The Grizzly, September 2, 1988

Olin Foundation Grants 5.37 Million Gift • Richter Answers Pleas to Please • OSL Pounds Alcohol Policy • Akin and Pilgrim Promoted • Ursinus College Welcome the Fabulous Fourteen • Hemphill \u27Happening\u27 in History • UC Sports Celebrates Centennial Season • Football Captains Named • X-Country Running in High Gear • Highlighting Two Fantastic Freshmenhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1215/thumbnail.jp

Oregon Medicaid Expenditures after the 2014 Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion: Over-time Differences among New, Returning, and Continuously Insured Enrollees

Background—There is interest in assessing healthcare utilization and expenditures among new Medicaid enrollees after the 2014 Medicaid expansion. Recent studies have not differentiated between newly enrolled individuals and those returning after coverage gaps. Objectives—To assess healthcare expenditures among Medicaid enrollees in the 24 months after Oregon’s 2014 Medicaid expansions and examine whether expenditure patterns were different among the newly, returning, and continuously insured. Research Design—Retrospective cohort study using inverse-propensity weights to adjust for differences between groups. Subjects—Oregon adult Medicaid beneficiaries insured continuously from 2014-2015 who were either newly, returning, or continuously insured. Measures—Monthly expenditures for inpatient care, prescription drugs, total outpatient care, and subdivisions of outpatient care: emergency department (ED), dental, mental and behavioral health (MBH), primary care (PC), and specialist care. Results—After initial increases, newly and returning insured outpatient expenditures dropped below continuously insured. Expenditures for ED and dental services among the returning insured remained higher than among the newly insured. Newly insured MBH, PC, and specialist expenditures plateaued higher than returning insured. Prescription drug expenditures increased over time for all groups, with continuously insured highest and returning insured lowest. All groups had similar inpatient expenditures over 24 months post-Medicaid expansion. Conclusions—Our findings reveal that outpatient expenditures for new non-pregnant, non-dual-eligible Oregon Medicaid recipients stabilized over time after meeting pent-up demand, and prior insurance history affected the mix of services that individuals received. Policy evaluations should consider expenditures over at least 24 months and should account for enrollees’ prior insurance histories

The Grizzly, November 4, 1988

Continued Controversy Plagues Campus • Division III\u27s Founding Athletics • Curriculum IDEAS Fire Faculty • Drive to be Closed • Letter: Guilty Till Proven Innocent: Democracy at Ursinus College • Conference a Great Success • Bear Pack Braces for Title Run • Seniors are Class of Hockey • Career Day to be Sponsored for Campus • Security Moves to Reimert • French Presents Finzihttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1222/thumbnail.jp

Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions and Long-Term Opioid Treatment

OBJECTIVES: One in 5 people in the United States lives with chronic pain. Many patients with chronic pain experience a subset of specific co-occurring pain conditions that may share a common pain mechanism and that have been designated as chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs). Little is known about chronic opioid prescribing patterns among patients with COPCs in primary care settings, especially among socioeconomically vulnerable patients. This study aims to evaluate opioid prescribing among patients with COPCs in US community health centers and to identify individual COPCs and their combinations that are associated with long-term opioid treatment (LOT). STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. METHODS: We conducted analyses of more than 1 million patients 18 years and older based on electronic health record data from 449 US community health centers across 17 states between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2018. Logistic regression models were used to assess the relationship between COPCs and LOT. RESULTS: Individuals with COPCs were prescribed LOT 4 times more often than individuals without a COPC (16.9% vs 4.0%). The presence of chronic low back pain, migraine headache, fibromyalgia, or irritable bowel syndrome combined with any of the other COPCs increased the odds of LOT prescribing compared with the presence of a single COPC. CONCLUSIONS: Although LOT prescribing has declined over time, it remains relatively high among patients with certain COPCs and for those with multiple COPCs. These study findings suggest target populations for future interventions to manage chronic pain among socioeconomically vulnerable patients

The Grizzly, September 9, 1988

Campus \u27Cheers\u27 Policy • Past Public Scandal Eludes Press • Frosh Still Fresh • U.C. Convocation Coverage • Letter: L\u27Amour Tacky • Hocker Anyone? • New Reign for King • Field Hockey Eyes Possible Post Season Tournament • Gridders Anticipate \u2788 Kickoff • Runners Sweep Classic • Soccer Starts Seasonhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1216/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, October 14, 1988

Task Force Committee Trims Curriculum • Gender, Class and Race Addressed at Conference • Awareness Week on the Wagon • Letters: Some Sobering Thoughts for Students; Interdepartmental Cooperation Stressed • And the Band Played On... • A Voice of My Own to Air • Wellness Week Results • Rice Cooks Up Recipe for Art • Bears Take Homecoming Thriller in Final :33 • Soccer Kicks Into Winning Gear • X-Country Runs \u27Round Alumni • Hockey Unpredictablehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1220/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, September 16, 1988

Exhibit Celebrates Sports • Alcohol Problems Plague Nation • U.C. Gets Fired Up • CAB Hypnotized • Letters: Clark Refutes Murphy\u27s Editorial Concerning Quayle Controversy; DeCatur Takes Tac to Task; Ursinus Spirit Commended • English Gains Victorian Enthusiast • Open Dialogs Promote Thinking • Notes: Harassment to be Addressed; Count Basie in Concert • New Look Bears Fall in Season Opener • Runners Plateau • V-Ballers: We\u27re Driven to Succeed • U.C. Run Down in O.T. • Soccer Still Reaching for Win • Review: Three Men and a Baby • Musser Moves with Big Planshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1217/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, November 11, 1988

Bush Takes Election: Republicans Win Four More • Students Voice Concerns: Richter and Kane Listen • Letter: Beam The Grizzly Up, Billy • Finzi\u27s French\u27s Forte • College\u27s Music Program Reviewed • The Pack is Back with 5th MAC Title • Ladies Take Seventh • \u27Mers Open Season • Soccer Booted in ECAC • The Grizzly Presents our Champion Team • Red and Gold Days: A Big Hit • Presenting Women\u27s Achievementhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1223/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, November 18, 1988

Booze Ban - No Bomb - But No New Booze News • Hess Awarded Honorary Chair • Talent Show Dazzles Ursinus Community • Letters: Alumnus Voices Drug Concerns; Stuff it in Your Socks, Mr. Bill • Escape with Chiapparone • Meehan, U.C. Spoil Dickinson\u27s Party • Pack Takes 3rd; O\u27Donohue Makes Nationals • Matters Fare Well at LaSalle Tourney • Circle Up with Circle K • Hoopsters Open with Cautious Optimismhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1224/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, October 28, 1988

Students Indicted in Campus-Wide Drug Bust • Fraternity Admits Women • Updating Middle States • Letters: Is Ursinus Violating Human Rights?; No Breakfast for Old Men\u27s Residents • Rifkin Featured • French Presents Finzi • Ghan-di India and Back • Monster Megatheft Stuns U.C. • C\u27est La Vie - A France • And Now the Real Issues: For a Change of Pace • ProTheatre Presents a Voice of My Own • Tight Bear Pack Sets Fast Pace • UC Takes Offense • V-Ball Ends Flying High • Soccer Aims for Winning Season • Hockey Hopes Dashedhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1221/thumbnail.jp