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Read the research on macular degeneration in the US.
November 3, 2022
Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in the US in 2019
Research Article
The estimated prevalence of all AMD remains high, although vision-threatening late stages appear to be level with past estimates; state and county estimates may be used for public health planning.
Read the research on applications of statistical methods to US census data.
October 26, 2022
Reconstruction of age distributions from differentially private census data
Research Article
The age distribution of a population is important for understanding the demand and provision of labor and services, and as a denominator for calculating key age-specific rates such as fertility and mortality.
Flow chart of total respiratory health care spending
August 31, 2022
US health care spending on respiratory diseases, 1996-2016
Research Article
We aimed to estimate US health care spending for 11 respiratory conditions from 1996-2016, providing detailed trends and an evaluation of factors associated with spending growth.
map of United States
July 7, 2022
County-level variation in the prevalence of visual acuity loss or blindness in the US
Research Article
We provide estimates of visual acuity loss and blindness in the US by county.
July 5, 2022
Health care spending effectiveness: estimates suggest that spending improved US health from 1996 to 2016
Research Article
We report US spending-effectiveness ratios, using comprehensive estimates of health care spending from the Disease Expenditure Project and DALYs from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.
June 28, 2022
Life Expectancy for White, Black, and Hispanic Race/Ethnicity in U.S. States: Trends and Disparities, 1990 to 2019
Research Article
We measured life expectancy at birth, by sex and year, for subgroups of people reporting Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black, or non-Hispanic White race/ethnicity.
map of the United States highlighting change in life expectancy between 2000 and 2019 per county
June 16, 2022
Life expectancy by county, race, and ethnicity in the USA, 2000–19: a systematic analysis of health disparities
Research Article
This analysis estimated life expectancy for five racial–ethnic groups, in 3,110 US counties over 20 years, to describe spatial–temporal variations in life expectancy and disparities between racial–ethnic groups.
August 17, 2021
US Health Care Spending by Race and Ethnicity, 2002-2016
Research Article
How did health care spending vary by race and ethnicity groups in the US from 2002 through 2016?
HAQ Index for US states
June 28, 2021
Variation in Health Care Access and Quality Among US States and High-Income Countries With Universal Health Insurance Coverage
Research Article
Does personal health care access and quality vary across ages among high-income countries and US states, and does any observed variation associate with insurance coverage?
May 24, 2021
Estimating health care delivery system value for each US state and testing key associations
Research Article
This study aims to estimate health care systems' value in treating major illnesses for each US state and identify system characteristics associated with value.
May 13, 2021
Prevalence of Visual Acuity Loss or Blindness in the US
Research Article
Per this study, uncorrectable visual acuity loss and blindness are even larger drivers of health burden in the US than was previously known.
May 12, 2021
Racial/Ethnic Disparities In COVID-19 Exposure Risk, Testing, And Cases At The Subcounty Level In California
Research Article
We analyzed California’s racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 exposure risks, testing rates, test positivity, and case rates through October 2020.
May 3, 2021
Trends in Patient Characteristics and COVID-19 In-Hospital Mortality in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Research Article
We study the factors associated with observed trends in the in-hospital mortality rates in the United States during the first 9 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
February 17, 2021
U.S. Children “Learning Online” during COVID-19 without the Internet or a Computer: Visualizing the Gradient by Race/Ethnicity and Parental Educational Attainment
Research Article
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruptions to education in the United States, with a large proportion of schooling moving to online formats, which has the potential to exacerbate existing racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in learning. 
November 21, 2020
Blood transfusion trends by disease category in the United States, 2000 to 2014
Research Article
This paper examines rates of blood usage to identify trends in transfusion practices over time and inform more efficient management.
November 2, 2020
Burden of Neurological Disorders Across the US From 1990-2017
Research Article
The objective of this study is to present burden estimates of major neurological disorders in the US states by age and sex from 1990 to 2017.
October 23, 2020
Modeling COVID-19 scenarios for the United States
Research Article
We use COVID-19 case and mortality data from 1 February 2020 to 21 September 2020 and a deterministic SEIR (susceptible, exposed, infectious and recovered) compartmental framework to model possible trajectories of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections and the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions in the United States at the state level from 22 September 2020 through 28 February 2021.
October 1, 2020
Health-care spending attributable to modifiable risk factors in the USA: an economic attribution analysis
Research Article
The objective of this study was to quantify health-care spending attributable to modifiable risk factors in the USA for 2016.
June 10, 2020
The Burden of Skin and Subcutaneous Diseases in the United States From 1990 to 2017
Research Article
Skin and subcutaneous diseases affect the health of millions of individuals in the US. Data are needed that highlight the geographic trends and variations of skin disease burden across the country to guide health care decision-making.
April 21, 2020
Forecasting the impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital demand and deaths for the USA and European Economic Area countries
Research Article
In addition to a large number of deaths from COVID-19, the epidemic will place a load on health system resources well beyond the current capacity of hospitals in the USA and EEA to manage, especially for ICU care and ventilator use. These estimates can help inform the development and implementation of strategies to mitigate this gap, including reducing non-COVID-19 demand for services and temporarily increasing system capacity.

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