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Essays On Two Implications Of The Affordable Care Act (Aca), Esmaeil Salem
Essays On Two Implications Of The Affordable Care Act (Aca), Esmaeil Salem
Theses and Dissertations
ESSAYS ON TWO IMPLICATIONS
OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA)
by
Esmaeil Salem
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2016
Under the Supervision of Professor Scott J. Adams
The main objective of my dissertation is to investigate some of the causal effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on U.S. healthcare system. After an overview about some of the new provisions enacted by the ACA and their components and timelines, effects of the ACA on immunization coverage for children under age of three and its impact on retention of the insureds receiving newly established rebates would be assessed.
Chapter 2 evaluates changes …
Predictors Of Healthcare Cost In A Wisconsin Acute Leukemia Population: Utilization Of A State-Level All Payer Claims Database, Patricia Ann Steinert
Predictors Of Healthcare Cost In A Wisconsin Acute Leukemia Population: Utilization Of A State-Level All Payer Claims Database, Patricia Ann Steinert
Theses and Dissertations
Understanding cost predictors of low incidence high cost cancers is increasingly important as the U.S. attempts to control health care costs. Acute myeloid and acute lymphoblastic leukemia are hematologic cancers requiring high cost care.
Using Anderson's model of health care utilization this study explores the influence of patient and community factors on health care costs. Insurance claims cost data obtained from the Wisconsin Health Information Organization provided a sample of 837 acute leukemia patients from April, 2009 and June, 2011. Total, ancillary, inpatient, outpatient, pharmacy and professional services costs were analyzed using a GLM gamma log link regression model to …