This commentary focused on a study that used Medicaid data to measure changes in buprenorphine prescribing after 2 states lifted prior authorization (PA) requirements for the medication. Featuring HIP Investigator Dr. Maguerite Burns, this Invited Commentary aimed to add context to help guide those engaging in this urgently needed work within Medicaid programs and populations.… Read more »
States have experimented with the income eligibility threshold between Medicaid coverage and access to subsidized Marketplace plans in an effort to increase coverage for low-income adults while meeting other state priorities, particularly a balanced budget. In 2014, Wisconsin opted against adopting an ACA Medicaid expansion, instead setting the Medicaid eligibility threshold at 100% of the… Read more »
The UW ICTR Neighborhood Health Partnerships Program (NHP) is excited to announce the launch of their latest ZIP code level report, the Sociodemographic Profile Report. To make sociodemographic information easily accessible and comparable across geographies, NHP has launched a new report that provides information on the social determinants of health at the ZIP code level. This report uses… Read more »
HIP Investigator, Dr. Jen Weiss and Matt Gigot will be presenting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Population Health Sciences Monday Seminar Series on 4/11. Their presentation: Measuring and Addressing Health Disparities Through a Statewide Quality Improvement Collaborative will address important topics on health disparities. To view the full details of the seminar, click… Read more »
Patients identifying as Black and those living in rural and disadvantaged neighborhoods are at increased risk of major (above-ankle) leg amputations owing to diabetic foot ulcers. The objective of this study from HIP Investigators Dr. Christie Bartels, Dr. Meghan Brennan and Dr. Yao Liu was to assess whether intersecting identities of Black race, ethnicity, rural… Read more »
Caregiving encompasses the nurturing, tasks, resources, and services that meet the day-to-day needs of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) at home. The work of family caregivers of CYSHCN is known to be extensive, but it is so poorly understood that it has been described as “invisible”. This invisibility leads to poor… Read more »
Children with medical complexity (ie, children with multiple severe chronic conditions, high resource use, severe functional limitations and substantial family-identified service needs [CMC]), are at higher risk for severe coronavirus disease, including hospitalization and death. Deciding to send CMC to school poses a major dilemma to families and staff wanting to minimize COVID-19 exposure. The… Read more »
The transition from prison to community is characterized by elevated morbidity and mortality, particularly owing to drug overdose. However, most formerly incarcerated adults with substance use disorders do not use any health care, including treatment for substance use disorders, during the initial months after incarceration. The purpose of this study from HIP Investigator Dr. Marguerite… Read more »
Although individual-level social determinants of health (SDH) are known to influence 30-day readmission risk, contextual-level associations with readmission are poorly understood among children. This study from HIP Investigator Dr. Ryan Coller explores associations between neighborhood disadvantage measured by Area Deprivation Index (ADI) and pediatric 30-day readmissions. This retrospective cohort study included discharges of patients aged… Read more »
The objective of this study from HIP Investigator Dr. Christie Bartels was to develop an equity extension of the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Summary of Measurement Properties (SOMP) Table, SOMP Equity to describe whether a patient reported outcome measure (PROM) works well among patients of diverse languages and cultures, education levels, and other population… Read more »
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