Usha Sambamoorthi

TL;DR: Multimorbidity of chronic physical and mental illnesses was associated with higher CAM use, and it was found that adults with only physical illnesses were more likely to ever use CAM.

TL;DR: The results from this study are encouraging because only a minority of women do not receive age-appropriate preventive services, however, low socioeconomic status, lack of insurance, and lack of a usual source of care represent significant barriers to preventive care for adult women.

TL;DR: While health services delivered near the end of life will continue to consume large portions of medical dollars, the portion paid by non-Medicare sources will likely rise as the population ages, and policies promoting improved allocation of resources for end-of-life care may not affect non- Medicare expenditures, which disproportionately support chronic and custodial care.

TL;DR: Caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorders were significantly more likely to report difficulty using services, lack of source of care, inadequate insurance coverage, Lack of shared decision making and care coordination, and adverse family impact as compared to caregivers ofChildren with developmental disabilities, mental health conditions, or both.

TL;DR: To develop nationally representative estimates of rates of diagnosis of depression and determine rates and type of treatment received by those diagnosed with depression, and to ascertain socioeconomic differences and trends in treatment rates of depression for elderly Medicare fee‐for‐service beneficiaries.