Restrictiveness of Medicare Advantage provider networks across physician specialties.
Feyman Y, Figueroa J, Garrido M, Jacobson G, Adelberg M, Frakt A.
Health Serv Res. 2024 Apr 09. PMID: 38594081
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HSR's outstanding reviewers in 2023.
Frakt A, Tachibana C.
Health Serv Res. 2024 Apr 02. PMID: 38566177
From the Editor's Desk: Publishing in HSR in 2022.
Frakt A, Tachibana C.
Health Serv Res. 2024 Apr. 59(2):e14294. PMID: 38412994
Potential inequities in access to in-person SHIP counseling services.
Garrido MM, Dorneo A, Adelberg M, Biko D, Shafer PR, Frakt AB.
Am J Manag Care. 2024 Feb 01. 30(2):e46-e51. PMID: 38381548
Differences in adverse outcomes across race and ethnicity among Veterans with similar predicted risks of an overdose or suicide-related event.
Garrido MM, Legler A, Strombotne KL, Frakt AB.
Pain Med. 2024 Feb 01. 25(2):125-130. PMID: 37738604
Clinical effectiveness and cost-impact after 2?years of a ketogenic diet and virtual coaching intervention for patients with diabetes.
Strombotne KL, Lum J, Pizer SD, Figueroa S, Frakt AB, Conlin PR.
Diabetes Obes Metab. 2024 Mar. 26(3):1016-1022. PMID: 38082469
Measuring restrictiveness of Medicare Advantage networks: A claims-based approach.
Feyman Y, Pizer SD, Shafer PR, Frakt AB, Garrido MM.
Health Serv Res. 2024 Feb. 59(1):e14255. PMID: 37953067
Impact of Mandated Case Review Policy on Opioid Discontinuation and Mortality Among High-Risk Long-Term Opioid Therapy Patients: The STORM Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
Li Y, Barr KD, Trafton JA, Oliva EM, Garrido MM, Frakt AB, Strombotne KL.
Subst Abus. 2023 10. 44(4):292-300. PMID: 37830514
Provision of evaluation and management visits by nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the USA from 2013 to 2019: cross-sectional time series study.
Patel SY, Auerbach D, Huskamp HA, Frakt A, Neprash H, Barnett ML, James HO, Smith LB, Mehrotra A.
BMJ. 2023 09 14. 382:e073933. PMID: 37709347
Rapid Enrollment Growth In 'Look-Alike' Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans: A Threat To Integrated Care.
Ma Y, Frakt AB, Roberts ET, Johnston KJ, Phelan J, Figueroa JF.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2023 07. 42(7):919-927. PMID: 37406231
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