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Health Policy

Kaiser Permanente is in a strong position to influence the national discussion about health care. Our researchers examine many aspects of health policy, including the link between health information technology and clinical care and how government policies affect patients.

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Mental Health Drugs High Cost Medications: Antipsychotics Under Part D

The Medicare Part D drug benefits include substantial and complex forms of cost-sharing. Evidence suggests that patients reduce their use of both necessary and unnecessary drugs in response to cost-sharing. In this study, we will examine the impact of the Medicare Part D program on beneficiaries receiving drug therapy for mental health conditions.
Funder: National Institute of Mental Health
Principal Investigator: Fung, Vicki

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Health Impact Assessment: the Hawaii County Agricultural Development Plan

Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Principal Investigator: Ahmed, Ameena

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Impact of Medicare Part D on Cancer and Diabetes Disparities Among Dual Enrollees

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of a major change in national health insurance coverage (the passage of Medicare Part D) on disparities in health services use, outcomes, and costs among vulnerable, chronically ill patients.
Funder: National Institute on Aging
Principal Investigator: Adams, Alyce

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Impact of Prior Approval for Antidepressants in Medicaid

This study uses longitudinal data methods to evaluate the impact of a prior authorization policy for antidepressants on medication use and health outcomes among new and existing users of antidepressants in Michigan Medicaid.  
Funder: National Institute of Mental Health
Principal Investigator: Adams, Alyce

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An Economic and Policy Analysis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Stimulant Drugs

This project aims to determine the extent to which individual characteristics (e.g., age, gender) and local area characteristics (economic, demographic, medical market and district level school policies) explain the individual level variation in total medical costs and psychostimulant utilization patterns for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 
Funder: National Institute of Mental Health
Principal Investigator: Ray, G. Thomas

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Impact of Medicare Drug Benefit on Use and Cost-related Underuse of Medicines

Medicare beneficiaries before and after (2005-2007) implementation of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA), with a particular focus on poor and chronically ill beneficiaries who qualify for substantially subsidized coverage and near-poor beneficiaries who do not.
Funder: National Institute of Aging
Principal Investigator: Adams, Alyce

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Ethnic Differences in Appointment-Keeping and Implications for the Patient-Centered Medical Home-Findings from the Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)

Parker, M. M.; Moffet, H. H.; Schillinger, D.; Adler, N.; Fernandez, A.; Ciechanowski, P.; Karter, A. J.;
 
Oct 27 2011
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Innovative policy strategies need empirical evaluation

Weisner, C.;
Addiction   106 (12): 2069-70
Dec 2011
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Perceptions of Middle School Educators in Hawai'i about School-based Gardening and Child Health

Ahmed, A. T.; Oshiro, C. E.; Loharuka, S.; Novotny, R.;
Hawaii medical journal   70 (7 Suppl 1): 11-5
Jul 2011
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Using medicare data for comparative effectiveness research: opportunities and challenges

Fung, V.; Brand, R. J.; Newhouse, J. P.; Hsu, J.;
Am J Manag Care   17 (7): 488-96
 2011
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The structure of risk adjustment for private plans in Medicare

Newhouse, J. P.; Huang, J.; Brand, R. J.; Fung, V.; Hsu, J. T.;
  17 (6 Spec No.): e231-40
Jun 2011
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The structure of risk adjustment for private plans in Medicare

Newhouse, J. P.; Huang, J.; Brand, R. J.; Fung, V.; Hsu, J. T.;
The American journal of managed care   17 (6 Spec No.): e231-40
Jun 2011
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Diabetes performance measures: current status and future directions

O'Connor, P. J.; Bodkin, N. L.; Fradkin, J.; Glasgow, R. E.; Greenfield, S.; Gregg, E.; Kerr, E. A.; Pawlson, L. G.; Selby, J. V.; Sutherland, J. E.; Taylor, M. L.; Wysham, C. H.;
Diabetes Care  34 (7): 1651-9
Jul 2011
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Temporal Trends in Recording of Diabetes on Death Certificates: Results from Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD)

McEwen, L. N.; Karter, A. J.; Curb, J. D.; Marrero, D. G.; Crosson, J. C.; Herman, W. H.;
Diabetes Care  34 (7): 1529-33
Jul 2011
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Ethical and practical challenges of sharing data from genome-wide association studies: the eMERGE Consortium experience

McGuire, A. L.; Basford, M.; Dressler, L. G.; Fullerton, S. M.; Koenig, B. A.; Li, R.; McCarty, C. A.; Ramos, E.; Smith, M. E.; Somkin, C. P.; Waudby, C.; Wolf, W. A.; Clayton, E. W.;
  21 (7): 1001-7
Jul 2011
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Advancing the science of patient safety

Shekelle, P. G.; Pronovost, P. J.; Wachter, R. M.; Taylor, S. L.; Dy, S. M.; Foy, R.; Hempel, S.; McDonald, K. M.; Ovretveit, J.; Rubenstein, L. V.; Adams, A. S.; Angood, P. B.; Bates, D. W.; Bickman, L.; Carayon, P.; Donaldson, L.; Duan, N.; Farley, D. O.; Greenhalgh, T.; Haughom, J.; Lake, E. T.; Lilford, R.; Lohr, K. N.; Meyer, G. S.; Miller, M. R.; Neuhauser, D. V.; Ryan, G.; Saint, S.; Shojania, K. G.; Shortell, S. M.; Stevens, D. P.; Walshe, K.;
Ann Intern Med   154 (10): 693-6
May 17 2011
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Medicare part D and changes in prescription drug use and cost burden: national estimates for the Medicare population, 2000 to 2007

Briesacher, B. A.; Zhao, Y.; Madden, J. M.; Zhang, F.; Adams, A. S.; Tjia, J.; Ross-Degnan, D.; Gurwitz, J. H.; Soumerai, S. B.;
  49 (9): 834-41
Sep 2011
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Understanding the Role of Human Variation in Vaccine Adverse Events: The Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment Network

Larussa, P. S.; Edwards, K. M.; Dekker, C. L.; Klein, N. P.; Halsey, N. A.; Marchant, C.; Baxter, R.; Engler, R. J.; Kissner, J.; Slade, B. A.;
Pediatrics  127 (Suppl 1): S65-S73
May 2011
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Impact of prior authorization on the use and costs of lipid-lowering medications among michigan and indiana dual enrollees in medicaid and medicare: results of a longitudinal, population-based study

Lu, C. Y.; Law, M. R.; Soumerai, S. B.; Graves, A. J.; Lecates, R. F.; Zhang, F.; Ross-Degnan, D.; Adams, A. S.;
Clin Ther   33 (1): 135-44
Jan 2011
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New Jersey's Efforts To Improve Postpartum Depression Care Did Not Change Treatment Patterns For Women On Medicaid

Kozhimannil, K. B.; Adams, A. S.; Soumerai, S. B.; Busch, A. B.; Huskamp, H. A.;
Health Aff (Millwood)   30 (2): 293-301
Feb 2011
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Association between prior authorization for medications and health service use by medicaid patients with bipolar disorder

Lu, C. Y.; Adams, A. S.; Ross-Degnan, D.; Zhang, F.; Zhang, Y.; Salzman, C.; Soumerai, S. B.;
Psychiatr Serv   62 (2): 186-93
Feb 2011
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