Journal Article
Breast carcinoma is the number one cause of cancer-related mortality among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women, and for certain subgroups cervical carcinoma is among the top three causes. Yet AAPI women have the lowest cancer screening and early detection rates of all ethnic groups. The practice of merging AAPI data hides significant variation among AAPI groups, and the groups at highest risk for late presentation of disease become invisible.
Journal Article
Breast carcinoma is the number one cause of cancer-related mortality among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women, and for certain subgroups cervical carcinoma is among the top three causes. Yet AAPI women have the lowest cancer screening and early detection rates of all ethnic groups. The practice of merging AAPI data hides significant variation among AAPI groups, and the groups at highest risk for late presentation of disease become invisible.
Policy Research Report
This report examines the extent to which managed care organizations (MCOs) that serve Medicaid beneficiaries are promoting effective management, control and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among their enrollees — and whether these organizations’ policies correspond with the actual practices of the primary care providers in their networks.
Policy Research Report
This report examines the extent to which managed care organizations (MCOs) that serve Medicaid beneficiaries are promoting effective management, control and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among their enrollees — and whether these organizations’ policies correspond with the actual practices of the primary care providers in their networks.
Journal Article
This study identifies whether culturally based differences in perceptions of health resulted in differences in ambulatory care use among the elderly.
Journal Article
This study identifies whether culturally based differences in perceptions of health resulted in differences in ambulatory care use among the elderly.
Research Report
This report provides information on how other states are using Relative Value Scales, including the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) used by Medicare, as part of their workers compensation programs. The authors conducted telephone surveys with officials from 20 state agencies currently using either the Medicare RBRVS or the major commercial alternative known as Relative Values for Physicians (RVP).
Research Report
This report provides information on how other states are using Relative Value Scales, including the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) used by Medicare, as part of their workers compensation programs. The authors conducted telephone surveys with officials from 20 state agencies currently using either the Medicare RBRVS or the major commercial alternative known as Relative Values for Physicians (RVP).