22 hasil untuk "Jason Semprini"
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Early prenatal nitrate exposure and birth outcomes: A study of Iowa’s public drinking water (1970–1988)
Despite the biological mechanisms linking prenatal nitrate exposure to birth outcomes, epidemiological research has been inconclusive. The evidence-base has been limited by where and how nitrate exposure was measured, and the spurious correlation between geotemporal nitrate heterogeneity and…
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Examining the “Medicare Effect” on Distant-Stage Cancer Diagnoses by Site, Gender, and Rurality
Background: Compared to cancers detected early, distant stage cancers are associated with lower survival, diminished quality of life, and higher costs. Evidence suggests that greater access to comprehensive health insurance (i.e., Medicare) improved early detection. Yet, few studies have evaluated…
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How Did the COVID‐19 Pandemic Change Cigarette Smoking Behavior?
ABSTRACT Background Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Although smoking rates have been declining, it is unclear how the COVID‐19 pandemic impacted smoking behaviors. Methods Following a preregistered plan, we accessed population‐based data from the…
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Examining the effect of Medicaid expansion on early detection of head and neck cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx by HPV‐type and generosity of dental benefits
Abstract Background Over a decade of evidence supports the claim that increased access to insurance through Medicaid expansions improves early detection of cancer. Yet, evidence linking Medicaid expansions to early detection of head and neck cancers (HNC) of the oral cavity and pharynx…
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Sex & marital differences in delayed pharyngeal cancer treatment before and after medicaid expansion
Objective: In the United States, pharyngeal cancer has become the most common type of head and neck cancer, with 80 % of cases found in males. Although disparities in treatment delays have been observed in pharyngeal patients, less is known about how policies facilitate timely care. This study…
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Estimating the Within-Person Change in Dental Service Access Measures during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States
Background. American adults delay dental care more than any other healthcare service. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic may have stalled efforts to address dental service delays. Early evidence has suggested substantial declines in dental service visits in the early phase of the pandemic…
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How Did the COVID‐19 Pandemic Change Cigarette Smoking Behavior?
ABSTRACT Background Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Although smoking rates have been declining, it is unclear how the COVID‐19 pandemic impacted smoking behaviors. Methods With population‐based data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance…
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How did states in the United States adapt their cancer control plan in response to the COVID‐19 pandemic?
Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic upended the delivery of cancer services across the care continuum. By outlining specific strategies for addressing cancer in the state, cancer control plans serve a critical role during a public health emergency. This policy analysis aims to understand how states…
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Examining Racial Disparities in Unemployment Among Health Care Workers Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Among the U.S. health care workforce, the COVID-19 pandemic appeared to greatly impact employment levels in 2020. However, no research has examined how the pandemic’s impact on employment varied by racial/ethnic group or beyond the initial emergency year. Our study aimed to quantitatively evaluate…
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Evaluating the Effect of Medicaid Expansion on Black/White Breast Cancer Mortality Disparities: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis
PURPOSE Medicaid expansion was designed to increase access to health care. Evidence is mixed, but theory and empirical data suggest that lower cost of care through greater access to insurance increases health care utilization and possibly improves the health of poor and sick populations. However…
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Waiving Medicaid Regulations During a Public Health Crisis: Identifying Heterogeneous Effects of Suspending Pre-Admission Screening Requirements on COVID-19 Deaths
Background: During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, states were authorized to waive Pre-Admission Screening Resident Review (PASRR), a federal regulation requiring all individuals be evaluated before admission into a federally qualified nursing facility. We suspect states waived PASRR to…
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Synthesizing 30-years of adult medicaid dental policy research: A scoping review to identify gaps and opportunities
Objective: Despite the importance of Medicaid for the oral health of low-income adults, the extent to which Medicaid dental policy variation influences outcomes is unknown. This study aims to review the evidence evaluating adult Medicaid dental policies to synthesize conclusions and motivate future…
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Head and neck cancer treatment delays in 2021: Estimating distributional effects by site, surgery, and p16-positivity
Background: Following decades of policies increasing access to high-quality cancer treatment, the COVID-19 pandemic upended the U.S. healthcare system. The pandemic's disruption likely affected an often-overlooked dimension of quality cancer treatment: timely initiation. Timely treatment initiation…
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The 2020 US cancer screening deficit and the timing of adults’ most recent screen: a population-based cross-sectional study
Objective In 2020, cancer screenings declined, resulting in a cancer screening deficit. The significance of this deficit, however, has yet to be quantified from a population health perspective. Our study addresses this evidence gap by examining how the pandemic changed the timing of American…
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Community socioeconomic status and rural/racial disparities in HPV−/+ head and neck cancer
Background: Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) is a major cause of cancer morbidity and mortality in the United States, but the burden is not evenly distributed. Rural and racial disparities are obvious across the HNC continuum. Most HNC disparities research have emphasized individual factors perpetuating…
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Nitrogen fertilizer pollution and infant brain/CNS cancer
Abstract Essential for modern agriculture, nitrogen pollution through nitrate contaminated water has emerged as a public health concern. Research examining nitrate exposure and cancer risk across the life course has yielded inconsistent conclusions. However, despite biological plausibility and…
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Eliminating Medicaid dental benefits and early‐stage oral cancer diagnoses
Abstract Background Despite the importance of regular dental visits for detecting oral cancer, millions of low‐income adults lack access to dental services. In July 2009, California eliminated adult Medicaid dental benefits. We tested if this impacted oral cancer detection for Medicaid enrollees…
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Evaluating intersectional variation of HPV-associated cancers in rural America
Abstract Purpose For decades, incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers has been increasing in rural communities across the United States. Although emerging evidence shows a widening rural-urban disparity, rural intersectionality has been understudied. Our study examined the…