People adjust to the risks presented by natural disasters in a number of ways; they can
move out of harms way, they can self protect, or they can insure. This paper uses Hurricane …

Objective: To evaluate the use of the new absorbable polymer scaffold poly-4-hydroxybutyrate
(P4HB) in complex abdominal wall reconstruction. Background: Complex abdominal wall …

Study Objectives To examine the cost-effectiveness and potential net monetary benefit (NMB)
of a fully automated digital cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention for insomnia …

Prior authorization is a form of utilization managements whereby a clinician must receive
insurer approval prior to rendering medical service. Medicare Advantage (MA) insurers, which …

Background: Amniotic membrane is tissue obtained from human placenta rich in cytokines,
growth factors, and stem cells that possess the ability to inhibit infection, improve healing, …

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has calculated and disseminated an
overall contract quality star rating system (from one to five stars) for all Medicare Advantage …

I estimate a dynamic, stochastic model of smoking, expectations, and health that makes
explicit channels through which an individual may learn about the health risks of smoking. …

Background Studies have demonstrated that there are sex disparities in the rate of liver
transplantation. However, little is known statistically about whether this disparity is caused by …

Many public health policies are rooted in findings from medical and epidemiological studies
that fail to consider behavioral influences. Using nearly 50 years of data from the …

We obtain estimates of associations between statin use and health behaviors. Statin use is
associated with a small increase in BMI and moderate (20–33%) increases in the probability …