Volume 48 | Number 4 | August 2013
Quality and Outcomes
Increased Risk of Death among Uninsured Neonates
Frank H. Morriss
Association between Traditional Nursing Home Quality Measures and Two Sources of Nursing Home Complaints
Jennifer L. Troyer, Wendy Sause
Serious Mental Illness and Nursing Home Quality of Care
Momotazur Rahman Ph.D., David C. Grabowski Ph.D., Orna Intrator Ph.D., Shubing Cai, Vincent Mor Ph.D.
Do Clinical Standards for Diabetes Care Address Excess Risk for Hypoglycemia in Vulnerable Patients? A Systematic Review
Seth A. Berkowitz M.D., M.P.H., Katherine Aragon M.D., Jonas Hines M.D., Hilary Seligman M.D., M.A.S., Sei Lee M.D., M.A.S., Urmimala Sarkar
Access, Use and Costs
Association of Medicare Part D Medication Out‐of‐Pocket Costs with Utilization of Statin Medications
Pinar Karaca‐Mandic Ph.D., Tami Swenson, Jean M. Abraham, Robert L. Kane
Use of Emergency Departments among Working Age Adults with Disabilities: A Problem of Access and Service Needs
Elizabeth K. Rasch, Stephen P. Gulley, Leighton Chan
Effect of Medicaid Disease Management Programs on Emergency Admissions and Inpatient Costs
Matthew S. Conti
Barriers to Use of Workers' Compensation for Patient Care at Massachusetts Community Health Centers
Lenore S. Azaroff Sc.D., Letitia K. Davis Sc.D., M.Ed., Robert Naparstek M.D., F.A.C.O.E.M., Dean Hashimoto M.D., James R. Laing B.S., David H. Wegman M.D., M.S.O.H.
Pay for Performance
The Effect of Pay‐for‐Performance in Nursing Homes: Evidence from State Medicaid Programs
Rachel M. Werner M.D., Ph.D., R. Tamara Konetzka Ph.D., Daniel Polsky
An Examination of Pay‐for‐Performance in General Practice in Australia
Jessica Greene Ph.D.
Disparities in Care
Radiation Therapy Resources and Guideline‐Concordant Radiotherapy for Early‐Stage Breast Cancer Patients in an Underserved Region
Nengliang Yao, Stephen A. Matthews, Marianne M. Hillemeier Ph.D., M.P.H., Roger T. Anderson
Disparities in Completion of Substance Abuse Treatment between and within Racial and Ethnic Groups
Erick G. Guerrero Ph.D., Jeanne C. Marsh Ph.D., Lei Duan Ph.D., Christine Oh Ph.D., Brian Perron Ph.D, Benedict Lee Ph.D.
Methods Articles
Potential Bias in Medication Adherence Studies of Prevalent Users
Matthew L. Maciejewski Ph.D., Chris L. Bryson, Virginia Wang Ph.D., Mark Perkins, Chuan‐Fen Liu M.P.H., Ph.D.
Squeezing the Balloon: Propensity Scores and Unmeasured Covariate Balance
John M. Brooks Ph.D., Robert L. Ohsfeldt
Using Common Random Numbers in Health Care Cost‐Effectiveness Simulation Modeling
Daniel R. Murphy M.S., Robert W. Klein M.S., Lee J. Smolen B.S., Timothy M. Klein B.S., Stephen D. Roberts Ph.D.
Research Briefs
Post‐Acute Care and ACOs — Who Will Be Accountable?
J. Michael McWilliams M.D., Ph.D., Michael E. Chernew Ph.D., Alan M. Zaslavsky Ph.D., Bruce E. Landon M.D., M.B.A., M.S.
Nursing Home Staffing Requirements and Input Substitution: Effects on Housekeeping, Food Service, and Activities Staff
John R. Bowblis Ph.D., Kathryn Hyer Ph.D., M.P.P.