Population Health

Resource	Category	Carriers	Purpose
Using prescription medication utilization trends to evaluate health system resilience and inform future emergency preparedness The study examines how changes in prescription medication use during the COVID-19 pandemic can reveal strengths and weaknesses in the healthcare syste... State: Colorado	Population Health	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Utilization
Evaluating the impact of health equity zones to mitigate disparities in cancer screening: study of colorectal cancer screening in Rhode Island This case study uses Rhode Island's all-payer claims database (HealthFacts RI) to evaluate whether the state's Health Equity Zones initiativ... State: Rhode Island	Population Health	Commercial, Medicaid	Utilization
Novel approaches in linkage of data sources to explore the associations between purchase of opioid prescriptions during pregnancy and adverse neonatal outcomes This case study links Arkansas APCD and PDMP data to assess prescribed opioid exposure during pregnancy, demonstrating that combining both data source... State: Arkansas	Population Health, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid	Utilization
County-level medical debt and treatment initiation among individuals newly diagnosed with cancer This case study examined the relationship between county-level medical debt and timely cancer treatment initiation, finding that patients in counties ... State: Colorado	Health Reform, Population Health, Providers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Cost, Quality
Provider networks for pulmonary hypertension in Massachusetts: Implications for improving referrals to expert care This case study found significant gaps in connections to expert care, even among providers caring for patients at risk for pulmonary arterial hyperten... State: Massachusetts	Consumers, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Quality, Utilization
Insurance gaps at age-19 and age-26 health insurance eligibility thresholds by childhood-onset condition severity, Colorado 2014-2018 This case study uses Colorado APCD data to examine insurance gaps at the age-19 Medicaid and age-26 commercial coverage cutoffs, finding that roughly ... State: Colorado	Consumers, Health Reform, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers	Commercial, Medicaid	Utilization
Pregnancy outcomes among medically complex populations with high risk of pregnancy mortality in Virginia: a retrospective observational study This case study uses Virginia APCD data to examine how many pregnant people have severe medical conditions or complications for which abortion may be ... State: Virginia	Consumers, Health Reform, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Utilization
Bayesian Spatial Analysis of Trends and Disparities in Telehealth Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Observational Study This study aims to assess disparities in telehealth use across Virginia, focusing on demographic, socioeconomic, and geographic factors influencing ac... State: Virginia	Consumers, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Utilization
Treatment of opioid use disorder in pregnancy among individuals with and without co-occurring stimulant use disorder: A retrospective cohort study This case study uses Utah APCD data to compare treatment patterns among pregnant individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) who also had a co-occurrin... State: Utah	Consumers, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid	Utilization
An Examination of Trends in Low-Value Opioid Prescribing for Acute Low Back Pain in Rural vs. Non-Rural Virginia This case study uses Virginia APCD data to examine low-value opioid prescribing for acute low back pain among over 850,000 insured residents from 2019... State: Virginia	Consumers, Health Reform, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid	Utilization

Population Health

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