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Elbert Huang and Rebecca Myerson write about Medicaid expansion and diabetes drug prescribing
Rebecca Myerson, PhD and Elbert Huang, MD, MS have analyzed data on more than 96 million prescriptions filled using Medicaid insurance between 2008 and 2015 to see the impact of expansion on access to diabetes medications. Their findings are published in the...
Message from the Director
Message from the Director The Center for Chronic Disease Research and Policy was founded in 2012 with the mission of improving the care and health of individuals at risk for and living with chronic diseases–such as diabetes, hypertension, substance use disorder, and...
GIM Researchers Publish Results of Glucose Monitoring Trial
Researchers from the University of Chicago have published the results from their DIAMOND randomized trial. The study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of continuous glucose monitoring for adults with type 1 diabetes compared with self-monitoring of blood glucose. The...