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Caring for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes, Why Gender Matters
High-quality routine care for both cardiovascular disease and diabetes is at least as relevant to women's health and survival as it is to men's. Yet evidence suggests that women continue to face gaps in even low-cost, routine aspects of care.
Feb 27, 2014
Essay
The Astronomical Price of Insulin Hurts American Families
More than 30 million Americans have diabetes, and nearly a quarter of them use insulin to manage their symptoms and prevent life-threatening complications. The price they have to pay for insulin is more than ten times higher than the average prices in 32 other countries combined.
Jan 6, 2021

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Journal Article
Improving Diet Quality in U.S. Adults: A 30-Year Health and Economic Impact Microsimulation
Microsimulation (Future Adult Model) predicted 30-year improved diet quality impacts across 12 demographic groups. Diet improvement reduced prevalence of heart disease by 7.6% to 13.8% across groups and reduced healthcare costs by $10B in year 30.
Jul 12, 2022
Journal Article
Diet Quality Improvement and 30-Year Population Health and Economic Outcomes: A Microsimulation Study
Microsimulation (Future Adult Model) predicted 30-year US population changes from improved diet quality. Diet improvement reduced prevalence of diabetes, heart disease and stroke by 11%, 7%, and 10%, and reduced healthcare costs by $144B in year 30.
Jul 12, 2022
Journal Article
Challenges and Improvement Needs in the Care of Patients with Central Diabetes Insipidus
This paper contributes to a well-rounded understanding of clinical and healthcare systems-related challenges and improvement opportunities in the care of patients with a rare disease called central diabetes insipidus.
Mar 2, 2022
Periodical
RAND Review: January-February 2021
The cover story on the ’Internet of Bodies’ highlights the perils of devices that track personal health data and provide medical treatment. Other columns explore vaccine hesitancy, the high price of insulin in the U.S., and social justice in America.
Jan 6, 2021
Journal Article
Visualization of Electronic Health Record Data for Decision-Making in Diabetes and Congestive Heart Failure
The aim of this study is to study the impact of graphical representation of health record data on physician decision-making to inform the design of health information technology.
Dec 22, 2020
Journal Article
Impact of Primary Care Worksite Health and Wellness Clinics on HbA1c Level Among Prediabetic or Diabetic Employees
This study determined whether the use of worksite health and wellness clinics reduced hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) for prediabetic and diabetic employees.
Dec 10, 2020
Blog
Election Interference on Twitter, Insulin Prices, Remote Learning: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on evidence of interference in the 2020 election on Twitter, U.S. insulin prices compared to those of other countries, how parents can help their kids' education stay on track during the pandemic, and more.
Oct 9, 2020
News Release
Insulin Prices Are Dramatically Higher in the United States Than in Other Countries
Insulin prices are more than eight times higher in the United States than in 32 high-income comparison nations combined.
Oct 6, 2020
Report
U.S. Insulin Prices Are Often Five to Ten Times Higher Than Those in Other Countries
In the United States, the average price per unit across all types of insulin is $98.70. That's higher than what it costs in 32 high-income comparison nations, ranging from 3.8 times higher than prices in Chile to 27.7 times higher than those in Turkey.
Oct 6, 2020
Journal Article
Air Pollution-Associated Changes in Biomarkers of Diabetes Risk
The study expands upon existing literature by focusing on a longitudinal population exposed to air pollution concentrations typically experienced in the United States and other countries with lower average air pollution exposure.
Apr 30, 2020
Journal Article
The Value of Education to Health: Evidence from Ireland
In this paper, using data from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), we contribute to the literature on education and health with new empirical evidence on the long-term causal effect of education on health from Ireland.
Aug 17, 2018
Journal Article
Blind Spots in Telemedicine: A Qualitative Study of Staff Workarounds to Resolve Gaps in Diabetes Management
Despite noteworthy progress in detecting diabetic retinopathy and access to DR screening, telemedical screening adds additional burdens to medical staff that should be addressed to strengthen the potential of such platforms.
Aug 15, 2018
Journal Article
Diabetic Retinopathy and the Cascade Into Vision Loss
Vision loss for diabetes patients is more a result of gaps in care than of simple biological sequence.
Mar 28, 2018
Journal Article
Addressing Geographic Confounding Through Spatial Propensity Scores: A Study of Racial Disparities in Diabetes
A spatial "doubly robust" estimator can minimize geographically related risk difference among racial/ethnic groups in health disparities studies.
Dec 14, 2017
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial of a Coordinated Care Intervention to Improve Risk Factor Control After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack in the Safety Net: Secondary Stroke Prevention by Uniting Community and Chronic Care Model Teams Early to End Disparities (SUCCEED)
A multi-disciplinary intervention using a Chronic Care Model framework to prevent a secondary stroke among underserved populations will be tested in a randomized controlled trial.
Dec 12, 2017
Journal Article
Simulated Effects of Policies to Reduce Diabetes Risk Among Adults With Schizophrenia Receiving Antipsychotics
Policies to promote early diabetes detection among Medicaid patients receiving antipsychotic medication could reduce the rate of diabetes over ten years, but would likely require higher spending.
Sep 28, 2017
Journal Article
High-Price And Low-Price Physician Practices Do Not Differ Significantly On Care Quality Or Efficiency
Higher-priced providers do not necessarily provide higher-quality care.
Jun 6, 2017
Journal Article
Home Sweet Home: Parent and Home Environmental Factors in Adolescent Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
Targeting parents' consumption of soda—and the availability of soda at home—may be an important step in reducing youth consumption of soda.
Mar 14, 2017
Journal Article
Misclassification Risk of Tier-Based Physician Quality Performance Systems
Current methods for determining whether a provider performs above or below a certain threshold do not always produce accurate results.
Nov 8, 2016

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