Colorado Children’s Healthcare Access Program used CO APCD data to evaluate interventions designed to reduce the number of children on Medicaid that go to the emergency department or urgent care for treatment better provided in a medical home setting. During this Chat, we learn about the outcomes of the interventions and whether any cost savings … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 18 – Colorado Children’s Healthcare Access Program →

Graduate students from Duke University used CO APCD data to investigate the effect of Colorado’s health exchange on health care utilization and learn how the variation in exchange premiums across the state was affected by the interaction of market structure, selection, and location. During this Chat, we learn what the students discovered and whether there … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 17 – Duke University Graduate Students →

Located in Boston, Brigham and Women’s Hospital is a major teaching facility affiliated with Harvard University. Researchers at BWH are estimating the occurrence, treatment, and cost of skin cancer in the United States. CO APCD data is being combined with data from other APCDs and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. During this Chat, … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 15 – Brigham and Women’s Hospital →