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Medicaid Tobacco Cessation: Big Gaps Remain In Efforts To Get Smokers To Quit by Ku, Leighton, Bruen, Brian K, Steinmetz, Erika, Bysshe, Tyler

“…Medicaid enrollees are about twice as likely as the general US population to smoke tobacco: 32 percent of people in the program identify themselves as smokers…”
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Continuous-eligibility policies stabilize Medicaid coverage for children and could be extended to adults with similar results by Ku, Leighton, Steinmetz, Erika, Bruen, Brian K

“…A key method of stabilizing Medicaid coverage is to provide beneficiaries with twelve months of continuous eligibility. Following the passage of the Children's…”
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Potentially preventable dental care in operating rooms for children enrolled in Medicaid by Bruen, Brian K., MS, Steinmetz, Erika, MBA, Bysshe, Tyler, MPH, Glassman, Paul, DDS, MA, MBA, Ku, Leighton, PhD, MPH

“…Abstract Background In this study, the authors examined the prevalence and cost of care for children enrolled in Medicaid for potentially preventable dental…”
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The Effects of Community Health Center Care on Medical Expenditures for Children and Adults: Propensity Score Analyses by Bruen, Brian K, Ku, Leighton

“…This study examines whether community health center (CHC) patients have lower medical expenditures. Using 2011-2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data,…”
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Policies Affecting Medicaid Beneficiaries' Smoking Cessation Behaviors by Brantley, Erin J, Greene, Jessica, Bruen, Brian K, Steinmetz, Erika P, Ku, Leighton C

“…Smoking rates for Medicaid beneficiaries have remained flat in recent years. Medicaid may support smokers in quitting by covering a broad array of tobacco…”
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No evidence that primary care physicians offer less care to Medicaid, community health center, or uninsured patients by Bruen, Brian K, Ku, Leighton, Lu, Xiaoxiao, Shin, Peter

“…The Affordable Care Act increases US investment in Medicaid and community health centers, yet many people believe that care in such safety-net programs is…”
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How Medicaid and Other Public Policies Affect Use of Tobacco Cessation Therapy, United States, 2010-2014 by Ku, Leighton, Brantley, Erin, Bysshe, Tyler, Steinmetz, Erika, Bruen, Brian K

“…State Medicaid programs can cover tobacco cessation therapies for millions of low-income smokers in the United States, but use of this benefit is low and…”
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Impact of Health Insurance Expansions on Nonelderly Adults With Hypertension by Li, Suhui, Bruen, Brian K, Lantz, Paula M, Mendez, David

“…Hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in the United States. The treatment and control of hypertension is…”
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Health care reform and women's insurance coverage for breast and cervical cancer screening by Levy, Alice R, Bruen, Brian K, Ku, Leighton

“…The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) will increase insurance coverage for US citizens and for breast and cervical cancer screening…”
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Health Reform, Medicaid Expansions and Women's Cancer Screening by Ku, Leighton, PhD, MPH, Bysshe, Tyler, MPH, Steinmetz, Erika, MBA, Bruen, Brian K., MS

“…Abstract Background Health reform, including Medicaid expansion, is increasing insurance coverage and financial access to breast and cervical cancer screening…”
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Crossing Boundaries: Medicaid and Public Health Collaborations to Help Smokers Quit, 8 States, 2015 by Ku, Leighton, Steinmetz, Erika, Bysshe, Tyler, Bruen, Brian K.

“…Objectives: Previous state interagency collaborations have led to successful tobacco cessation initiatives. The objective of this study was to assess the roles…”
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More than four in five office-based physicians could qualify for federal electronic health record incentives by Bruen, Brian K, Ku, Leighton, Burke, Matthew F, Buntin, Melinda Beeuwkes

“…Our analyses of federal survey data show that more than four in five office-based physicians could qualify for new federal incentive payments to encourage the…”
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The Potential Employment Impact of Health Reform on Working-Age Adults With Disabilities by Levy, Alice R., Bruen, Brian K., Ku, Leighton C.

“…Programs serving people with disabilities create employment disincentives in the form of public health insurance that ties eligibility to an inability to work…”
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Changes In Medicaid Prescription Volume And Use In The Wake Of Medicare Part D Implementation by Bruen, Brian K, Miller, Laura M

“…Implementation of the Medicare drug benefit resulted in a major shift of prescription drug spending from Medicaid to Medicare. Data indicate that Medicaid…”
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States' Use Of Medicaid UPL And DSH Financing Mechanisms by Coughlin, Teresa A, Bruen, Brian K, King, Jennifer

“…Using data from a 2002 survey, we look at the design and operation of disproportionate-share hospital (DSH) and upper payment limit (UPL) programs in…”
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A framework for assessing the impact of pharmaceutical reimbursement policies on incentives to innovate by Docteur, Elizabeth, Cohen, Joshua, Bruen, Brian K, Lopert, Ruth, Dor, Avi, Shih, Chuck

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The States' Next Challenge — Securing Primary Care for Expanded Medicaid Populations by Ku, Leighton, Jones, Karen, Shin, Peter, Bruen, Brian, Hayes, Katherine

“…Many of the U.S. states with the largest anticipated Medicaid expansions are also the ones that have less primary care capacity. These states could face…”
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Accessibility of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) by Beeson, Tishra, Wood, Susan, Bruen, Brian, Goldberg, Debora Goetz, Mead, Holly, Rosenbaum, Sara

“…Abstract Objective(s) This study examines the on-site availability of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) methods, defined here as intrauterine devices…”
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Scope of family planning services available in Federally Qualified Health Centers by Wood, Susan, Beeson, Tishra, Bruen, Brian, Goldberg, Debora Goetz, Mead, Holly, Shin, Peter, Rosenbaum, Sara

“…Abstract Objectives Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are a major and growing source of primary care for low-income women of reproductive age;…”
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High-Expenditure Pharmaceutical Use Among Children in Medicaid by Cohen, Eyal, Hall, Matt, Lopert, Ruth, Bruen, Brian, Chamberlain, Lisa J, Bardach, Naomi, Gedney, Jennifer, Zima, Bonnie T, Berry, Jay G

“…Medication use may be a target for quality improvement, cost containment, and research. We aimed to identify medication classes associated with the highest…”
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