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This case study uses Virginia APCD data to examine low-value opioid prescribing for acute low back pain among over 850,000 insured residents from 2019... Learn More

This case study finds that for patients with schizophrenia in Massachusetts, psychiatric nurse practitioners and mental health clinics delivered care ... Learn More

This case study analyzes a decade of birth data in Arkansas to evaluate whether newborns receive care at the appropriate level of neonatal facility. I... Learn More

This case study evaluates the HIV care continuum in Arkansas, finding that HIV testing, engagement, and retention in care are all below national avera... Learn More

This narrative review summarizes the concepts of low- and no-value care (LNVC), the
drivers behind them, and potential strategies for de-imple... Learn More

This case study examines health insurance coverage gaps among Colorado young adults at two age-based cutoffs — losing Medicaid at 19 and aging off par... Learn More

This research article examines telehealth use in Minnesota following the 2021 Minnesota Telehealth Act, finding that younger patients, those with depr... Learn More

The abstract reports that establishing a stroke transition-of-care clinic — where patients are seen by neurology within two weeks after hospital disch... Learn More

This study quantifies a major shift in locus of VA critical care, a likely outcome of expanded non-VA health insurance coverage that was previously ca... Learn More

In this study, both Medicaid ACO models were associated with improved outcomes, but with some differences between models, suggesting that states shoul... Learn More

This study examined colorectal cancer screening patterns in Rhode Island from 2011–2021. It found disparities in screening use based on sex, insurance... Learn More

This case study identified disparities in delay in breast cancer surgery persist across race, healthcare access, and community-level vulnerability. Th... Learn More

This case study evaluated patterns of opioid purchases by payment source among pregnant women in Arkansas and examine their associations with adverse ... Learn More

This article examines telehealth use among commercially insured and Medicare Advantage patients in Minnesota using 2021 and 2022 data from the Minneso... Learn More

This report summarizes the findings from two years of research and stakeholder engagement led by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to address t... Learn More

A dashboard that explores the prevalence and demographic distribution of sickle cell patients in Minnesota. Learn More

The report provides the first estimation of hypertension prevalence by local communities in Minnesota and serves to frame a future report on adherence... Learn More

The report examines the price case variation for four common, clinically uncomplicated inpatient treatments in orthopedic and obstetric care based on ... Learn More

This report analyzes the treatment of chronic disease costs in Minnesota for a subset of chronic diseases and risk factors, including diabetes, hypert... Learn More

Provider availability can be difficult to measure, but some commonly used proxies are licensure data, survey data, and geolocation data. The Georgia A... Learn More