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In ten California counties, notable progress in system integration within the safety net, although challenges remainNadereh Pourat
Center for Health Policy Research and Fielding School of Public Health at University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 31:1717-27. 2012..We posit that integrated delivery systems could improve care efficiency and quality and make countywide safety-net systems a desirable source of care for newly insured patients under health reform...
Role of insurance, income, and affordability in human papillomavirus vaccinationNadereh Pourat
University of California Los Angeles Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Am J Manag Care 18:320-30. 2012....
Predictors of use of traditional Korean healers among elderly Koreans in Los AngelesN Pourat
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research 90095 1772, USA
Gerontologist 39:711-9. 1999....
Satisfaction with care and perceptions of quality among injured workers in California's Workers' Compensation systemNadereh Pourat
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
J Occup Environ Med 49:1249-56. 2007....
Characteristics of dentists providing dental care to publicly insured patientsNadereh Pourat
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
J Public Health Dent 67:208-16. 2007....
Association of insurance coverage with chlamydia screeningNadereh Pourat
UCLA School of Public Health and UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Am J Manag Care 14:197-204. 2008..To examine the rates of self-reported Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) screening among young women and to examine the independent association of type of insurance and specific health plans with these rates...
Differences in characteristics of California dentists who employ dental hygienists and those who do notNadereh Pourat
School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 140:1027-35. 2009..The profession needs more information on the characteristics of these dentists and their reasons for not employing hygienists...
Racial and ethnic disparities in dental care for publicly insured childrenNadereh Pourat
Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 29:1356-63. 2010..These findings raise concerns about Medicaid's ability to address disparities in dental care access and, more broadly, in health care...
Access versus acculturation: identifying modifiable factors to promote cancer screening among Asian American womenNadereh Pourat
Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Med Care 48:1088-96. 2010..However, screening rates remain low for most AA populations despite differences in acculturation levels, suggesting presence of other important modifiers such as access barriers...
The role of Medicaid managed care interventions in Chlamydia screening by physiciansNadereh Pourat
School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Sex Transm Dis 38:286-92. 2011..This study examines the relationship between HMO interventions and physician adherence to annual (CT) screening guidelines for sexually active young (ages 15-25) females...
Variations in self-reported provision of services by general dentists in private practiceNadereh Pourat
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and a professor of health services, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 142:1050-60. 2011..Variations in dentists' provision of services have been documented, but information about contributing factors is limited...
Physician perceptions of access to quality care in California's workers' compensation systemNadereh Pourat
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
J Occup Environ Med 49:618-25. 2007....
Association between physician compensation methods and delivery of guideline-concordant STD care: is there a link?Nadereh Pourat
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
Am J Manag Care 11:426-32. 2005..To examine the association between primary care physician (PCP) reimbursement and delivery of sexually transmitted disease (STD) services...
An analysis of California Assembly Bill 2185: mandating coverage of pediatric asthma self-management training and educationHelen Ann Halpin
University of California-Berkeley, School of Public Health, 140 Warren Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-7360, USA
Health Serv Res 41:1061-80. 2006..However, the bill retained the mandate for coverage of the three medical devices, as their coverage was not as universal across health plans...
Medicaid managed care and STDs: missed opportunities to control the epidemicNadereh Pourat
University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Health Policy Research, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 21:228-39. 2002..Stronger incentives and legally binding provisions in Medicaid contracts are needed to promote adherence to standards of STD care...
Disaggregating data on Asian and Pacific Islander women to assess cancer screeningJudy Y Chen
Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Am J Prev Med 27:139-45. 2004..To address these problems, this study compared cancer screening rates among particular AAPI groups and non-AAPIs living in an ethnically diverse region...
Estimated cost impacts of law to expand coverage for self-management education to children with asthma in CaliforniaYing Ying Meng
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
J Asthma 47:581-6. 2010..Objective. This study aims to determine the impacts of the bill on coverage, utilization, and costs...
Impact of patient-centered medical home assignment on emergency room visits among uninsured patients in a county health systemDylan H Roby
University of California Los Angeles, UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Health Services and Center for Health Policy Research, 10960 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1550, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Med Care Res Rev 67:412-30. 2010..The findings provide evidence that successful implementation of the patient-centered medical home model in a county-based safety net system is possible and can reduce unnecessary ER use...
Return to work and degree of recovery among injured workers in California's Workers' Compensation systemGerald F Kominski
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
J Occup Environ Med 50:296-305. 2008..To determine factors associated with return to work and self-reported degree of recovery among injured workers in California...
Racial/ethnic disparities in the use of preventive services among the elderlyJudy Y Chen
Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
Am J Prev Med 29:388-95. 2005..The scope of racial/ethnic disparities in the use of preventive services in the elderly was assessed, and the impact of the type of health insurance coverage on the use of preventive services was measured...
Breast and cervical cancer screening rates of subgroups of Asian American women in CaliforniaMarjorie Kagawa-Singer
University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
Med Care Res Rev 64:706-30. 2007..The measurement of additional contextual information is needed to identify structural barriers and community resources to provide clearer guidance for the design of effective screening promotion programs for AA subpopulations...
Postadmission disparities in nursing home stays of whites and minority elderlyN Pourat
Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 10911 Weyburn Avenue, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 12:352-66. 2001..Reductions of benefits or restrictions in eligibility would negatively and disproportionately affect the nursing home stays of elderly African Americans...
Socioeconomic differences in Medicare supplemental coverageN Pourat
University of California, Los Angeles UCLA School of Public Health, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 19:186-96. 2000....
The California Cost and Coverage Model: analyses of the financial impacts of benefit mandates for the California legislatureGerald F Kominski
Department of Health Services, and the Center for Health Policy Research, UCLA School of Public Health, 650 Charles E. Young Drive South, Box 177220, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Health Serv Res 41:1027-44. 2006....
Are managed care Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions satisfied with their care?Nadereh Pourat
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
J Aging Health 18:70-90. 2006..This article compares patient experiences of chronically ill older people in health maintenance organizations (HMOs) with other forms of Medicare supplemental coverage...
Who switches from Medigap to Medicare HMOs?Thomas Rice
Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Health Serv Res 37:273-90. 2002..To determine the factors affecting whether Medigap owners switch to Medicare managed care plans...
Does membership in veterans' service organizations influence use of the Department of Veterans Affairs as the usual source of care?Nancy D Harada
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
Mil Med 169:735-40. 2004..Policy recommendations include increasing the diversity of VSO membership, because VSOs play an important outreach and informational role for veterans...
