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Evaluating the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
(Georgetown University, 2015)
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) introduced numerous health care delivery reforms that aim to improve the quality of care while restraining its costs. This study uses AHRQ HCUP NJ hospitals' patient-level utilization data to ...
The "Cleaning Up" Effect of Marriage on Health-Risk Behaviors: The Role of Marital and Spousal Factors
(Georgetown University, 2015)
A large body of literature has established a clear link between marriage and health. Despite this wealth of research, surprisingly few studies have attempted to explore the exact mechanisms behind this marriage-health ...
Subsequent Adolescent Pregnancy: Addressing 'Missed Opportunities' in the City of Buenos Aires
(Georgetown University, 2015)
Adolescent pregnancy is a recurring topic within global health and international development, and improvements in adolescent pregnancy rates in Latin America have been fairly limited. Within this topic, subsequent adolescent ...