Browsing by Author "Taira, Deborah A."
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Item Access to Medications for Medicare Enrollees Related to Race/Ethnicity: Results from the 2013 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey(2018-04-11) Taira, Deborah A.; Shen, Chengli; King, Marshaleen; Landsittel, Doug; Mays, Mary Helen; Sentell, Tetine; Southerland, JanetMillions of people take prescription medication to manage chronic conditions and treat acute conditions. Using the 2013 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, this study examined access to medications related to race/ethnicity, comparing non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics to whites.Item Incremental Cost of Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension and Pain for patients with Diabetes Mellitus(2018-04-06) Taira, Deborah A.; Mannem, Santhosh; Sumida, Wesley; Davis, James; Shohet, Ralph; Seto, Todd B.Cost of diabetes in United States(US) was $245b in 2012, much of which resulted from adverse cardiovascular events. The added cost of pain is unknown. The purpose of this study is to examine the incremental cost of comorbid cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and pain for patients with diabetes mellitus.Item Opioid Utilization and Cost among elderly and non-elderly Medicare beneficiaries in the United States: A State-level Comparison(2018-04-06) Taira, Deborah A.; Wu, Kimberly; Sumida, Wesley K.; Taira, Deborah A.; Sumida, Wesley K.Objective compares opioid utilization and cost among elderly and non-elderly Medicare beneficiaries by state. And examines how percent of opioids used by a provider relates to provider and beneficiary