Kao-Ping Chua
@kaopingchua
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Primary care pediatrician and health policy researcher @UMich studying opioids, out-of-pocket costs, unnecessary care, child health. MD (Wash U), PhD (Harvard)
Ann Arbor, MI
Joined July 2018
New pub @NEJM: after elimination of the waiver requirement to prescribe buprenorphine, the # of prescribers increased, but the # of patients changed little. @UM_IHPI @UMchear @contirena1 @MarkBicket @PoojaLagisetty @thuynguyen_dieu @Amy_Bohnert @NIDAnews
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RT @UMchear: To focus the attention of the University community on the impact of music, health, and wellness across the lifespan, we encour…
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New pub: using commercial claims, we show mortality in the adult family members of children rose in winter 2020 and late 2021. Some of these family members were 19-25, suggesting kids lost older siblings during the pandemic. @umchear @um_ihpi @contirena1
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2/ Findings suggest drug recalls may especially affect the care of infants. An interesting twist is that acid blockers are often prescribed to infants with uncomplicated reflux (spitty babies). Thus, the persistent decline in dispensing may represent decreases in low-value care.
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RT @UM_IHPI: New in @WSJ: a look at use of GLP-1 #obesity drugs in adolescents, including data from a study by our members @kaopingchua & @…
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RT @JSADJournal: Just a few surgeries account for a big share opioid prescriptions @kaopingchua @AFriedmanPeahl @UM_IHPI @drchadb @MarkBic…
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RT @JournalGIM: Patients facing higher cost-sharing for buprenorphine prescriptions are only minimally less likely to fill them. Consequent…
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Today, I had the honor of receiving the Nemours Child Health Services Research Award. Thanks to @AcademyHealth and the Nemours Foundation for this award, and to my mentors @laprosser and @drchadb for their amazing support. @UM_IHPI @UMchear
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