The Health Care Policy research section had 8 presentations at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2024.
Oral Presentations:
Many congratulations to Anjali Bhatla, MD, MBA who presented her work "Patient Care Experience Worsens After Private Equity Acquisitions of US Hospitals" in the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Early Career Investigator competition and won the competition.
Rachel Gardner, MD presented her work on geographic disparities in cardiometabolic health, sharing that they widened across US states between 2011 and 2021. Rachel Gardner, Archana Tale, Rishi K. Wadhera.
Lucas Marinacci, MD presented his work "Rural-Urban Differences in Cardiovascular Mortality in the United States, 2010-2022." This work was simultaneously published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Lucas X. Marinacci, ZhaoNian Zheng, Stephen Mein, Rishi K Wadhera.
Sudeesha Perera, MD, MPH presented his work on Americans' views on healthcare coverage, access, and equity in the U.S. and its implications for cardiovascular health. Sudheesha Perera, Rishi K. Wadhera, Dhruv Khullar.
Eden Engel-Rebitzer, MD presented her work on Medicaid work requirements and changes in insurance coverage, employment, access to care, and health status overall and among people with cardiovascular disease. This work was simultaneously published in the American Heart Journal. Eden Engel-Rebitzer, Lucas X. Marinacci, ZhaoNian Zheng, Rishi K. Wadhera.
Andrew Oseran, MD, MBA, MSc presented his work "Small Delays in Door-to-Balloon Time Geographic Disparities in Cardiometabolic Health Widened Across US States Between 2011 and 2021." Andrew Oseran, Zaid Almarzooq, Jennifer Rymer, Leo Brothers, Daniel Wojdyla, Lisa Kaltenbach, Robert Yeh.
Alexander Beschloss, MD, MBA presented his work "Statin and PCSK9 Inhibitor Utilization and Spending in Medicaid between 2018 and 2022: A National Analysis" Alexander Beschloss, Rishi K. Wadhera, Andrew Oseran.
Poster Presentations:
Andrew Oseran, MD, MBA, MSc presented his work on the prevalence, treatment, and control of cardiovascular risk factors, sharing that the prevalence, treatment, and control of cardiovascular risk factors are similar among Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare beneficiaries.
