Savanna G. Ledford

Dec 22, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Jennifer Moss |Savanna G. Ledford |Veronica Bernacchi |Chan Shen

1 INTRODUCTION In the United States, geographic variation in healthcare pricing and spending is evident.1 For a given procedure, pricing can differ by a factor of 10 or more.2, 3 These variations are related to costs needed to provide services in a specific area (e.g., local rent1 and wages4), facility-specific factors (e.g., academic status),3 negotiations between insurers and providers, and patient health status.1 Prices account for 70% of geographic differences in healthcare spending.4...

Sep 29, 2023 | mdpi.com | Fritz Kessler |Jennifer Moss |Ming Wang |Savanna G. Ledford

1. IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted cancer mortality by disrupting preventive health behaviors and access to cancer treatment. However, quantitative research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer mortality is limited.