Kao-Ping Chua
@kaopingchua
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Pediatrician and health policy researcher @UMich studying opioids, out-of-pocket costs, low-value care. CHEAR Director (https://t.co/18v2ESOfci). 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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This analysis of a nationally representative survey of child health revealed that food insecurity is more common in children with any of 7 chronic conditions compared with children without these chronic conditions. https://t.co/X1TBXTk9dJ
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📄New from @ninahillmd and @kaopingchua. From 2019–2023, U.S. children with chronic conditions were consistently more likely to experience food insecurity than peers without such conditions. 🔗 https://t.co/c0W0ei4GX5
@JAMANetworkOpen @UM_IHPI @MottDocs
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📄New from @kaopingchua, @UMchear faculty & staff. Routine childhood & teen immunizations are ⬇️ in MI, with slower HPV vax gains—especially in lower-income, high-uninsurance counties. Targeted efforts may be needed. 🔗 https://t.co/gKKqA6kOX9
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New pub @AAPJournals: child/teen vaccination declined from 2017-2023 in Michigan; HPV vax increased less than expected. Declines were more pronounced in low-income and high-uninsurance counties. Progress towards increasing immunizations is stalling. @UMchear @UM_IHPI @MottDocs
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A $10 increase in buprenorphine cost-sharing was estimated to have no effect on prescription abandonment for commercially insured patients and a slight increase for #Medicare-insured patients. https://t.co/wTQSnnnamE
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New pub @JAMAHealthForum: we estimated the association between cost-sharing and buprenorphine dispensing by exploiting the abrupt increase in cost-sharing at the beginning of the calendar year, when deductibles reset in private and Medicare plans @kaopingchua @contirena1
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More young adults than ever take HIV-prevention medication, but gaps remain. @ninahillmd @kaopingchua
michiganmedicine.org
The use of PrEP (treatment that can protect someone from acquiring HIV) has risen in young adults but gaps still remain, a study finds.
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New @AAPJournals: using national data, we show that the Adderall shortage caused some children using this drug to switch to other stimulants. Other children stopped using stimulants altogether, especially Medicaid patients. @UM_IHPI @UMchear @contirena1
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New pub @Health_Affairs: only 1 in 16 ED visits for overdose resulted in new prescriptions for opioid addiction meds. Initiation rates differ by race and ethnicity among Medicaid patients. @kaopingchua @PoojaLagisetty @Amy_Bohnert @kekocher @NIDAnews
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🚨New publication! 🔔 Check out our new study in @JAMANetworkOpen! #Medicaid unwinding was linked to disruptions in #buprenorphine, an effective medication for #opioid use disorder. #HealthPolicy #OUD #HealthServicesResearch #Insurance Full paper 🔗: https://t.co/0gCBnhzgYH
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New pub: using national data, we show that disruptions in chronic medication therapy were more common among Medicaid-insured kids and young adults living in states experiencing large Medicaid enrollment losses during Medicaid unwinding. @UMchear @UM_IHPI
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New @JAMA_current: withdrawal of brand-name Flovent, an inhaled steroid used to prevent asthma attacks, led many families of children using Flovent to stop filling inhaled steroid prescriptions altogether. @UM_IHPI @UMchear @contirena1 @annavolerman
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The withdrawal of brand-name fluticasone propionate was associated with increased discontinuation of inhaled steroid therapy among children with asthma using this drug. https://t.co/soM9Xqpcml
@contirena1 #PAS2025
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.@kaopingchua We are so excited to have you as our fearless leader of @UMchear! @umichmedicine @UM_IHPI
Today, I became the new Director of the Susan B Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center at the University of Michigan ( https://t.co/ntqJSdZeu3). I am lucky to have the opportunity to give back to the center that has meant so much for my career. @UMchear @UM_IHPI
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Today, I became the new Director of the Susan B Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center at the University of Michigan ( https://t.co/ntqJSdZeu3). I am lucky to have the opportunity to give back to the center that has meant so much for my career. @UMchear @UM_IHPI
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3/ This is one of the first studies to evaluate the safety of telehealth stimulant prescribing. We hope it will inform ongoing debates about whether to extend telehealth flexibilities for controlled substance prescribing.
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2/ In subgroup analyses, telehealth initiation was associated with higher risk of SUD in 26-34 year old even when controlling for mental health conditions. Thus, while telehealth initiation is not an independent risk factor for SUD in most people, it may be for this age group.
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1/ New pub: people initiating stimulants via telehealth are more likely to develop a substance use disorder (SUD). They are also more likely to have mental health conditions (SUD risk factors). When controlling for these conditions, association goes away. https://t.co/LVPLgLQtnl
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