Lindsay M. Sabik
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View article: Factors Associated With Readmission to Index vs. Non‐Index Hospitals After Major Cancer Surgery
Factors Associated With Readmission to Index vs. Non‐Index Hospitals After Major Cancer Surgery Open
Background While receipt of surgery at regional referral centers is associated with improved perioperative outcomes, many vulnerable patients may experience barriers in accessing these hospitals. When these patients do manage to undergo su…
View article: Adherence, Switches, and Drug Spending After Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Recalls and Shortages
Adherence, Switches, and Drug Spending After Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Recalls and Shortages Open
Importance Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) are common treatments for hypertension, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. From 2018 to 2019, hundreds of valsartan, losartan, and irbesartan products were recalled due to ingredie…
View article: Cannabis policy and cancer pain management: An urgent need to increase the evidence base
Cannabis policy and cancer pain management: An urgent need to increase the evidence base Open
Recent findings by Hu and colleagues are discussed that medical cannabis legalization with dispensary availability was associated with reduced strong opioid use but increased acute hospital events. Research gaps on cannabis laws are highli…
View article: Disparities in radiation treatment modality for prostate cancer
Disparities in radiation treatment modality for prostate cancer Open
Among patients from the SEER-Medicare dataset from 2008 to 2017 treated with radiation for clinically localized prostate cancer, disparities exist in the choice of treatment modality. Understanding differences in treatment patterns is an i…
View article: Characterizing the Uptake of Newly Opened Health Centers by Individuals Dually Enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid
Characterizing the Uptake of Newly Opened Health Centers by Individuals Dually Enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid Open
Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) increasingly provide high-quality, cost-effective primary care to individuals dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid. However, not everyone can access an FQHC. We used 2012 to 2018 Medicare clai…
View article: Changes in blood pressure, medication adherence, and cardiovascular-related health care use associated with the 2018 angiotensin receptor blocker recalls and drug shortages among patients with hypertension
Changes in blood pressure, medication adherence, and cardiovascular-related health care use associated with the 2018 angiotensin receptor blocker recalls and drug shortages among patients with hypertension Open
The 2018 ARB recalls were associated with immediate changes in antihypertension medication use. Many patients transitioned to alternative medications. Although overall impacts on clinical outcomes were minimal and not statistically signifi…
View article: Drive Time to Physicians and Outcomes for Bladder Cancer
Drive Time to Physicians and Outcomes for Bladder Cancer Open
Purpose: For patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), time to cystectomy and receipt of neoadjuvant chemotherapy are associated with improved survival. Travel burden may be an important barrier to timely guideline concordant tr…
View article: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hospital-Based Care Among Dual Eligibles Who Use Health Centers
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hospital-Based Care Among Dual Eligibles Who Use Health Centers Open
Introduction: Health center use may reduce hospital-based care among Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles, but racial and ethnic disparities in this population have not been widely studied. We examined the extent of racial and ethnic dispariti…
View article: Association of a State‐Wide Alternative Payment Model for Rural Hospitals With Bypass for Elective Surgeries
Association of a State‐Wide Alternative Payment Model for Rural Hospitals With Bypass for Elective Surgeries Open
Objective This study aimed to measure the changes in rural hospital bypass for 11 common elective surgeries following the implementation of the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model (PARHM), a global budget payment model. Study Setting and Desig…
View article: High-Cost Cancer Drug Use in Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare
High-Cost Cancer Drug Use in Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare Open
Importance Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are designed to incentivize the use of less expensive drugs through capitated payments, formulary control, and preauthorizations for certain drugs. These conditions may reduce spending on high-cost …
View article: Drive time to care and retention in HIV care: Rural–urban differences among Medicaid enrollees in the United States South
Drive time to care and retention in HIV care: Rural–urban differences among Medicaid enrollees in the United States South Open
Purpose Less than 50% of people with HIV (PWH) in the United States are retained in care, a key step along the HIV care continuum. We examined the impact of geographic access to care on retention in care for urban and rural PWH. Methods We…
View article: High Deductible Health Plans and Use of Free Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act
High Deductible Health Plans and Use of Free Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act Open
The Affordable Care Act aimed to increase use of preventive services by eliminating cost-sharing to consumers. However, patients may be unaware of this benefit or they may not seek preventive services if they anticipate that the cost of po…
View article: Insurance instability and use of emergency and office-based care after gaining coverage: An observational cohort study
Insurance instability and use of emergency and office-based care after gaining coverage: An observational cohort study Open
BACKGROUND: The Affordable Care Act led to improvements in reporting a usual source of care, but it is unclear whether patients are changing their usual source of care in response to coverage gains. We assess whether prior insurance instab…
View article: Impact of the Affordable Care Act on access to accredited facilities for cancer treatment
Impact of the Affordable Care Act on access to accredited facilities for cancer treatment Open
Objective To examine differential changes in receipt of surgery at National Cancer Institute (NCI)‐designated comprehensive cancer centers (NCI‐CCC) and Commission on Cancer (CoC) accredited hospitals for patients with cancer more likely t…
View article: Antibiotic Receipt for Pediatric Telemedicine Visits With Primary Care vs Direct-to-Consumer Vendors
Antibiotic Receipt for Pediatric Telemedicine Visits With Primary Care vs Direct-to-Consumer Vendors Open
Importance Prior research found that pediatric direct-to-consumer (DTC) telemedicine visits are associated with more antibiotic prescribing than in-person primary care visits. It is unclear whether this difference is associated with modali…
View article: Early impacts of the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model on potentially avoidable utilization
Early impacts of the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model on potentially avoidable utilization Open
The Pennsylvania Rural Health Model (PARHM) is a novel alternative payment model for rural hospitals that aims to test whether hospital-based global budgets, coupled with delivery transformation plans, improve the quality of health care an…
View article: Suboptimal geographic accessibility to comprehensive HIV care in the US: regional and urban–rural differences
Suboptimal geographic accessibility to comprehensive HIV care in the US: regional and urban–rural differences Open
Achieving US state and municipal benchmarks to end the HIV epidemic and promote health equity requires access to comprehensive HIV care. However, this care may not be geographically accessible for all people living with HIV (PLHIV). We est…
View article: Structural barriers to comprehensive, coordinated HIV care: Geographic accessibility in the US South
Structural barriers to comprehensive, coordinated HIV care: Geographic accessibility in the US South Open
Structural barriers to HIV care are particularly challenging in the US South, which has higher HIV diagnosis rates, poverty, uninsurance, HIV stigma, and rurality, and fewer comprehensive public health programs versus other US regions. Foc…
View article: Building Data Infrastructure for Disease-Focused Health Economics Research
Building Data Infrastructure for Disease-Focused Health Economics Research Open
Background: Data infrastructure for cancer research is centered on registries that are often augmented with payer or hospital discharge databases, but these linkages are limited. A recent alternative in some states is to augment registry d…
View article: Assessing characteristics of populations seen at Commission on Cancer facilities using Pennsylvania linked data
Assessing characteristics of populations seen at Commission on Cancer facilities using Pennsylvania linked data Open
Commission on Cancer (CoC) accreditation certifies facilities provide quality care. We assessed differences among patients who do and do not visit CoC facilities using Pennsylvania Cancer Registry data linked to facility records for patien…
View article: Comparison of Primary Payer in Cancer Registry and Discharge Data
Comparison of Primary Payer in Cancer Registry and Discharge Data Open
Findings suggest caution in conducting and interpreting research using insurance variables in cancer registries.
View article: Urban-Rural Differences in Receipt of Cancer Surgery at High-Volume Hospitals and Sensitivity to Hospital Volume Thresholds
Urban-Rural Differences in Receipt of Cancer Surgery at High-Volume Hospitals and Sensitivity to Hospital Volume Thresholds Open
Methods for identifying high-volume hospitals affect conclusions about rural cancer care access.
View article: Enrollee characteristics and receipt of colorectal cancer testing in Pennsylvania after adoption of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion
Enrollee characteristics and receipt of colorectal cancer testing in Pennsylvania after adoption of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion Open
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer‐related death in the U.S. Despite increased CRC screening rates, they remain low among low‐income non‐older adults, including Medica…
View article: Longitudinal Analysis of Caregiver Burden in Head and Neck Cancer
Longitudinal Analysis of Caregiver Burden in Head and Neck Cancer Open
Importance Despite the critical role of caregivers in head and neck cancer (HNC), there is limited literature on caregiver burden (CGB) and its evolution over treatment. Research is needed to address evidence gaps that exist in understandi…
View article: Barriers to rural health care from the provider perspective
Barriers to rural health care from the provider perspective Open
There are numerous barriers to providing rural communities with quality health care. Barriers that are encountered are multidimensional. Patients are unable to obtain the care they need because of cost-related barriers. More providers need…
View article: Treatment Disparities in Radiation and Hormone Therapy Among Women Covered by Medicaid vs Private Insurance in Cancer Registry and Claims Data
Treatment Disparities in Radiation and Hormone Therapy Among Women Covered by Medicaid vs Private Insurance in Cancer Registry and Claims Data Open
Importance Prior research has reported undertreatment among patients with cancer who are insured by Medicaid, but this finding may be due, in part, to incomplete data in cancer registries. Objective To compare disparities in radiation and …