
The purpose of this paper was to compare health care utilization between Canadian and U.S. residents. Findings showed that the poor and less educated were more likely to utilize health care in Canada than in the United States, while health care use for residents with high incomes and higher levels of education were not markedly different between the two countries and often higher for U.S residents. Also, foreign-born residents were more likely to use health care in Canada than in the United States.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Pylypchuk Y, Sarpong EM .
Comparison of health care utilization: United States versus Canada.
Health Serv Res 2013 Apr;48(2 Pt 1):560-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2012.01466.x.
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Keywords: Health Services Research (HSR), Healthcare Utilization, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Social Determinants of Health
Abdus S, Selden TM
AHRQ Author: Abdus S, Selden TM
Adherence with recommended well-child visits has grown, but large gaps persist among various socioeconomic groups.
Using MEPS data, the authors examined trends in well-child visit adherence and whether differences across population subgroups narrowed or widened over time. They found that the ratio of actual to recommended visits rose, with large differences in adherence at the start of the study period across income, race or ethnicity, parent education, region, insurance coverage, and having a usual source of care. None of these differences had narrowed significantly by the end of the study period, and differences widened across parent education, between those with and without insurance coverage, by usual source of care, and between the Northeast and the Midwest and West regions.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Abdus S, Selden TM .
Adherence with recommended well-child visits has grown, but large gaps persist among various socioeconomic groups.
Health Aff 2013 Mar;32(3):508-15. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0691.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Prevention, Social Determinants of Health
Clancy CM, Moy E
AHRQ Author: Clancy CM, Moy E
Commentary: measuring what matters most.
The authors discuss a Milbank Quarterly best practices article by Frank and Haw and how it relates to AHRQ's National Healthcare Disparities Report, concluding that helping policymakers glean the information they most need from an overload of data noise will improve the chances that critical disparities can be recognized, targeted, and eliminated.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Clancy CM, Moy E .
Commentary: measuring what matters most.
Milbank Q 2013 Mar;91(1):201-4. doi: 10.1111/milq.12008.
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Keywords: Disparities, Quality of Care, Health Status, Policy, Social Determinants of Health
Bruckner TA, Rehkopf DH, Catalano RA
Income gains and very low-weight birth among low-income black mothers in California.
The researchers examined pregnant women in California in the 1990s who likely received a lump sum federal tax refund as a result of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in order to determine the effect, if any, on their infant’s birthweight. Contrary to expectation, the odds of a very low birthweight (VLBW) infant increase above expected values two months immediately following the tax disbursement.
AHRQ-funded; HS0008609.
Citation: Bruckner TA, Rehkopf DH, Catalano RA .
Income gains and very low-weight birth among low-income black mothers in California.
Biodemography Soc Biol 2013;59(2):141-56. doi: 10.1080/19485565.2013.833802..
Keywords: Newborns/Infants, Low-Income, Social Determinants of Health, Labor and Delivery