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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 11/2020

01-11-2020 | Care | Capsule Commentary

Capsule Commentary for McGinty et al., Effects of Maryland’s Affordable Care Act Medicaid Health Home Waiver on Quality of Cardiovascular Care Among People with Serious Mental Illness

Authors: Tracey L. Henry, MD, MPH, MS, Erica Heiman, MD, MS

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 11/2020

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In this study, Dr. McGinty and her co-authors examine the receipt of recommended cardiovascular care by recipients of Mayryland’s Behavioral Health Home (BHH) program in comparison with Medicaid enrollees not enrolled in the program.1 The authors examine this cohort of patients with diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease via retrospective chart analyses, with outcome measures that include provision of statins, measurement of laboratory markers of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and clinical evaluations of diabetic complications. Interestingly, this study mostly reports negative results; the only outcome with an increased likelihood among the BHH participants was receipt of a diabetic eye exam. …
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Metadata
Title
Capsule Commentary for McGinty et al., Effects of Maryland’s Affordable Care Act Medicaid Health Home Waiver on Quality of Cardiovascular Care Among People with Serious Mental Illness
Authors
Tracey L. Henry, MD, MPH, MS
Erica Heiman, MD, MS
Publication date
01-11-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Keyword
Care
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 11/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06154-w

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