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A classification system for youth outpatient behavioral health services billed to medicaid
(Frontiers Media, 2024-02-05) Rodríguez, Gabriela M.; Pederson, Casey A.; Garcia, Dainelys; Schwartz, Katherine; Brown, Steven A.; Aalsma, Matthew C.; Psychiatry, School of Medicine
Rates of youth behavioral health concerns have been steadily rising. Administrative data can be used to study behavioral health service utilization among youth, but current methods that rely on identifying an associated behavioral health diagnosis or provider specialty are limited. We reviewed all procedure codes billed to Medicaid for youth in one U.S. county over a 10-year period. We identified 158 outpatient behavioral health procedure codes and classified them according to service type. This classification system can be used by health services researchers to better characterize youth behavioral health service utilization.
An Accountable Care Organization Maintains Access for Appendicitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(Elsevier, 2023) Menchaca, Alicia D.; Style, Candace C.; Wang, Ling; Cooper, Jennifer N.; Minneci, Peter C.; Olutoye, Oluyinka O.; Surgery, School of Medicine
Introduction: It has been reported that pediatric patients experienced a delay in treatment for acute appendicitis during the pandemic, resulting in increased rates of complicated appendicitis. We investigated the association of the COVID-19 pandemic and the incidence and severity of acute appendicitis among pediatric Medicaid patients using a population-based approach. Methods: The claims database of Partners For Kids, a pediatric Medicaid accountable care organization (ACO) in Ohio, was queried for cases of acute appendicitis from April to August 2017-2020. The monthly rate of acute appendicitis/100,000 covered lives was calculated each year and compared over time. Rates of complicated appendicitis were also compared. Diagnosis code validation for classification as complicated or uncomplicated appendicitis was performed for patients treated at our hospital. Results: During the study period, 465 unique cases of acute appendicitis were identified. Forty percent (186/465) were coded as complicated. No significant difference in the incidence of acute appendicitis cases was observed across the 4 y, either in an overall comparison or in pairwise comparisons (P > 0.15 for all). The proportion of acute appendicitis cases that were coded as complicated did vary significantly over the 4-year study period (P = 0.005); this was due to this proportion being significantly higher in 2018 than in either 2019 (P = 0.005 versus 2018) or 2020 (P = 0.03 versus 2018). Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic was not associated with reduced access to treatment for acute appendicitis among patients in a pediatric Medicaid ACO. This suggests that an ACO may promote continued healthcare access for their covered population during an unexpected crisis.
Antenatal and Intrapartum Risk Factors for Use of Emergency and Restorative Medicaid Dental Services for Children
(2015-09) Yepes, Juan F.; Bush, Heather M.; Li, Hsin-Fang; Talbert, Jeffrey; Nash, David A.; Department of Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine
Purpose: To investigate the relationship between antenatal/intrapartum factors and Medicaid use. Methods: Three databases were used: (1) birth records; (2) Medicaid files; and (3) Medicaid dental claims. Results: Children of Caucasian mothers were 34 percent more likely to have more than one restorative claim versus children of African American mothers (odds ratio [OR] equals 1.34, 95 percent confidence interval [95% CI] equals 1.10 to 1.65, P<.005). Children born with low birth weight were 37 percent more likely to have emergency claims (OR equals 1.37, 95% CI equals 1.02 to 1.83, P=.03). The adjusted analysis found that Caucasian mothers had higher odds ratio of having a dental claim than African American mothers (P<.001): 33 percent for a restorative claim and 56 percent for an emergency claim. When race was analyzed, the odds of a restorative claim among African American mothers were 2.5 times higher in children delivered by C-section versus those vaginally delivered (OR equals 2.52, 95% CI equals 1.02-6.2, P<.001). Conclusions: This study found: an association between children of Caucasian mothers and the likelihood of experiencing claims; and a relationship between children born with low birth weight and C-section and the likelihood of use of Medicaid services.
Association of State Medicaid Expansion With Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Liver Transplant Wait-listing in the United States
(JAMA, 2020-10-08) Nephew, Lauren D.; Mosesso, Kelly; Desai, Archita; Ghabril, Marwan; Orman, Eric S.; Patidar, Kavish R.; Kubal, Chandrashekhar; Noureddin, Mazen; Chalasani, Naga; Medicine, School of Medicine
Importance Millions of Americans gained insurance through the state expansion of Medicaid, but several states with large populations of racial/ethnic minorities did not expand their programs. Objective To investigate the implications of Medicaid expansion for liver transplant (LT) wait-listing trends for racial/ethnic minorities. Design, Setting, and Participants A cohort study was performed of adults wait-listed for LT using the United Network of Organ Sharing database between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2017. Poisson regression and a controlled, interrupted time series analysis were used to model trends in wait-listing rates by race/ethnicity. The setting was LT centers in the United States. Main Outcomes and Measures (1) Wait-listing rates by race/ethnicity in states that expanded Medicaid (expansion states) compared with those that did not (nonexpansion states) and (2) actual vs predicted rates of LT wait-listing by race/ethnicity after Medicaid expansion. Results There were 75 748 patients (median age, 57.0 [interquartile range, 50.0-62.0] years; 48 566 [64.1%] male) wait-listed for LT during the study period. The cohort was 8.9% Black and 16.4% Hispanic. Black patients and Hispanic patients were statistically significantly more likely to be wait-listed in expansion states than in nonexpansion states (incidence rate ratio [IRR], 1.54 [95% CI, 1.44-1.64] for Black patients and 1.21 [95% CI, 1.15-1.28] for Hispanic patients). After Medicaid expansion, there was a decrease in the wait-listing rate of Black patients in expansion states (annual percentage change [APC], −4.4%; 95% CI, −8.2% to −0.6%) but not in nonexpansion states (APC, 0.5%; 95% CI, −4.0% to 5.2%). This decrease was not seen when Black patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) were excluded from the analysis (APC, 3.1%; 95% CI, −2.4% to 8.9%), suggesting that they may be responsible for this expansion state trend. Hispanic Medicaid patients without HCV were statistically significantly more likely to be wait-listed in the post–Medicaid expansion era than would have been predicted without Medicaid expansion (APC, 13.2%; 95% CI, 4.0%-23.2%). Conclusions and Relevance This cohort study found that LT wait-listing rates have decreased for Black patients with HCV in states that expanded Medicaid. Conversely, wait-listing rates have increased for Hispanic patients without HCV. Black patients and Hispanic patients may have benefited differently from Medicaid expansion.
Comparative risk of severe hypoglycemia among concomitant users of thiazolidinedione antidiabetic agents and antihyperlipidemics
(Elsevier, 2016-05) Leonard, Charles E.; Han, Xu; Bilker, Warren B.; Flory, James H.; Brensinger, Colleen M.; Flockhart, David A.; Gagne, Joshua J.; Cardillo, Serena; Hennessy, Sean; Department of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
We conducted high-dimensional propensity score-adjusted cohort studies to examine whether thiazolidinedione use with a statin or fibrate was associated with an increased risk of severe hypoglycemia. We found that concomitant therapy with a thiazolidinedione+fibrate was associated with a generally delayed increased risk of severe hypoglycemia.
Coverage Effects of the ACA's Medicaid Expansion on Adult Reproductive-Aged Women, Postpartum Mothers, and Mothers with Older Children
(Springer, 2022) Bullinger, Lindsey Rose; Simon, Kosali; Edmonds, Brownsyne Tucker; Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
Objectives: We estimate the effect of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Medicaid expansions on Medicaid coverage of reproductive-aged women at varying childbearing stages. Methods: Using data from the American Community Survey (ACS) (n = 1,977,098) and a difference-in-differences approach, we compare Medicaid coverage among low-income adult women without children, postpartum mothers, and mothers of children older than one year in expansion states to non-expansion states, before and after the expansions. Results: The ACA's Medicaid expansion increased Medicaid coverage among adult women with incomes between 101 and 200% of the federal poverty line (FPL) without children by 10.7 percentage points (54 percent, p < 0.01). Coverage of mothers with children older than one year increased by 9.5 percentage points (34 percent, p < 0.01). Coverage of mothers with infants rose by 7.9 percentage points (21 percent, p < 0.01). Conclusions for practice: Within the population of adult reproductive-aged women, we find a "fanning out" of effects from the ACA's Medicaid expansions. Childless women experience the largest gains in coverage while mothers of infants experience the smallest gains; mothers of children greater than one year old fall in the middle. These results are consistent with ACA gains being the smallest among the groups least targeted by the ACA, but also show substantial gains (one fifth) even among postpartum mothers.
COVID-19 and healthcare lessons already learned
(Oxford University Press, 2020-05-04) Terry, Nicolas P.; Robert H. McKinney School of Law
COVID-19 has exposed deep-rooted flaws in our health system regarding healthcare financing and delivery. This essay uses COVID-19 as a frame to reflect on the growth in our uninsured population, the flaws inherent in healthcare federalism, how “Trumpcare” has made things worse, the magnified importance of Medicaid, and the problems inherent in relying primarily on private actors.
Evaluation of specialized medication packaging combined with medication therapy management: adherence, outcomes, and costs among Medicaid patients
(Wolters Kluwer, 2012) Zillich, Alan J.; Jaynes, Heather A. W.; Snyder, Margie E.; Harrison, Jeff; Suchanek Hudmon, Karen; de Moor, Carl; French, Dustin D.; Medicine, School of Medicine
Background: This study evaluates the effect of a program combing specialized medication packaging and telephonic medication therapy management on medication adherence, health care utilization, and costs among Medicaid patients. Research design: A retrospective cohort design compared Medicaid participants who voluntarily enrolled in the program (n = 1007) compared with those who did not (n = 13,614). Main outcome measures were medication adherence at 12 months, hospital admissions and emergency department visits at 6 and 12 months, and total paid claim costs at 6 and 12 months. Multivariate regression models were used to adjust for the effect of age, sex, race, comorbidities, and 12-month preenrollment health care utilization. Results: Measures of medication adherence were significantly improved in the program cohort compared with the usual care cohort. At 6 months, adjusted all-cause hospitalization was marginally less in the program cohort compared with the usual care cohort [odds ratio = 0.73, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.54-1.0, P = 0.05]. No statistically significant differences were observed between the 2 cohorts for any of the other adjusted utilization endpoints at 6 or 12 months. Adjusted total cost at 6 and 12 months were higher in the program cohort (6-month cost ratio = 1.76, 95% CI,1.65-1.89; 12-month cost ratio = 1.84, 95% CI,1.72-1.97), primarily because of an increase in prescription costs. Emergency department visits and hospitalization costs did not differ between groups. Conclusions: : The program improved measures of medication adherence, but the effect on health care utilization and nonpharmacy costs at 6 and 12 months was not different from the usual care group. Reasons for these findings may reflect differences in the delivery of the specialized packaging and the medication therapy management program, health care behaviors in this Medicaid cohort, unadjusted confounding, or time required for the benefit of the intervention to manifest.
Factors and Outcomes Associated with Dental Care Use Among Medicaid-Enrolled Adults
(2021-12) Taylor, Heather Lynn; Blackburn, Justin; Menachemi, Nir; Holmes, Ann; Schleyer, Titus; Sen, Bisakha
Poor oral health is associated with pain, decreased chewing function, negative social perceptions, and reduced quality of life. Low-income adults disproportionally have worse oral health and use dental services at lower rates than higher-income adults. This disparity is associated with individual demographic and socioeconomic factors, cost and coverage barriers, as well as the supply and location of dental providers. Although the full causal pathway remains elusive, evidence suggests an association with poor oral health and an exacerbation of chronic diseases symptoms. Thus, adequate provision of dental care has important population health implications. Despite this importance, dental care use among low-income adults is particularly underexplored. Furthermore, existing research lacks robust methodological designs to mitigate bias from unobserved confounders. Dental coverage for low-income adults through Medicaid is emerging as a way to provide services to this population. However, given state budget constraints, comprehensive public dental benefits are uncommon or at risk of being cut. Therefore, it is important to quantify the individual and economic value of dental care use among adult Medicaid enrollees. This dissertation examines factors and outcomes associated with dental care use among Medicaid-enrolled adults in Indiana. This dissertation includes three studies 1) a pooled cross-sectional analysis that measures the association of individual and community level factors with dental care use, 2) a repeated measures study with individual fixed effects to examine whether receipt of preventive dental care is associated with fewer subsequent non-preventive dental visits and lower total annual dental expenditures, and 3) an empirical study that utilizes an instrumental variable estimation method to examine the effect of preventive dental visits on medical and pharmacy expenditures. Overall, this dissertation attempts to understand the correlates of dental care use, the effectiveness of preventive dental care, and the association between preventive dental care and medical expenditures.
Healthcare utilization and spending by children with cancer on Medicaid
(Wiley, 2017-11) Mueller, Emily L.; Hall, Matt; Berry, Jay G.; Carroll, Aaron E.; Macy, Michelle L.; Medicine, School of Medicine
Background Children with cancer are a unique patient population with high resource, complex healthcare needs. Understanding their healthcare utilization could highlight areas for care optimization. Procedure We performed a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of the 2014 Truven Marketscan Medicaid Database to explore clinical attributes, utilization, and spending among children with cancer who were Medicaid enrollees. Eligible patients included children (ages 0–18 years) with cancer (Clinical Risk Group 8). Healthcare utilization and spending (per member per month, PMPM) were assessed overall and across specific healthcare services. Results Children with cancer (n = 5,405) represent less than 1% of the 1,516,457 children with medical complexity in the dataset. Children with cancer had high services use: laboratory/radiographic testing (93.0%), outpatient specialty care (83.4%), outpatient therapy/treatment (53.4%), emergency department (43.7%), hospitalization (31.5%), home healthcare (9.5%). PMPM spending for children with cancer was $3,706 overall and $2,323 for hospital care. Conclusion Children with cancer have high healthcare resource use and spending. Differences in geographic distribution of services for children with cancer and the trajectory of spending over the course of therapy are areas for future investigation aimed at lowering costs of care without compromising on health outcomes.

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