Howard G. Birnbaum, PhD
Articles
Drivers of Excess Costs of Opioid Abuse Among a Commercially Insured Population
The healthcare burden of opioid abuse is substantial; abusers often have complex healthcare needs and may require care beyond that which is required to treat abuse.
Post-traumatic stress disorder was associated with 4.2% to 9.3% higher annual per-patient healthcare costs compared with MDD among patients covered by Medicaid or private insurance.
Analytic Models to Identify Patients at Risk for Prescription Opioid Abuse
This study evaluates the feasibility of using claims data to evaluate risk factors for prescription opioid abuse among patients in a privately insured population.
Adherence to Inhaled Corticosteroid Use and Local Adverse Events in Persistent Asthma
This study evaluated the association between patient-reported and medical record–abstracted local adverse events and patient-reported and claims-based adherence to inhaled corticosteroid therapy.
