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Background. Population-based studies of colorectal cancer incidence and mortality of Medicare beneficiaries 65 and older are limited. The Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results data provided estimates based on 12% of the U.S. population. A few studies addressed 30-day post o…

Migration is often thought of as a risky endeavor in which a migrant trades a known low return for an unknown but potentially higher return. However, migration has been empirically linked to insurance mechanisms through remittances. Chapter 1 unifies the risk-taking and insuranc…

As Medicare expenditures continue to increase, pay-for-performance programs have been implemented to curb costs and improve the quality of care. As the first federally mandated pay-for-performance program, the End Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program links a portion of …

Background: The possibility of an association between the use of protease inhibitors (PI) by HIV/AIDS patients and the occurrence of T2DM mellitus (T2DM) is largely debated. Medicare recipients are disproportionally affected by T2DM. Unfortunately, evidence is unavailable from t…