David C. Grabowski

Nov 15, 2024 | comstocksmag.com | David C. Grabowski

Within seconds of entering the doors at Legend Has It, Sacramento’s first hi-fi listening bar, one is greeted by physical effigies of audiophiliac devotion to high fidelity (the faithful reproduction of sound): massive, $10,000-speakers, punchy subwoofers and a wall of shelves bowing slightly with the weight of thousands of vinyl records. The hi-fi bar, which opened Sept. 14, is in many ways the opposite of most bars in Sacramento (and anywhere).

Oct 9, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Amanda Chen |David C. Grabowski

Objective To estimate differences in facility-level outcomes between nursing homes which reached Institutional Special Needs Plan (I-SNP) maturity and those which never cared for I-SNP enrollees. Study Setting and Design We used a difference-in-differences design to estimate the effect of I-SNP maturity, defined as having at least 33.75% of Medicare long-stayers in the nursing home enrolled in any I-SNP. Our main outcome was the hospitalization rate in each nursing home-year.

Aug 16, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Jason D. Buxbaum |David C. Grabowski

Key PointsQuestion  Is hospital–skilled nursing facility (SNF) integration associated with reduced participation in Medicare’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI-A)? Findings  In this cross-sectional study of hospitals participating in 4 BPCI-A episodes, hospital-SNF integration was associated with a statistically significant 4.7–percentage point reduction in BPCI-A participation in the major joint replacement of the lower extremity episode.

Sep 21, 2023 | networthynews.com | David C. Grabowski

September 21, 2023 By dana2726 by David Grabowski on July 10, 2023To increase to our Pro Appreciation Month, we’re highlighting a few of the unbelievable members of SPI Pro.

May 26, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | David C. Grabowski |Anuraag R. Kansal |Dana P. Goldman

Key PointsQuestion  Is a cancer history associated with the receipt of disability insurance, income, employment, and medical spending in the US? Findings  In this cross-sectional study of 39 439 respondents to the Medical Expenditure Panel Study, cancer survivors had a lower likelihood of employment and a greater likelihood of a work-limiting disability compared with respondents without a history of cancer.