Volume 49 | Number 3 | June 2014
Quality of Care
The Association between Long‐Term Care Setting and Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations among Older Dual Eligibles
Andrea Wysocki, Robert L. Kane, Ezra Golberstein Ph.D., Bryan Dowd Ph.D., M.S., Terry Lum, Tetyana Shippee
Are Dual Eligibles Admitted to Poorer Quality Skilled Nursing Facilities?
Momotazur Rahman Ph.D., David C. Grabowski Ph.D., Pedro L. Gozalo Ph.D., Kali S. Thomas Ph.D., Vincent Mor Ph.D.
The Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program: Potential Unintended Consequences for Hospitals Serving Vulnerable Populations
Qian Gu Ph.D., Lane Koenig Ph.D., Jennifer Faerberg M.H.S.A., Caroline Rossi Steinberg M.B.A., Christopher Vaz Ph.D., Mary P. Wheatley M.S.
Cost and Efficiency in Health Care Services
Efficiency of U.S. Dialysis Centers: An Updated Examination of Facility Characteristics That Influence Production of Dialysis Treatments
Sanatan Shreay Ph.D., Martin Ma Ph.D., Jill McCluskey Ph.D., Ron C. Mittelhammer Ph.D., Matthew Gitlin PharmD., J. Mark Stephens B.A.
Do Provider Service Networks Result in Lower Expenditures Compared with s or Primary Care Case Management in Florida's Medicaid Program?
Jeffrey S. Harman Ph.D., Allyson G. Hall Ph.D., Christy H. Lemak Ph.D., R. Paul Duncan
Insurer Market Structure and Variation in Commercial Health Care Spending
Michael R. McKellar, Sivia Naimer, Mary B. Landrum, Teresa B. Gibson Ph.D., Amitabh Chandra, Michael Chernew Ph.D.
Factors Associated with Prolonged Observation Services Stays and the Impact of Long Stays on Patient Cost
Jason M. Hockenberry Ph.D., Ryan Mutter, Marguerite Barrett, Judy Parlato, Michael A. Ross
Nonlinear Pricing in Drug Benefits and Medication Use: The Case of Statin Compliance in Medicare Part D
Kyoungrae Jung, Roger Feldman Ph.D., A. Marshall McBean
Estimation of Standardized Hospital Costs from Medicare Claims That Reflect Resource Requirements for Care: Impact for Cohort Studies Linked to Medicare Claims
John T. Schousboe M.D., Ph.D.,, Misti L. Paudel Ph.D., M.P.H.,, Brent C. Taylor Ph.D., M.P.H.,, Lih‐Wen Mau Ph.D., Beth A. Virnig Ph.D.,, Kristine E. Ensrud M.D., M.P.H.,, Bryan E. Dowd Ph.D.,
Health Care Access and Variation
Equity in Access to Health Care Services in Italy
Valeria Glorioso Ph.D., S. V. Subramanian Ph.D.
Characteristics and Performance of Minority‐Serving Dialysis Facilities
Yoshio N. Hall, Ping Xu, Glenn M. Chertow M.D., M.P.H., Jonathan Himmelfarb
Expanding Federal Funding to Community Health Centers Slows Decline in Access for Low‐Income Adults
Stacey McMorrow Ph.D., Stephen Zuckerman
Population Health
Patient Loyalty in a Mature Market: Is Population Health Management Worth It?
Caroline S. Carlin Ph.D.
Methods Articles
“Which Box Should I Check?”: Examining Standard Check Box Approaches to Measuring Race and Ethnicity
Abbey Eisenhower, Karen Suyemoto, Fernanda Lucchese, Katia Canenguez
Statistical Benchmarks for Health Care Provider Performance Assessment: A Comparison of Standard Approaches to a Hierarchical Bayesian Histogram‐Based Method
Susan M. Paddock Ph.D.
Propensity Score Methods and Unobserved Covariate Imbalance: Comments on “Squeezing the Balloon”
M. Sanni Ali D.V.M., M.Sc., Rolf H. H. Groenwold M.D., Ph.D.,, Olaf H. Klungel PharmD, Ph.D.,