Objective To provide guidance on selecting the most appropriate price index for adjusting
health expenditures or costs for inflation. Data Sources Major price index series produced by …

Importance US health care spending has continued to increase, and now accounts for more
than 17% of the US economy. Despite the size and growth of this spending, little is known …

Objectives To identify trends in concurrent use of a benzodiazepine and an opioid and to
identify the impact of these trends on admissions to hospital and emergency room visits for …

OBJECTIVE This study updates previous estimates of the economic burden of diagnosed
diabetes and quantifies the increased health resource use and lost productivity associated …

Background: Few population-based descriptive studies on the incidence of anterior cruciate
ligament (ACL) reconstruction and concomitant pathology exist. Hypothesis: Incidence of …

Objective To assess the appropriateness of outpatient antibiotic prescribing for privately
insured children and non-elderly adults in the US using a comprehensive classification …

Importance In the US, Black people receive less health care than White people. Data on
long-term trends in these disparities, which provide historical context for interpreting …

OBJECTIVE This study updates previous estimates of the economic burden of diagnosed
diabetes, with calculation of the health resource use and indirect costs attributable to …

Importance Antibiotics are recommended before certain dental procedures in patients with
select comorbidities to prevent serious distant site infections. Objective To assess the …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a severe monogenic disease associated with high morbidity,
mortality, and a disproportionate burden on Black and Hispanic communities. Our objective …