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Population-Level Trends in Asthma and COPD Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US

Gaffney A, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. Population-Level Trends in Asthma and COPD Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2023;S1081-1206(23)00591-4. .

Projected Health Outcomes Associated With 3 US Supreme Court Decisions in 2022 on COVID-19 Workplace Protections, Handgun-Carry Restrictions, and Abortion Rights

Gaffney A, Himmelstein DU, Dickman S, et al. Projected Health Outcomes Associated With 3 US Supreme Court Decisions in 2022 on COVID-19 Workplace Protections, Handgun-Carry Restrictions, and Abortion Rights. JAMA Network Open 2023;6(6):e2315578.

The Association of Childbirth with Medical Debt in the USA, 2019–2020

Cahn J, Sundaram A, Balachandar R, Berg A, Birnbaum A, Hasting S, Makansi M, Romano E, Majidi A, McCormick D, Gaffney A. The Association of Childbirth with Medical Debt in the USA, 2019–2020. J Gen Intern Med. 2023.

Century-Long Trends in the Financing and Ownership of American Health Care

Gaffney A, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU. Century-Long Trends in the Financing and Ownership of American Health Care. The Milbank Quarterly. 2023.

COVID-19 Risk by Workers’ Occupation and Industry in the United States, 2020‒2021

Gaffney A, Himmelstein DU, McCormick D, Woolhandler S. COVID-19 Risk by Workers’ Occupation and Industry in the United States, 2020‒2021. Am J Public Health. 2023 Apr 13;e1–10.

Alleviating Medical Debt in the United States

Uppal N, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU. Alleviating Medical Debt in the United States. N Engl J Med. 2023 Sep 7;389(10):871-873. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2306942. Epub 2023 Sep 2. PMID: 37668231.

Community Health, Health Care Access, And COVID-19 Booster Uptake In Massachusetts

Gaffney A, Woolhandler S, Bor J, McCormick D, Himmelstein DU. Community Health, Health Care Access, And COVID-19 Booster Uptake In Massachusetts. Health Aff (Millwood). 2023 Feb;42(2):268-276.

Chronic Illness in Children and Foregone Care Among Household Adults in the United States: A National Study

Narm KE, Wen J, Sung L, Dar S, Kim P, Olson B, Schrager A, Tsay A, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Shure N, McCormick D, Gaffney A. Chronic Illness in Children and Foregone Care Among Household Adults in the United States: A National Study. Med Care. 2023 Apr...

Hospital Expenditures Under Global Budgeting and Single-Payer Financing: An Economic Analysis, 2021-2030

Gaffney AW, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Kahn JG. Hospital Expenditures Under Global Budgeting and Single-Payer Financing: An Economic Analysis, 2021-2030. Int J Soc Determinants Health Health Serv. 2023 Jan 30:27551938231152750.

Assessment of Immigrants’ Premium and Tax Payments for Health Care and the Costs of Their Care

Ommerborn MJ, Ranker LR, Touw S, Himmelstein DU, Himmelstein J, Woolhandler S. Assessment of Immigrants' Premium and Tax Payments for Health Care and the Costs of Their Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Nov 1;5(11):e2241166.

Association of Texas’ 2021 Ban on Abortion in Early Pregnancy With the Number of Facility-Based Abortions in Texas and Surrounding States

White K, Sierra G, Lerma K, Beasley A, Hofler LG, Tocce K, Goyal V, Ogburn T, Potter JE, Dickman SL. Association of Texas' 2021 Ban on Abortion in Early Pregnancy With the Number of Facility-Based Abortions in Texas and Surrounding States. JAMA. 2022 Nov...

Disparities in Disease Burden and Treatment of Patients Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Gaffney AW. Disparities in Disease Burden and Treatment of Patients Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Med Clin North Am. 2022 Nov;106(6):1027-1039.

Prevalence and Correlates of Patient Rationing of Insulin in the United States: A National Survey

Gaffney A, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. Prevalence and Correlates of Patient Rationing of Insulin in the United States: A National Survey. Ann Intern Med. 2022 Nov;175(11):1623-1626.

Uptake and Equity in Influenza Vaccination Among Veterans with VA Coverage, Veterans Without VA Coverage, and Non-Veterans in the USA, 2019-2020

Gaffney A, Himmelstein DU, Dickman S, McCormick D, Woolhandler S. Uptake and Equity in Influenza Vaccination Among Veterans with VA Coverage, Veterans Without VA Coverage, and Non-Veterans in the USA, 2019-2020. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Sep 26:1–8.

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Medical Debt and Subsequent Changes in Social Determinants of Health in the US

Himmelstein DU, Dickman SL, McCormick D, Bor DH, Gaffney A, Woolhandler S. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Medical Debt and Subsequent Changes in Social Determinants of Health in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Sep 1;5(9):e2231898. READ MORE

Uncovered Medical Bills after Sexual Assault

Dickman SL, Himmelstein G, Himmelstein DU, Strandberg K, McGregor A, McCormick D, Woolhandler S. Uncovered Medical Bills after Sexual Assault. N Engl J Med. 2022 Sep 15;387(11):1043-1044. READ MORE

Trends in Health Care Use Among Black and White Persons in the US, 1963-2019

Dickman SL, Gaffney A, McGregor A, Himmelstein DU, McCormick D, Bor DH, Woolhandler S. Trends in Health Care Use Among Black and White Persons in the US, 1963-2019. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jun 1;5(6):e2217383. READ MORE

Trends and Disparities in the Distribution of Outpatient Physicians’ Annual Face Time with Patients, 1979-2018

Gaffney A, Himmelstein DU, Dickman S, McCormick D, Cai C, Woolhandler S. Trends and Disparities in the Distribution of Outpatient Physicians' Annual Face Time with Patients, 1979-2018. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Feb;38(2):434-441. READ MORE

Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Uptake in the USA: December 2021-February 2022

Gaffney A, Himmelstein DU, McCormick D, Woolhandler S. Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Uptake in the USA: December 2021-February 2022. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Aug;37(11):2918-2921. READ MORE

Financial Hardships Caused by Out-of-Pocket Abortion Costs in Texas, 2018

Dickman SL, White K, Sierra G, Grossman D. Financial Hardships Caused by Out-of-Pocket Abortion Costs in Texas, 2018. Am J Public Health. 2022 May;112(5):758-761. READ MORE

Medical Documentation Burden Among US Office-Based Physicians in 2019: A National Study.

Gaffney A, Woolhandler S, Cai C, Bor D, Himmelstein J, McCormick D, Himmelstein DU. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 Mar 28. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.0372. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35344006.

Specialty Care Utilization Among Adults with Limited English Proficiency.

Himmelstein J, Cai C, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Bor DH, Dickman SL, McCormick D. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Mar 29. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07477-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35349026.

Mortality at For-Profit Versus Not-For-Profit Hemodialysis Centers: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Dickman S, Mirza R, Kandi M, Incze MA, Dodbiba L, Yameen R, Agarwal A, Zhang Y, Kamran R, Couban R, Guyatt G, Hanna S. Int J Health Serv. 2021 Jul;51(3):371-378. READ MORE

Primary Care’s Effects on Costs in the US Veterans Health Administration, 2016-2019: an Observational Cohort Study.

Gao J, Moran E, Woolhandler S, Toporek A, Wilper AP, Himmelstein DU. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Oct 4. READ MORE

COVID-19-Related Care for Hispanic Elderly Adults With Limited English Proficiency.

Himmelstein J, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Dickman S, Cai C, McCormick D. Ann Intern Med. 2022 Jan;175(1):143-145. READ MORE

Preparing Doctors in Training for Health Activist Roles: A Cross-Institutional Community Organizing Workshop for Incoming Medical Residents.

Emery EH, Shaffer JD, McCormick D, Zeidman J, Geffen SR, Stojicic P, Ganz M, Basu G. MedEdPORTAL. 2022 Jan 18;18:11208. READ MORE

Smoking Prevalence during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States.

Gaffney A, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Jan 19 READ MORE

COVID-19 Testing and Incidence Among Uninsured and Insured Individuals in 2020: a National Study.

Gaffney A, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Feb 9. READ MORE

Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Diabetes Pharmacotherapy: Black and Hispanic Patients Are Less Likely to Receive SGLT2is and GLP1as

Cai C, Woolhandler S, McCormick D, Himmelstein DU, Himmelstein J, Schrier E, Dickman SL. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Feb 9 READ MORE

Association of Uninsurance and VA Coverage with the Uptake and Equity of COVID-19 Vaccination: January-March 2021.

Gaffney AW, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU.. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Mar;37(4):1008-1011. READ MORE

Readmissions performance and penalty experience of safety-net hospitals under Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.

Banerjee S, Paasche‐Orlow M, McCormick D, Lin M and Hanchate A. BMC Health Services Research (2022) 22:338. READ MORE

Risk for Severe COVID-19 Illness Among Teachers and Adults Living With School-Aged Children

Gaffney AW, Himmelstein D, Woolhandler S. Ann Intern Med. 2020 Nov 3;173(9):765-767 READ MORE

For-Profit Hospitals Have Thrived Because of Generous Public Reimbursement Schemes, Not Greater Efficiency: A Multi-Country Case Study

Jeurissen PPT, Kruse FM, Busse R, Himmelstein DU, Mossialos E, Woolhandler S. Int J Health Serv. 2021 Jan;51(1):67-89. READ MORE

Pricing Universal Health Care: How Much Would The Use Of Medical Care Rise?

Gaffney A, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Kahn JG. Health Aff (Millwood). 2021 Jan;40(1):105-112. READ MORE

National Trends and Disparities in Health-Care Access and Coverage Among Adults With Asthma and COPD: 1997-2018

Gaffney AW, Hawks L, Bor D, White AC, Woolhandler S, McCormick D, Himmelstein DU. Chest. 2021 Jan 23:S0012-3692(21)00107-0. READ MORE

Association between Medicare’s Hospital Readmission Reduction Program and readmission rates across hospitals by Medicare bed share

Banerjee S, Paasche-Orlow MK, McCormick D, Lin MY, Hanchate AD. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Mar 19;21(1):248 READ MORE

Health Needs and Functional Disability Among Mail-Order Pharmacy Users in the US

Gaffney AW, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein D. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Apr 1;181(4):554-556. READ MORE

Trends in Anxiety and Depression Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from the US Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey

Cai C, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Gaffney A. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Jun;36(6):1841-1843. READ MORE

Socioeconomic Inequality in Respiratory Health in the US From 1959 to 2018

Gaffney AW, Himmelstein DU, Christiani DC, Woolhandler S. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Jul 1;181(7):968-976. READ MORE

Health Care Spending And Use Among Hispanic Adults With And Without Limited English Proficiency, 1999–2018

Himmelstein J, Himmelstein D, Woolhandler S, Bor D, Gaffney A, Zallman L, Dickman S and McCormick D. Health Affairs. Vol 40, Number 7. July 2021. READ MORE

States’ Performance in Reducing Uninsurance Among Black, Hispanic, and Low-Income Americans Following Implementation of the Affordable Care Act Health Equity.

Lines G, Mengistu K, Carr LaPorte MR, Lee D, Anderson L, Novinson D, Dwyer E, Grigg S, Torres H, Basu G, and McCormick D. July 2021.493-502. READ MORE

Association Between High Deductible Health Plans and Cost-Related Non-adherence to Medications Among Americans with Diabetes: an Observational Study.

Rastas C, Bunker D, Gampa V, Gaudet J, Karimi S, Majidi A, Basu G, Gaffney A, McCormick D. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Jul 29. READ MORE

Immigrant Essential Workers Likely Avoided Medicaid And SNAP Because Of A Change To The Public Charge Rule

Touw S, McCormack G, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Zallman L. Health Aff (Millwood). 2021 Jul;40(7):1090-1098. READ MORE

Trends and Disparities in Teleworking During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the USA: May 2020-February 2021

Gaffney AW, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Aug 17:1–3. READ MORE

Prognostic implications of differences in forced vital capacity in black and white US adults: Findings from NHANES III with long-term mortality follow-up

Gaffney AW, McCormick D, Woolhandler S, Christiani DC, Himmelstein DU. EClinicalMedicine. 2021 Aug 20;39:101073. READ MORE

Preventing Financial Strain for Low- and Moderate-Income Adults: a Comparison of Medicaid, Marketplace, and Employer-Sponsored Insurance

Saluja S, Kaplan C, Dhupati P, McCormick D. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Sep 15:1–9. READ MORE

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Outpatient Visit Rates Across 29 Specialties

Cai C, Gaffney A, McGregor A, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, McCormick D, and Dickman S. JAMA Intern Med. Published online July 19, 2021. READ MORE

Association Between High Deductible Health Plans and Cost-Related Non-adherence to Medications Among Americans with Diabetes: an Observational Study

Rastas C, Bunker D, Gampa V, Gaudet J, Karimi S, Majidi A, Basu G, Gaffney A, McCormick D. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Jul 29. READ MORE

Medical Uninsurance and Underinsurance Among US Children: Findings From the National Survey of Children’s Health

Gaffney A, Dickman S, Cai C, McCormick D, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. 2016-2019. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Aug 23. READ MORE

Public policy and health in the Trump era.

Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Ahmed S, Bailey Z, Bassett MT, Bird M, Bor J, Bor D, Carrasquillo O, Chowkwanyun M, Dickman SL, Fisher S, Gaffney A, Galea S, Gottfried RN, Grumbach K, Guyatt G, Hansen H, Landrigan PJ, Lighty M, McKee M, McCormick D, McGregor A, Mirza...

Preventing Financial Strain for Low- and Moderate-Income Adults: a Comparison of Medicaid, Marketplace, and Employer-Sponsored Insurance

Saluja S, Kaplan C, Dhupati P, McCormick D. Gen Intern Med. 2021 Sep 15:1–9. READ MORE

Feasibility of Separate Rooms for Home Isolation and Quarantine for COVID-19 in the United States.

Sehgal AR, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2020, (Online ahead of print) Jul 21, 2020.

Home Sick with Coronavirus Symptoms: a National Study,

April–May 2020. Gaffney AW, Himmelstein DU, Bor D, McCormick D, Woolhandler S. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2020 Sep 10:1-4.

Health and Social Precarity Among Americans Receiving Unemployment Benefits During the COVID-19 Outbreak.

Gaffney AW, Himmelstein DU, McCormick D, Woolhandler S. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2020 Sep 16:1-4.

18.2 Million Individuals at Increased Risk of Severe COVID-19 Illness Are Un- or Under-insured.

Gaffney AW, Hawks L, Bor DH, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, McCormick D Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2020; 35: 2487-9.

The effect of the Veterans Health Administration’s low-cost drug coverage on cost-related medication nonadherence among people participating in the system.

Gaffney A, Bor DH, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, McCormick D. Health Affairs. 2020 Jan 1;39(1):33-40.

Understanding the Role of Past Health Care Discrimination in Help-Seeking and Shared Decision-Making for Depression Treatment Preferences.

Progovac A, Cortez D, Chambers C, Delman J, Delman D, McCormick D. Qualitative Health Research. Page 1-18, July 25, 2020.

Lessons from a social medicine and advocacy curriculum.

Basu G, Dryden EM, Pels RJ, Stark RL, Jain P, Bor DH, Sullivan AM, McCormick D Med Educ. 2020 May;54(5):466. doi: 10.1111/medu.14114. Epub 2020 Apr 1.

Depression treatment preferences by race/ethnicity and gender and associations between past healthcare discrimination experiences and present preferences in a nationally representative sample.

Sonik RA, Creedon TB, Progovac AM, Carson N, Delman J, Delman D, Lê Cook B; Health Equity Consortium (McCormick). Soc Sci Med. 2020 Apr 1;253:112939.

Illness-Related Work Absence in Mid-April Was Highest on Record.

Gaffney AW, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2020 (On-line ahead of print). 2020 Jul 27.

High-deductible health plans and healthcare access, use, and financial strain in those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Gaffney A, White A, Hawks L, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Christiani DC, McCormick D Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2020 Jan;17(1):49-56.

Risk for Severe COVID-19 Illness Among Teachers and Adults Living With School-Aged Children.

Gaffney AW, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2020 (Online ahead of Print) 2020 Aug 21.

Health care administrative costs in the United States and Canada in 2017.

Himmelstein DU, Campbell T, Woolhandler S. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2020 Jan 21;172(2):134-42.

Intersecting US epidemics: COVID-19 and lack of health insurance.

Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU. Annals of Internal Medicine 2020; 172:63-64

The effects on hospital utilization of the 1966 and 2014 health insurance coverage expansions in the United States.

Gaffney A, McCormick D, Bor DH, Goldman A, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU. Annals of internal medicine. 2019 Aug 6;171(3):172-80.

Implications of changing public charge immigration rules for children who need medical care.

Zallman L, Finnegan KE, Himmelstein DU, Touw S, Woolhandler S. JAMA pediatrics. 2019 Sep 1;173(9):e191744-.

Health Status and Health Care Utilization of US Adults Under Probation: 2015–2018.

Hawks L, Wang E, Howell B, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein D, Bor D, and McCormick D. American Journal of Public Health 0, e1_e7,

Barriers to Primary Care After the Affordable Care Act: A Qualitative Study of Los Angeles Safety-Net Patients’ Experiences.

Saluja S, McCormick D, Cousineau MR, Morrison J, Shue L, Joyner K, Hochman M. Health Equity. 2019 Aug 23;3(1):423-430.

Coverage and Access for Americans with Cardiovascular Disease or Risk Factors After the ACA: a Quasi-experimental Study.

Barghi A, Torres H, Kressin NR, McCormick D. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Sep;34(9):1797-1805.

Association between degree of exposure to the Hospital Value Based Purchasing Program and 30-day mortality: experience from the first four years of Medicare’s pay-for-performance program.

Banerjee S, McCormick D, Paasche-Orlow MK, Lin MY, Hanchate AD. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Dec 2;19(1):921. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4562-7

Coverage expansions and utilization of physician care: evidence from the 2014 Affordable Care Act and 1966 Medicare/Medicaid expansions.

Gaffney A, McCormick D, Bor D, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU. American Journal of Public Health. 2019 Dec;109(12):1694-701.

Care for America’s elderly and disabled people relies on immigrant labor.

Zallman L, Finnegan KE, Himmelstein DU, Touw S, Woolhandler S. Health Affairs. 2019 Jun 1;38(6):919-26.

Association between forced sexual initiation and health outcomes among US women.

Hawks L, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Bor DH, Gaffney A, McCormick D. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2019 Nov 1;179(11):1551-8.

US Health Care in the Trump Era: A Data Update.

Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Fauke C. International Journal of Health Services. 2019 Apr 8:20731419840178. doi: 10.1177/0020731419840178. [Epub ahead of print].

The Incidence of Diabetic Ketoacidosis During “Emerging Adulthood” in the USA and Canada: a Population-Based Study.

Gaffney A, Christopher A, Katz A, Chateau D, McDougall C, Bor D, Himmelstein D, Woolhandler S, McCormick D Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2019 May 7:1-7.

The effects of household medical expenditures on income inequality in the United States.

Christopher AS, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, McCormick D. Am J Public Health. 2018 Mar;108(3):351-4.

Immigrants Pay More In Private Insurance Premiums Than They Receive In Benefits.

Zallman L, Woolhandler S, Touw S, Himmelstein DU, Finnegan KE. Health Affairs. 2018 Oct 1;37(10):1663-8.

Medical Expenditures on and by Immigrant Populations in the United States: A Systematic Review.

Flavin L, Zallman L, McCormick D, Wesley Boyd J. Int J Health Serv. 2018 Oct;48(4):601-621. doi: 10.1177/0020731418791963. Epub 2018 Aug 8. PMID: 30088434

Analysis of Work Requirement Exemptions and Medicaid Spending.

Goldman AL, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Bor DH, McCormick D. JAMA internal medicine. online ahead of print 2018 Sep 10

The Ongoing US Health Care Crisis: A Data Update.

Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Almberg M, Fauke C. International Journal of Health Services. 2018 Apr;48(2):209-22.

The U.S. Health care Crisis Continues: A Data Snapshot.

Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Almberg M, Fauke C. International Journal of Health Services 2018; 48(1):28-41.

Out-of-Pocket Spending and Premium Contributions after Implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Goldman AL, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Bor DH, McCormick D. JAMA Internal Medicine 2018; 178(3):347-355.

Training in office-based opioid treatment with buprenorphine in US residency programs: A national survey of residency program directors.

Tesema L, Marshall J, Hathaway R, Pham C, Clarke C, Bergeron G, Yeh J, Soliman M, McCormick D. Subst Abus. 2018 Mar 7:1-7.

Massachusetts Health Reform’s Effect on Hospitalizations with Substance Use Disorder-Related Diagnoses.

Lasser KE, Hanchate AD, McCormick D, Walley AY, Saitz R, Lin MY, Kressin NR. Health Serv Res. 2018 Jun;53(3):1727-1744.

The Effects of Household Medical Expenditures on Income Inequality in the United States.

Christopher AS, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, McCormick D. American Journal of Public Health 2018; 108(3):351-354.

Racial Disparities in Neurologic Health Care Access and Utilization in the United States.

Saadi A, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Mejia NI. Neurology 2017; 88(24):2268-2275.

Hospital Payer and Racial/Ethnic Mix at Private Academic Medical Centers in Boston and New York City.

Tikkanen RS, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Kressin NR, Hanchate A, Lin MY, McCormick D, Lasser KE. International Journal of Health Services 2017; 47(3):460-476.

Patient preferences and access to text messaging for health care reminders in a safety-net setting.

Zallman L, Bearse A, West C, Bor D, McCormick D. Inform Health Soc Care. 2017 Jan;42(1):32-42. Epub 2016 Feb 11.

Affordability of and Access to Information About Health Insurance Among Immigrant and Non-immigrant Residents After Massachusetts Health Reform.

Kang YJ, McCormick D, Zallman L. J Immigr Minor Health. 2017 Aug;19(4):929-938.

Training Internal Medicine Residents in Social Medicine and Research-Based Health Advocacy: A Novel, In-Depth Curriculum.

Basu G, Pels RJ, Stark RL, Jain P, Bor DH, McCormick D. Acad Med. 2017 Apr;92(4):515-520.

Coverage and Access for Americans With Chronic Disease Under the Affordable Care Act: A Quasi-Experimental Study.

Torres H, Poorman E, Tadepalli U, Schoettler C, Fung CH, Mushero N, Campbell L, Basu G, McCormick D. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Apr 4;166(7):472-479.

The “Cadillac Tax” on Health Benefits in the United States Will Hit the Middle Class Hardest: Refuting the Myth that Health Benefit Tax Subsidies Are Regressive.

Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU. International Journal of Health Services 2016; 46(2):325-330.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Care for Children and Young Adults: A National Study.

Marrast L, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. International Journal of Health Services 2016; 46(4):810-824.

Unsafe Drugs were Prescribed more than One Hundred Million Times in the United States before being Recalled.

Saluja S, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Bor D, McCormick D. International Journal of Health Services 2016; 46(3):523-530.

The Current and Projected Taxpayer Shares of US Health Costs.

Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. American Journal of Public Health 2016; 106(3):449-452. Epub 2016 January 21. PMID: 26794173.

Experiences applying for and understanding health insurance under Massachusetts health care reform.

Nardin R, Zallman L, Sayah A, McCormick D. Int J Equity Health. 2016 Jul 18;15(1):110.

Massachusetts Health Reform’s Effect on Hospitals’ Racial Mix of Patients and on Patients’ Use of Safety-net Hospitals.

Lasser KE, Hanchate AD, McCormick D, Chu C, Xuan Z, Kressin NR. Med Care. 2016 Sep;54(9):827-36.

Unauthorized Immigrants Prolong the Life of Medicare’s Trust Fund.

Zallman L, Wilson FA, Stimpson JP, Bearse A, Arsenault L, Dube B, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S Journal of General Internal Medicine 2016; 31(1):122-127.

Access to Care and Chronic Disease Outcomes among Medicaid-Insured Persons versus the Uninsured.

Christopher AS, McCormick D, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Bor DH, Wilper AP. American Journal of Public Health 2016; 106(1):63–69.

Support for National Health Insurance Seven Years into Massachusetts Heallthcare Reform: Views of Populations Targeted by the Reform.

Saluja S, Zallman L, Nardin R, Bor D, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, McCormick D. International Journal of Health Services 2016; 46(1):185-200.

Affordability of health care under publicly subsidized insurance after Massachusetts health care reform: a qualitative study of safety net patients.

Zallman L, Nardin R, Malowney M, Sayah A, McCormick D. Int J Equity Health. 2015 Oct 29;14:112

Perceived affordability of health insurance and medical financial burdens five years in to Massachusetts health reform.

Zallman L, Nardin R, Sayah A, McCormick D. Int J Equity Health. 2015 Oct 29;14:113.

Massachusetts health reform and disparities in joint replacement use: difference in differences study.

Hanchate AD, Kapoor A, Katz JN, McCormick D, Lasser KE, Feng C, Manze MG, Kressin NR. BMJ. 2015 Feb 20;350:h440.

Public Health’s Falling Share of US Health Spending.

Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. American Journal of Public Health 2016; 106(1):56-57.

Health and Financial Consequences of 24 States’ Decision to Opt Out of Medicaid Expansion.

Dickman SL, Himmelstein DU, McCormick D, Woolhandler S. International Journal of Health Services 2015; 45(1):133-142.

The Affordable Care Act and Medical Loss Ratios: No Impact in First Three Years.

Day B, Himmelstein DU, Broder M, Woolhandler S. International Journal of Health Services 2015; 45(1):127-131.

A Comparison of Hospital Administrative Costs in Eight Nations: US Costs Exceed All Others by Far.

Himmelstein DU, Jun M, Busse R, Chevreul K, Geissler A, Jeurissen P, Thomson S, Vinet MA, Woolhandler S. Health Affairs (Millwood) 2014; 33(9):1586-1594.

Health Issues and Health Care Expenses in Canadian Bankruptcies and Insolvencies.

Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Sarra J, Guyatt G. International Journal of Health Services 2014; 44(1):7-23.

Administrative Work Consumes One-Sixth of U.S. Physicians’ Working Hours and Lowers their Career Satisfaction.

Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU. International Journal of Health Services 2014; 44(4):635-642.

Billing and Insurance-Related Administrative Costs in United States’ Health Care: Synthesis of Micro-Costing Evidence.

Jiwani A, Himmelstein D, Woolhandler S, Kahn JG. BMC Health Services Research 2014; Nov 13; 14:556.

Era of Faster FDA Drug Approval has Also Seen Increased Black-Box Warnings and Market Withdrawals.

Frank C, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler SJ, Bor DH, Wolfe SM, Heymann O, Zallman L, Lasser KE. Health Affairs (Millwood) 2014; 33(8):1453-1459.

For-Profit Medicare Home Health Agencies’ Costs Appear Higher and Quality Appears Lower Compared to Nonprofit Agencies.

Cabin W, Himmelstein DU, Siman ML, Woolhandler S. Health Affairs (Millwood) 2014; 33(8):1460-1465.

Immigrants contributed an estimated 115. Billion more to the Medicare Trust Fund than they took out in 2002-2009.

Zallman L, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein D, Bor D, McCormick D. Health Affairs (Millwood) 2013; 32(6):1153-1160.

Infective Endocarditis in the U.S., 1998-2009: A Nationwide Study.

Bor DH, Woolhandler S, Nardin R, Brusch J, Himmelstein DU. PLoS One 2013; 8(3):e60033.

Cost Control in a Parallel Universe: Medicare Spending in the United States and Canada.

Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. Archives of Internal Medicine 2012; 172(22):1764-1766.

The health of safety net hospitals following Massachusetts health care reform: changes in volume, revenue, costs, and operating margins from 2006 to 2009.

Mohan A, Grant J, Batalden M, McCormick D. Int J Health Serv. 2013;43(2):321-35.

Computed Tomography Associated Cancers and Cancer Deaths Following Visits to U.S. Emergency Departments.

Zallman L, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein D, Bor DH, McCormick D. International Journal of Health Services 2012; 42(4):591-605.

Use of a pharmaceutically adulterated dietary supplement, Pai You Guo, among Brazilian-born women in the United States.

Cohen PA, Benner C, McCormick D. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Jan;27(1):51-6.

Massachusetts reform and disparities in inpatient care utilization.

Hanchate AD, Lasser KE, Kapoor A, Rosen J, McCormick D, D'Amore MM, Kressin NR. Med Care. 2012 Jul;50(7):569-77.

Reasons why patients remain uninsured after Massachusetts’ health care reform: a survey of patients at a safety-net hospital.

Nardin R, Sayah A, Lokko H, Woolhandler S, McCormick D. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Feb;27(2):250-6.

Undiagnosed and Uncontrolled Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia among Immigrants in the US.

Zallman L, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Bor DH, Ayanian JZ, Wilper AP, McCormick D. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 2013; 15(5):858-865.

Giving Office-Based Physicians Electronic Access to Patients’ Prior Imaging and Lab Results did not Deter Ordering of Tests.

McCormick D, Bor DH, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU. Health Affairs (Millwood) 2012; 31(3):488-496.

Life and Health Insurance Industry Investments in Fast Food.

Mohan AV, McCormick D, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Boyd JW. American Journal of Public Health 2010; 100(6):1029-1030.

Medical Bankruptcy in Massachusetts: Has Health Reform Made a Difference?

Himmelstein DU, Thorne D, Woolhandler S. American Journal of Medicine 2011; 124(43:224-228.

Insurance-Industry Investments in Tobacco.

Boyd JW, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S New England Journal of Medicine 2010; 360(23):2483-2484.

Impact of Insurance Status on Migraine Care in the United States: A Population-Based Study.

Wilper AP, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Nardin R. Neurology 2010; 74(15):1178-1183.

Hospital Computing and the Costs and Quality of Care: A National Study.

Himmelstein DU, Wright A, Woolhandler S. American Journal of Medicine 2010; 123(1):40-46.

Characteristics of published comparative effectiveness studies of medications.

Hochman M, McCormick D. JAMA. 2010 Mar 10;303(10):951-8.

Immigrants’ experience with publicly funded private health insurance.

Hertzman-Miller R, Dawiskiba M, Frank C (McCormick D without named authorship). N Engl J Med. 2010 Aug 5;363(6):598.

Health Insurance and Mortality in US Adults.

Wilper AP, Woolhandler S, Lasser KE, McCormick D, Bor DH, Himmelstein DU. American Journal of Public Health 2009; 99(12):2289-2295.

The Regressivity of Taxing Employer-Paid Health Insurance.

Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. New England Journal of Medicine 2009; 361(10):e101.

Increasing Length of Stay among Adult Visits to U.S. Emergency Departments, 2001–2005.

Herring AA, Wilper A, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Espinola JA, MPH, Brown DFM, Camargo CA Jr. Academic Emergency Medicine 2009; 16(7):609-616.

Hypertension, Diabetes, and Elevated Cholesterol among Insured and Uninsured U.S. Adults.

Wilper AP, Woolhandler S, Lasser KE, McCormick D, Bor DH, Himmelstein DU. Health Affairs (Millwood) 2009; 28(6):w1151-w1159.

Medical Bankruptcy in the United States, 2007: Results of a National Study.

Himmelstein DU, Thorne D, Warren E, Woolhandler S. American Journal of Medicine 2009; 122(8):741-746.

U.S. Physicians’ Views on Financing Options to Expand Health Insurance Coverage: A National Survey.

McCormick D, Woolhandler S, Bose-Kolanua A, Germann A, Bor DH, Himmelstein DU. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2009; 24(4):526-531.

The Health and Health Care of U.S. Prisoners: Results of a Nationwide Survey.

Wilper AP, Woolhandler S, Boyd JW, Lasser KE McCormick D, Bor DH, Himmelstein D. American Journal of Public Health 2009; 99(4):666-672.

News media coverage of medication research: reporting pharmaceutical company funding and use of generic medication names.

Hochman M, Hochman S, Bor D, McCormick D. JAMA. 2008 Oct 1;300(13):1544-50.

A National Study of Chronic Disease Prevalence and Access to Care in Uninsured U.S. Adults.

Wilper AP, Woolhandler S, Lasser KE, McCormick D, Bor DH, Himmelstein DU. Annals of Internal Medicine 2008; 149(3):170-176.

Free Drug Samples in the United States: Characteristics of Pediatric Recipients and Safety Concerns.

Cutrona SL, Woolhandler S, Lasser KE, Bor DH, Himmelstein DU, Shrank WH, LeLeiko NS. Pediatrics 2008; 122(4):736-742.

Waits to See an Emergency Department Physician: U.S. Trends And Predictors, 1997-2004.

Wilper AP, Woolhandler S, Lasser K, McCormick D, Cutrona SL, Himmelstein DU. Health Affairs (Millwood) 2008; 27(2):w84-w95.

Sources of U.S. Physician Income: The Contribution of Government Payments to the Specialist-Generalist Income Gap.

Lasser KE, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein D. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2008; 23(9):1477-1481.

Characteristics of Recipients of Free Prescription Drug Samples: A Nationally Representative Analysis.

Cutrona S, Woolhandler S, Bor DH, Lasser K, McCormick D, Himmelstein DU. American Journal of Public Health 2008; 98(2): 284-289.

U.S. Medical Students’ Knowledge about the Military Draft, the Geneva Conventions, and Military Medical Ethics.

Boyd JW, Himmelstein DU, Lasser K, McCormick D , Bor DH , Cutrona SL, Woolhandler S. International Journal of Health Services 2007; 37:643-650.

Imported compounded diet pill use among Brazilian women immigrants in the United States.

Cohen PA, McCormick D, Casey C, Dawson GF, Hacker KA. . J Immigr Minor Health. 2009 Jun;11(3):229-36. Epub 2007 Dec 9.

Lack of Health Coverage among U.S. Veterans 1987 to 2004.

Himmelstein DU, Lasser KE, McCormick D, Bor DH, Boyd JW, Woolhandler S. American Journal of Public Health 2007; 97(12):2199-2203. Epub 2007 October 30.

Treating Opioid Addiction with Buprenorphine-Naloxone in Community-Based Primary Care Settings.

Mintzer IM, Eisenberg M, Terra, M, MacVane C, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. Annals of Family Medicine 2007; 5(2):146-150.

Access to Care, Health Status, and Health Disparities in the United States and Canada: Results of a Cross-National Population Based Survey.

Lasser KE, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. American Journal of Public Health 2006; 96(7):1300-1307. Epub 2006 May 30.

Brief Report: Influenza Vaccination and Health Care Workers in the United States.

King WD, Woolhandler SJ, Brown AF, Jiang L, Kevorkian K, Himmelstein DU, Bor DH. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2006; 21(2):181-184.

Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease among Asian Indians in the United States.

Mohanty SA, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Bor DH. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2005; 20(5):474-478.

American’s Neglected Veterans: 1.7 Million Who Served Have No Health Coverage.

Woohandler S, Himmelstein DU, Distajo R, Lasser KE, McCormick D, Bor DH, Wolfe SM. International Journal of Health Services 2005; 35(2):313-323.

Illness and Injury as Contributors to Bankruptcy.

Himmelstein DU, Warren E, Thorne D, Woolhandler S. Health Affairs (Millwood) 2005 January-June; Suppl Web Exclusives: W5-63-W5-73.

Health Care Expenditures of Immigrants in the United States: A Nationally Representative Analysis.

Mohanty SA, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Pati S, Carrasquillo O, Bor DH. American Journal of Public Health 2005; 95(8):1431-1438.

Administrative Waste in the U.S. Health Care System in 2003: The Cost to the Nation, the States and the District of Columbia, with State-Specific Estimates of Potential Savings.

Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Wolfe SM. International Journal of Public Health 2004; 34(1):79-86.

Health Care Administration in the United States and Canada: Micromanagement, Macro Costs.

Woolhandler S, Campbell T, Himmelstein DU. International Journal of Health Services 2004; 34(1):65-78.

Single-Payer National Health Insurance. Physicians’ Views.

McCormick D, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Bor DH. Archives of Internal Medicine 2004; 164(3):300-304.

Costs of Health Care Administration in the U.S. and Canada.

Woolhandler S, Campbell T, Himmelstein DU. New England Journal of Medicine 2003; 349(8):768-775.

Taking Care of Business: HMOs that Spend more on Administration Deliver Lower-Quality Care.

Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. International Journal of Health Services 2002; 32(4):657-667.

Do Minorities in the United States Receive Fewer Mental Health Services than Whites?

Lasser KE, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, McCormick D, Bor DH. International Journal of Health Services 2002; 32(3):567-578.

Relationship between Low Quality-of-Care Scores and HMOs’ Subsequent Public Disclosure of Quality-of-Care Scores.

McCormick D, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Wolfe SM, Bor DH. JAMA 2002; 288(12):1484-1490.

Paying for National Health Insurance – and not Getting It.

Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU. Health Affairs (Millwood) 2002; 21 (4):88-98.

Timing of New Black Box Warnings and Withdrawals for Prescription Medications.

Lasser KE, Allen PD, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Wolfe SM, Bor DH. JAMA 2002 287(17):2215-2220.

No Care for the Caregivers: Declining Health Insurance Coverage for Health Care Personnel and their Children, 1988-1998.

Case BG, Himmelstein DU. Woolhandler S. American Journal of Public Health 2002; 92(3):404-408.

Does Investor Ownership of Nursing Homes Compromise the Quality of Care?

Harrington C, Woolhandler S, Mullan J, Carrillo H, Himmelstein DU. American Journal of Public Health 2001; 91(9):1452-1455.

Smoking and Mental Illness: A Population-Based Prevalence Study.

Lasser K, Boyd JW, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Mccormick D, Bor DH. JAMA 2000; 284(20):2606-2610.

Trends in Health Insurance Coverage, 1989-1997.

Carrasquillo O, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Bor DH. International Journal of Health Services 1999; 29(3):467-483.

Quality of Care in Investor-Owned vs Not-for-Profit HMOs.

Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Hellander I, Wolfe SM. JAMA 1999; 282(2):159-163.

A Reappraisal of Private Employers’ Role in Providing Health Insurance.

Carrasquillo O, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Bor DH New England Journal of Medicine 1999; 340(2):109-114.

Going Bare: Trends in Health Insurance Coverage, 1989 through 1996.

Carrasquillo O, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Bor DH American Journal of Public Health 1999; 89(1):36-42.

Can Medicaid Managed Care Provide Continuity of Care to New Medicaid Enrollees? An Analysis of Tenure on Medicaid.

Carrasquillo O, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Bor DH. American Journal of Public Health 1998; 88(3):464-466.

Costs of Care and Administration at For-Profit and Other Hospitals in the United States.

Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU. New England Journal of Medicine 1997; 336(11):769-774.

US Emergency Department Costs: No Emergency.

Tyrance PH, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. American Journal of Public Health 1996; 86(11):1527-1531.

Medical Care Employment in the United States, 1968-1993: The Importance of Health Sector Jobs for African Americans and Women.

Himmelstein DU, Lewontin JP, Woolhandler S. American Journal of Public Health 1996; 86(4):525-528.