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José J. Escarce
Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles
Publications - 300
Citations - 15331
José J. Escarce is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Health equity. The author has an hindex of 57, co-authored 292 publications receiving 14178 citations. Previous affiliations of José J. Escarce include Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School & RAND Corporation.
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Lagged Associations of Metropolitan Statistical Area- and State-Level Income Inequality with Cognitive Function: The Health and Retirement Study.
Daniel Kim,Daniel Kim,Daniel Kim,Beth Ann Griffin,Mohammed U. Kabeto,José J. Escarce,José J. Escarce,Kenneth M. Langa,Regina A. Shih +8 more
TL;DR: Among older Americans, MSA-level income inequality appears to influence cognitive function nearly two decades later, and policies reducing income inequality levels within cities may help address the growing burden of declining cognitive function among older populations within the United States.
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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Household Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs.
TL;DR: Greater exposure to adverse childhood experiences is associated with higher household out-of-pocket medical costs and financial burden in adulthood.
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Income Eligibility Thresholds, Premium Contributions, and Children's Coverage Outcomes: A Study of CHIP Expansions
TL;DR: The sensitivity to premiums observed suggests that although contribution requirements may be effective in reducing crowd-out, they also have the potential, depending on the level of contribution required, to nullify the effects of CHIP expansions entirely.
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Are our actions aligned with our evidence? The skinny on changing the landscape of obesity.
Tamara Dubowitz,Madhumita Ghosh-Dastidar,Elizabeth D. Steiner,José J. Escarce,José J. Escarce,Rebecca L. Collins +5 more
TL;DR: There is little evidence to demonstrate that policies to address obesogenic neighborhood features effect change, and strong and sound evidence is desperately needed to guide decisions about where and how to invest.
Estimating and Mapping Health Literacy in the State of Missouri
Nicole Lurie,Laurie T. Martin,Teague Ruder,José J. Escarce,Madhumita Ghosh Dastidar,Dan Sherman,Chloe E. Bird,Allen Fremont +7 more
TL;DR: Using predictive models and information about the demographic makeup of census areas, this paper generates estimates of health literacy for each geographic area and maps the results to identify 'hot spots' of low health literacy across Missouri.