Comments on American Medical Association-sponsored Critique of Charles River Associates Study on Physician Antitrust Waivers

American Health Lawyers Association Teleconference In the Antitrust Crosshairs: Provider Contracting Networks and Messenger Arrangements Sponsored by the HMOs and Health Plans Practice Group and the Antitrust Practice Group November 6, 2003

Association between Heart Disease and Subjective Health in Ten North, Middle, and South American Countries

Introduction: This study was conducted to compare 10 American countries for the association between self-reported physician diagnosis of heart disease and subjective health above and beyond the effect of socio-economic factors. Methods: With a cross-sectional design, this study used data from Research on Early Life and Aging Trends and Effects (RELATE). T...

Social Determinants of Polypharmacy in First Generation Mexican Immigrants in the United States

Introduction: Socioeconomic status (SES) indicators are among the main social determinants of health and illness. Less, however, is known about the role of SES in the epidemiology of polypharmacy in immigrant Latino Americans living in the United States. This research studied the association between three SES indicators, education, income, and employment, and polypharmacy in ol...

Guidance for Clinical Integration

In 2007, the American Hospital Association (AHA) urged the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to provide further guidance on clinical integration to address the uncertainty that many caregivers face when seeking to ensure that their collaborative activities are consistent with the antitrust laws. To prompt an open discussion of these issues, ...

Sex Differences in the Association of Household Income with Amygdala Volume

Background: Household income and other socioeconomic position (SEP) indicators are among the most salient social determinants of children’s emotions and behaviors. Some research has shown that income and other SEP indicators may have certain sex-specific effects on the structures and functions of particular brain regions. Objectives: To investigate sex differences in the association of househ...