Health Affairs

Papers
(The median citation count of Health Affairs is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
The Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic On Hospital Admissions In The United States393
Health Care Pollution And Public Health Damage In The United States: An Update350
Systemic And Structural Racism: Definitions, Examples, Health Damages, And Approaches To Dismantling350
Variation In Telemedicine Use And Outpatient Care During The COVID-19 Pandemic In The United States311
Physicians’ Perceptions Of People With Disability And Their Health Care269
Improving The Measurement Of Structural Racism To Achieve Antiracist Health Policy190
Structural Racism In Historical And Modern US Health Care Policy187
Community-Level Factors Associated With Racial And Ethnic Disparities In COVID-19 Rates In Massachusetts178
Negative Patient Descriptors: Documenting Racial Bias In The Electronic Health Record157
Disparities In Telehealth Use Among California Patients With Limited English Proficiency150
Clinical Outcomes Of A COVID-19 Vaccine: Implementation Over Efficacy140
Actualizing Better Health And Health Care For Older Adults140
High Nursing Staff Turnover In Nursing Homes Offers Important Quality Information134
National Health Care Spending In 2019: Steady Growth For The Fourth Consecutive Year121
Transforming The Medical Device Industry: Road Map To A Circular Economy118
Racial/Ethnic Disparities In COVID-19 Exposure Risk, Testing, And Cases At The Subcounty Level In California107
Health Risks Due To Climate Change: Inequity In Causes And Consequences96
Preventing Pregnancy-Related Mental Health Deaths: Insights From 14 US Maternal Mortality Review Committees, 2008–1792
Vaccinations Against COVID-19 May Have Averted Up To 140,000 Deaths In The United States90
COVID-19 Vaccine To Vaccination: Why Leaders Must Invest In Delivery Strategies Now78
‘I Am Not The Doctor For You’: Physicians’ Attitudes About Caring For People With Disabilities78
Growth In Medicare Advantage Greatest Among Black And Hispanic Enrollees71
Fewer Pharmacies In Black And Hispanic/Latino Neighborhoods Compared With White Or Diverse Neighborhoods, 2007–1569
Addressing Racial And Ethnic Disparities In The Use Of Medications For Opioid Use Disorder69
COVID-19 Emergency Sick Leave Has Helped Flatten The Curve In The United States68
National Health Care Spending In 2020: Growth Driven By Federal Spending In Response To The COVID-19 Pandemic66
Comparing Medicare Advantage And Traditional Medicare: A Systematic Review63
Racial Disparities In Excess All-Cause Mortality During The Early COVID-19 Pandemic Varied Substantially Across States63
The COVID-19 Innovation System60
Nurse Employment During The First Fifteen Months Of The COVID-19 Pandemic59
US Physicians’ Knowledge About The Americans With Disabilities Act And Accommodation Of Patients With Disability56
Racism Runs Through It: Examining The Sexual And Reproductive Health Experience Of Black Women In The South56
Mortality Rates From COVID-19 Are Lower In Unionized Nursing Homes51
Unmet Social Needs And Worse Mental Health After Expiration Of COVID-19 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation51
Female Physicians Earn An Estimated $2 Million Less Than Male Physicians Over A Simulated 40-Year Career51
Transforming Mental Health And Addiction Services51
Infectious Disease Threats: A Rebound To Resilience50
Effects Of The 2021 Expanded Child Tax Credit On Adults’ Mental Health: A Quasi-Experimental Study49
Estimated Mortality Increases During The COVID-19 Pandemic By Socioeconomic Status, Race, And Ethnicity49
Medicaid Expansion Increased Preconception Health Counseling, Folic Acid Intake, And Postpartum Contraception49
The Mutually Reinforcing Cycle Of Poor Data Quality And Racialized Stereotypes That Shapes Asian American Health49
Reflections On Governance, Communication, And Equity: Challenges And Opportunities In COVID-19 Vaccination48
Pathways To Equitable And Antiracist Maternal Mental Health Care: Insights From Black Women Stakeholders47
Use Of Area-Based Socioeconomic Deprivation Indices: A Scoping Review And Qualitative Analysis47
The ACA Medicaid Expansion And Perinatal Insurance, Health Care Use, And Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review47
The Exodus Of State And Local Public Health Employees: Separations Started Before And Continued Throughout COVID-1946
Private Equity Investments In Health Care: An Overview Of Hospital And Health System Leveraged Buyouts, 2003–1745
How New Models Of Vaccine Development For COVID-19 Have Helped Address An Epic Public Health Crisis44
Health Costs And Financing: Challenges And Strategies For A New Administration44
Many Medicare Beneficiaries Do Not Fill High-Price Specialty Drug Prescriptions44
Private Equity In Dermatology: Effect On Price, Utilization, And Spending43
Medicaid Physician Fees Remained Substantially Below Fees Paid By Medicare In 201943
Analysis Suggests Government And Nonprofit Hospitals’ Charity Care Is Not Aligned With Their Favorable Tax Treatment43
US Public Health Neglected: Flat Or Declining Spending Left States Ill Equipped To Respond To COVID-1941
Trends In Outpatient Mental Health Services Use Before And During The COVID-19 Pandemic41
Immigrant Essential Workers Likely Avoided Medicaid And SNAP Because Of A Change To The Public Charge Rule40
Adding A Climate Lens To Health Policy In The United States39
Post-ACA, More Than One-Third Of Women With Prenatal Medicaid Remained Uninsured Before Or After Pregnancy39
The Problem Of The Color Line: Spatial Access To Hospital Services For Minoritized Racial And Ethnic Groups38
Advance Care Planning For Medicare Beneficiaries Increased Substantially, But Prevalence Remained Low38
Medicare Beneficiaries In Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Increased Telemedicine Use During The COVID-19 Pandemic38
The Intellectual Roots Of Current Knowledge On Racism And Health: Relevance To Policy And The National Equity Discourse38
Racial/Ethnic Differences In COVID-19 Screening, Hospitalization, And Mortality In Southeast Wisconsin37
How Indigenous Communities Are Adapting To Climate Change: Insights From The Climate-Ready Tribes Initiative36
Larger Nursing Home Staff Size Linked To Higher Number Of COVID-19 Cases In 202036
Training Clinical And Public Health Leaders In Climate And Health35
Mitigating Health Disparities After Natural Disasters: Lessons From The RISK Project35
Using Detection And Attribution To Quantify How Climate Change Is Affecting Health35
The Association Between COVID-19 Mortality And The County-Level Partisan Divide In The United States35
Trust In US Federal, State, And Local Public Health Agencies During COVID-19: Responses And Policy Implications35
Sick And Tired Of Being Excluded: Structural Racism In Disenfranchisement As A Threat To Population Health Equity34
Out Of Reach: Inequities In The Use Of High-Quality Home Health Agencies34
Health Care Sustainability Metrics: Building A Safer, Low-Carbon Health System34
Consideration Of Value-Based Pricing For Treatments And Vaccines Is Important, Even In The COVID-19 Pandemic34
An Overview Of Vaccine Development, Approval, And Regulation, With Implications For COVID-1934
Income-Related Inequality In Affordability And Access To Primary Care In Eleven High-Income Countries33
Health Care Spending And Use Among Hispanic Adults With And Without Limited English Proficiency, 1999–201833
Developing A Definition Of Climate And Health Literacy33
Chilling Effects: US Immigration Enforcement And Health Care Seeking Among Hispanic Adults33
Nursing Home Staffing Levels Did Not Change Significantly During COVID-1932
Informal Caregivers Provide Considerable Front-Line Support In Residential Care Facilities And Nursing Homes32
National Health Care Spending In 2021: Decline In Federal Spending Outweighs Greater Use Of Health Care31
Worse Cardiac Arrest Outcomes During The COVID-19 Pandemic In Boston Can Be Attributed To Patient Reluctance To Seek Care31
The Neighborhood Atlas Area Deprivation Index For Measuring Socioeconomic Status: An Overemphasis On Home Value31
Meta-Analysis Of Antenatal Depression And Adverse Birth Outcomes In US Populations, 2010–2031
COVID-19 Mortality Rates Among Nursing Home Residents Declined From March To November 202031
Advancing Health Equity And Reducing Health Disparities For People With Disabilities In The United States31
Structural Racism And Black Women’s Employment In The US Health Care Sector31
The Potential For Bias In Machine Learning And Opportunities For Health Insurers To Address It30
Provider Teams Outperform Solo Providers In Managing Chronic Diseases And Could Improve The Value Of Care30
Pandemic Fatigue: The Effects Of The COVID-19 Crisis On Public Trust And Compliance With Regulations In Israel30
Mental Health Conditions Increase Severe Maternal Morbidity By 50 Percent And Cost $102 Million Yearly In The United States30
Family Care Availability And Implications For Informal And Formal Care Used By Adults With Dementia In The US29
Higher Medicare Spending On Imaging And Lab Services After Primary Care Physician Group Vertical Integration29
Risk And Resilience Factors Influencing Postpartum Depression And Mother-Infant Bonding During COVID-1929
In Medicaid Managed Care Networks, Care Is Highly Concentrated Among A Small Percentage Of Physicians29
Policy Opportunities To Improve Prevention, Diagnosis, And Treatment Of Perinatal Mental Health Conditions29
Adjusting Quality Measures For Social Risk Factors Can Promote Equity In Health Care29
Excluding People With Disabilities From Clinical Research: Eligibility Criteria Lack Clarity And Justification28
The Generational Impact Of Racism On Health: Voices From American Indian Communities28
Optimizing Health And Well-Being For Women And Children28
Trends In Self-Pay Charges And Insurance Acceptance For Abortion In The United States, 2017–2028
National Trends In ED Visits, Hospital Admissions, And Mortality For Medicare Patients During The COVID-19 Pandemic28
Cultural And Structural Features Of Zero-Burnout Primary Care Practices27
COVID-19 Mortality At The Neighborhood Level: Racial And Ethnic Inequalities Deepened In Minnesota In 202027
Medicaid Expansion Increased Medications For Opioid Use Disorder Among Adults Referred By Criminal Justice Agencies27
Perinatal Mental Health Care In The United States: An Overview Of Policies And Programs27
The Effectiveness Of Government Masking Mandates On COVID-19 County-Level Case Incidence Across The United States, 202027
Controversy Over Using Quality-Adjusted Life-Years In Cost-Effectiveness Analyses: A Systematic Literature Review27
A Survey Of Health Information Exchange Organizations In Advance Of A Nationwide Connectivity Framework27
Reductions In Hospitalizations Among Children Referred To A Primary Care–Based Medical-Legal Partnership26
Frequency Of Indirect Billing To Medicare For Nurse Practitioner And Physician Assistant Office Visits26
Video Telemedicine Experiences In COVID-19 Were Positive, But Physicians And Patients Prefer In-Person Care For The Future26
Ensuring Equitable Access To COVID-19 Vaccines In The US: Current System Challenges And Opportunities26
Adolescent Exposure To Deadly Gun Violence Within 500 Meters Of Home Or School: Ethnoracial And Income Disparities25
Quantifying The Economic Burden Of Drug Utilization Management On Payers, Manufacturers, Physicians, And Patients25
Social Vulnerability And Outcomes For Access-Sensitive Surgical Conditions Among Medicare Beneficiaries25
Building Community Power To Dismantle Policy-Based Structural Inequity In Population Health25
Delayed Medical Care And Unmet Care Needs Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic Among Adults With Disabilities In The US25
Direct-To-Consumer Telemedicine Visits For Acute Respiratory Infections Linked To More Downstream Visits25
Associations Between Individual Demographic Characteristics And Involuntary Health Care Delays As A Result Of COVID-1925
Disparities In County COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Linked To Disadvantage And Hesitancy24
Association Of Neighborhood Disadvantage With Racial Disparities In COVID-19 Positivity In Chicago24
Social Determinants Matter For Hospital Readmission Policy: Insights From New York City24
Workforce Composition In Private Equity–Acquired Versus Non–Private Equity–Acquired Physician Practices24
Cognitive Assessment At Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visit In Fee-For-Service And Medicare Advantage Plans24
Increased Intensity Of PCR Testing Reduced COVID-19 Transmission Within Countries During The First Pandemic Wave24
Medicare’s New Patient Driven Payment Model Resulted In Reductions In Therapy Staffing In Skilled Nursing Facilities23
Race, Place, And Structural Racism: A Review Of Health And History In Washington, D.C.23
Addressing The Interlocking Impact Of Colonialism And Racism On Filipinx/a/o American Health Inequities23
Deaths Of Despair: Adults At High Risk For Death By Suicide, Poisoning, Or Chronic Liver Disease In The US23
Comparing Measures Of Functional Difficulty With Self-Identified Disability: Implications For Health Policy23
Variation In The Effectiveness Of Collaborative Care For Depression: Does It Matter Where You Get Your Care?23
Health Policy Challenges Posed By Shifting Demographics And Health Trends Among Immigrants To The United States23
Use Of And Willingness To Use Video Telehealth Through The COVID-19 Pandemic23
Admission Practices And Cost Of Care For Opioid Use Disorder At Residential Addiction Treatment Programs In The US22
Barriers To US Biosimilar Market Growth: Lessons From Biosimilar Patent Litigation22
Phantom Networks: Discrepancies Between Reported And Realized Mental Health Care Access In Oregon Medicaid22
Privately Insured Transgender People Are At Elevated Risk For Chronic Conditions Compared With Cisgender Counterparts22
US Sick Leave In Global Context: US Eligibility Rules Widen Inequalities Despite Readily Available Solutions22
Health-Related Social Needs Among Older Adults Enrolled In Medicare Advantage22
Despite The FDA’s Five-Year Plan, Black Patients Remain Inadequately Represented In Clinical Trials For Drugs22
Rapid Growth Of Remote Patient Monitoring Is Driven By A Small Number Of Primary Care Providers22
Estimating The Costs Of Inaction And The Economic Benefits Of Addressing The Health Harms Of Climate Change21
The Effect Of Clinician Feedback Interventions On Opioid Prescribing21
Enlisting Mental Health Workers, Not Cops, In Mobile Crisis Response21
Reimagining Perinatal Mental Health: An Expansive Vision For Structural Change21
Pressured By Students, Medical Schools Grapple With Climate Change21
The Impact Of Medicare On Access To And Affordability Of Health Care21
The Links Between Disability, Incarceration, And Social Exclusion20
Urgent Care Centers Deter Some Emergency Department Visits But, On Net, Increase Spending20
Adult Primary Care Physician Visits Increasingly Address Mental Health Concerns20
Addressing Health-Related Social Needs Via Community Resources: Lessons From Accountable Health Communities20
Mitigating Racial And Ethnic Bias And Advancing Health Equity In Clinical Algorithms: A Scoping Review20
Changes In Coverage And Access To Dental Care Five Years After ACA Medicaid Expansion20
Home-Based Care Reimagined: A Full-Fledged Health Care Delivery Ecosystem Without Walls20
No Evidence The Child Tax Credit Expansion Had An Effect On The Well-Being And Mental Health Of Parents20
Patterns Of Food Security And Dietary Intake During The First Half Of The Child Tax Credit Expansion19
Global Disability Justice In Climate Disasters: Mobilizing People With Disabilities As Change Agents19
Estimating The Appropriate Size Of Global Pull Incentives For Antibacterial Medicines19
National Health Expenditure Projections, 2021–30: Growth To Moderate As COVID-19 Impacts Wane19
Food Insecurity Was Associated With Greater Family Health Care Expenditures In The US, 2016–1719
Trust In Governments And Health Workers Low Globally, Influencing Attitudes Toward Health Information, Vaccines19
Hospice Improves Care Quality For Older Adults With Dementia In Their Last Month Of Life19
Restoring An Inclusionary Safety Net For Children In Immigrant Families: A Review Of Three Social Policies19
Prenatal Substance Use Policies And Infant Maltreatment Reports19
Medicaid Expansion Led To Reductions In Postpartum Hospitalizations18
Have Almost Fifty Years Of Disability Civil Rights Laws Achieved Equitable Care?18
Provider Compliance With Kentucky’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program’s Mandate To Query Patient Opioid History18
Spending For Orphan Indications Among Top-Selling Orphan Drugs Approved To Treat Common Diseases18
Value-Based Payment Models In The Commercial Insurance Sector: A Systematic Review18
Olive Garden’s Expansion Of Paid Sick Leave During COVID-19 Reduced The Share Of Employees Working While Sick18
The Relationship Between States’ Staffing Regulations And Hospitalizations Of Assisted Living Residents18
A Content Analysis Of US Sanctuary Immigration Policies: Implications For Research In Social Determinants Of Health18
Medicaid Expansion Associated With Some Improvements In Perinatal Mental Health18
Respecting Autonomy And Enabling Diversity: The Effect Of Eligibility And Enrollment On Research Data Demographics18
Biosimilars And Follow-On Products In The United States: Adoption, Prices, And Users17
Online Advertising Increased New Hampshire Residents’ Use Of Provider Price Tool But Not Use Of Lower-Price Providers17
Changes In Non-COVID-19 Emergency Department Visits By Acuity And Insurance Status During The COVID-19 Pandemic17
Management Of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases After Natural Disasters In The Caribbean: A Scoping Review17
The Home Care Workforce Has Not Kept Pace With Growth In Home And Community-Based Services17
Understanding The Use Of Medicare Procedure Codes For Advance Care Planning: A National Qualitative Study16
Measuring The Enduring Imprint Of Structural Racism On American Neighborhoods16
Rural-Urban Disparities In All-Cause Mortality Among Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries, 2004–1716
Medicaid Coverage ‘Cliff’ Increases Expenses And Decreases Care For Near-Poor Medicare Beneficiaries16
Medicaid Payments For Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: Evidence From South Carolina16
What Is The Value Of A Star When Choosing A Provider For Total Joint Replacement? A Discrete Choice Experiment16
Variation In Use And Content Of Prescription Drug Step Therapy Protocols, Within And Across Health Plans16
A Social-Return-On-Investment Analysis Of Bon Secours Hospital’s ‘Housing For Health’ Affordable Housing Program15
Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Patient Experience Of Care Among Nonelderly Medicaid Managed Care Enrollees15
Extended Postpartum Medicaid Eligibility Is Associated With Improved Continuity Of Coverage In The Postpartum Year15
Medicaid Expansion: Effects On Hospital Finances And Implications For Hospitals Facing COVID-19 Challenges15
Using Email And Letters To Reduce Choice Errors Among ACA Marketplace Enrollees15
Reducing Disparities In Telemedicine: An Equity-Focused, Public Health Approach15
Scrambling For Safety In The Eye Of Dorian: Mental Health Consequences Of Exposure To A Climate-Driven Hurricane15
Racial And Ethnic Disparities In COVID-19 Booster Uptake15
Policy Considerations To Ensure Telemedicine Equity15
Measuring The Impact Of Air Pollution On Health Care Costs15
End-Of-Life Care In Assisted Living Communities: Race And Ethnicity, Dual Enrollment Status, And State Regulations15
Health Benefits In 2020: Premiums In Employer-Sponsored Plans Grow 4 Percent; Employers Consider Responses To Pandemic15
Neighborhood Police Encounters, Health, And Violence In A Southern City15
COVID-19-Related Deaths And Excess Deaths Among Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries14
Strengthening Health Systems To Face Pandemics: Subnational Policy Responses To COVID-19 In Latin America14
Demographic And Clinical Factors Associated With Long COVID14
Title X Improved Access To Most Effective And Moderately Effective Contraception In US Safety-Net Clinics, 2016–1814
Risk Adjustment And Promoting Health Equity In Population-Based Payment: Concepts And Evidence14
CDC Guideline For Opioid Prescribing Associated With Reduced Dispensing To Certain Patients With Chronic Pain14
Universal Health Coverage: Are Older Adults Being Left Behind? Evidence From Aging Cohorts In Twenty-Three Countries14
Personalized Telephone Outreach Increased Health Insurance Take-Up For Hard-To-Reach Populations, But Challenges Remain14
Institutions For Mental Diseases Medicaid Waivers: Impact On Payments For Substance Use Treatment Facilities14
Private Equity Acquisition And Responsiveness To Service-Line Profitability At Short-Term Acute Care Hospitals14
Higher Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Are Associated With Improvements In Patient Outcomes14
Trends In Mental Health Care Delivery By Psychiatrists And Nurse Practitioners In Medicare, 2011–1914
Noncitizen Children Face Higher Health Harms Compared With Their Siblings Who Have US Citizen Status13
Economic Well-Being And Health: The Role Of Income Support Programs In Promoting Health And Advancing Health Equity13
Access To Obstetric, Behavioral Health, And Surgical Inpatient Services After Hospital Mergers In Rural Areas13
Price Effects Of Vertical Integration And Joint Contracting Between Physicians And Hospitals In Massachusetts13
Nonmedical Interventions For Type 2 Diabetes: Evidence, Actionable Strategies, And Policy Opportunities13
Interstate Telehealth Use By Medicare Beneficiaries Before And After COVID-19 Licensure Waivers, 2017–2013
Hospital Employment Of Physicians In Massachusetts Is Associated With Inappropriate Diagnostic Imaging13
Health Insurance Coverage In Low- And Middle-Income Countries Remains Far From The Goal Of Universal Coverage13
Hospital And Regional Characteristics Associated With Emergency Department Facility Fee Cash Pricing13
Geographic Variation In The Consolidation Of Physicians Into Health Systems, 2016–1813
Personal Care Aides: Assessing Self-Care Needs And Worker Shortages In Rural Areas13
Catastrophic Spending On Insulin In The United States, 2017–1813
Trends In Primary Cesarean Section Rates Among Women With And Without Perinatal Mood And Anxiety Disorders13
The Relationships Among Cash Prices, Negotiated Rates, And Chargemaster Prices For Shoppable Hospital Services12
In-Transit Migrants And Asylum Seekers: Inclusion Gaps In Mexico’s COVID-19 Health Policy Response12
Northeast Postacute Medical Facilities Disproportionately Reject Referrals For Patients With Opioid Use Disorder12
Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Dental Services Use Declined After Medicaid Adult Dental Coverage Expansions12
Patients’ Perceptions Of Perinatal Depression Screening: A Qualitative Study12
The Affordable Care Act’s Insurance Marketplace Subsidies Were Associated With Reduced Financial Burden For US Adults12
Psychiatrist Networks In Medicare Advantage Plans Are Substantially Narrower Than In Medicaid And ACA Markets12
Competition From Biosimilars Drives Price Reductions For Biologics In The French Single-Payer Health System12
Racial/Ethnic And Income-Based Disparities In Health Savings Account Participation Among Privately Insured Adults12
Changes In Health Services Use After Receipt Of Medications For Opioid Use Disorder In A Statewide Correctional System12
National Health Care Spending In 2022: Growth Similar To Prepandemic Rates12
Decline In New Starts Of Psychotropic Medications During The COVID-19 Pandemic12
Variation In Emergency Department Admission Rates Among Medicare Patients: Does The Physician Matter?12
‘Remain In Mexico’: Stories Of Trauma And Abuse11
Communication Access In Mental Health And Substance Use Treatment Facilities For Deaf American Sign Language Users11
A Proposed Policy Agenda For Electronic Cigarettes In The US: Product, Price, Place, And Promotion11
Beyond Compliance: A More Integrated Public Health Approach To Outbreaks In Nursing Homes And Other Disasters11
Resident Mortality And Worker Infection Rates From COVID-19 Lower In Union Than Nonunion US Nursing Homes, 2020–2111
What Counts As ‘Safe?’: Exposure To Trauma And Violence Among Asylum Seekers From The Northern Triangle11
Medical Device Firm Payments To Physicians Exceed What Drug Companies Pay Physicians, Target Surgical Specialists11
Vital Directions For Health And Health Care: Priorities For 202111
Multisolving Innovations For Climate And Health: Message Framing To Achieve Broad Public Support11
Temporary Financial Assistance Decreased Health Care Costs For Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability11
Pricing Universal Health Care: How Much Would The Use Of Medical Care Rise?11
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