Dhaval Patel

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05.21.19

Faces of MassHealth: Portrait of a Diverse Population

Serving over 1.8 million Massachusetts residents, MassHealth provides access to healthcare services for people of varying ages and life ...

01.30.18

Medicare Part D Cost Sharing Trends for Adult Vaccines

Vaccination utilization among U.S. adults is low, and well below the Healthy People 2020 targets, despite widespread availability of safe and ...

07.09.19

Medicare Part D Out-of-Pocket Caps and Enrollee Spending

High out-of-pocket costs can be a significant barrier to access for Part D enrollees, especially for non-low-income subsidy (LIS) enrollees with a ...
01.22.19

Patient Characteristics Vary Across Part D Protected Drug Classes

Learn how the Medicare Part D proposed rule could impact patients differently depending on which protected class includes their medication.
10.23.18

The Need to Reduce Unnecessary Medicare Opioid Prescribing

Many older adults are caught up in the nation’s opioid epidemic. From 2002 to 2014, opioid misuse doubled among Americans ages 50 and older.
04.23.18

Connecting Justice-Involved Populations to Health Coverage and Care

Although the Constitution requires states and localities to provide healthcare to people in prisons and jails, many still fail to receive needed care.