A5028311430- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Global Health Care Issues
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Merger and Competition Analysis
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Child and Adolescent Health
University of California, San Francisco
2024-2025
Mathematica Policy Research
2025
Stanford University
2023
Abstract Consolidation of independent hospitals and physician practices into integrated health systems has reshaped the delivery care. While literature suggests that provider consolidation raises prices, few studies have examined interplay insurers in relation to prices. Using negotiated price data commercial recently released under Transparency Coverage Final Rule, we association between hospital concentration prices for outpatient procedures local care markets with different levels insurer...
ABSTRACT. This study examines the association between antenatal care (ANC) attendance and infant mortality growth outcomes. The used data from Nouveux-nés et Azithromycine: une Innovation dans le Traitement des Enfants (NAITRE) trial conducted in Burkina Faso. analysis included 21,795 neonates aged 8 to 27 days who were enrolled had ANC available. Infants followed until 6 months of age. adjusted for potential confounders including infant’s sex, maternal age, education, urbanicity, geographic...
Although community randomized trials have found a reduction in all-cause child mortality communities receiving mass azithromycin distribution compared with placebo, individually not similar protective effects. If direct effect of for prevention exists, it is likely due to infectious mortality. Here, we assessed cause-specific large controlled trial administered during well-infant visits Burkina Faso Among 32,877 enrolled infants, the most common causes death by 6 months age were malaria,...
Approximately 44% of Nepalese women ages 15-49, desiring to avoid pregnancy, do not use modern contraceptives, resulting in an estimated 539,000 unintended pregnancies annually.
To investigate competing explanations for why Medicare Fee Service (FFS) and private sector payments lead to hospital cost variations in Californian counties.Ratios of costs were obtained from state-based all-payer claims databases. Demographics estimated the U.S. Census Bureau California Health Interview Survey. Medicaid spending was Kaiser Family Foundation. Advantage enrollment Department Care Services market consolidation using Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI).Per capita costs,...