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National Institute on Aging Awards $4.1M Grant to Laura Hanson
Dr. Laura Hanson, UNC Professor Geriatric Medicine and Medical Director of...New Monthly Seminar in Health Disparities and COVID-19
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Health Disparities: Healthcare Delivery in the...Primary care providers have a role to play in the treatment of opioid use disorder
In an effort to increase the availability of treatments for opioid use in...First-of-its-kind UNC study finds oral hygiene training can significantly reduce pneumonia in nursing homes
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (June 19, 2020) – The Cecil G. Sheps Center for...
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CMS Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) 2014 Risk Scores Are Lower for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries than for Urban Beneficiaries
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) use Hierarchical...Association of CMS‐HCC Risk Scores with Health Care Utilization among Rural and Urban Medicare Beneficiaries
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) use Hierarchical...A Comparison of Rural and Urban Specialty Hospitals
Specialty hospitals are important providers in both urban and rural areas....Changes in Care‐Seeking after Rural Hospitals Merge
Rural hospital mergers have increased significantly since 2010. Enhanced...
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The Sheps Center has a long partnership with Medicaid, including early...Medicaid Analyses with Short Turnaround (MAST)
The North Carolina Division of Health Benefits (“NC Medicaid”) has...Tough choices: Autism, private health insurance and family out-of-pocket spending
Emerging patterns in our current work suggest that insurance choices of...Adequate Health Insurance for Children with Autism
Evidence and Implications for Defining Essential Benefits – Families...
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