Irene Papanicolas

Biographic Data

ID1725736
NAMEIrene Papanicolas
GIVEN NAMESIrene
FAMILY NAMEPapanicolas
SIGNATUREPAPANICOLAS I
AFFILIATIONSBrown University
ORCID0000-0002-8000-3185
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR12
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • An assessment of antimicrobial resistance national action plans and their impact on antibiotic use

    Open AccessEmily O’Neill, Jinru Wei et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: By 2050, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could lead to over 10 million deaths annually and $100 trillion in healthcare costs, making it one of the most urgent public health threats. The WHO recommends AMR National Action Plans (AMR NAPs) to address this threat, but the effectiveness of these plans is unknown. METHODS: We estimate the impact of AMR NAPs on retail sales of all antibiotics across 68 countries from 2014 to 2023 using IQV…

  • Measuring health system resilience

    Open AccessIrene Papanicolas, Jorge R Ledesma et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy2025

  • Prices and Affordability of Essential Medicines in 72 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Markets

    Open AccessOlivier J Wouters, Cyprien Denolle et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2025

    The results of this cross-sectional analysis showed significant variation in the prices and affordability of 549 essential medicines across 72 markets in 2022. Strategies to promote equitable drug prices and improve drug affordability are urgently needed

  • Racial Disparities in Premature Mortality and Unrealized Medicare Benefits Across US States

    Open AccessIrene Papanicolas, Maecey Niksch et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2025

    This cohort study examines racial disparities in premature mortality in the US and discusses the implications of these trends for unrealized Medicare benefits among populations with lower life expectancies

  • Evaluating the value for money of global fund’s expenditures (2017–2019)

    Open AccessMaecey Niksch, Jonathan Cylus et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Our results suggest possible structural inefficiencies in country program management, dampening the health impact of frontline programs. The lack of broad patterns to predict performance signals the importance of tailoring spending strategies to country-specific contexts

  • Maternal outcomes and pre, syn, and post-partum care in the united states and five high-income countries

    Open AccessIrene Papanicolas, Robert A Berenson et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy2024

    While there are documented differences in maternal health outcomes across countries, few studies have explored differences across countries in the care pregnant women are entitled to and access. • Prenatal care entitlements for low-risk pregnancies are broadly similar across study countries in terms of the number of visits, number of ultrasounds. • The US varied with regards to the intensity of care provided, relying more on physician specialists…

  • The demand for private telehealth services in low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessMylene Lagarde, Irene Papanicolas et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2024References: 38

    In low- and middle-income countries, many believe that telehealth services could significantly expand access to doctors by offering remote access at low cost. Yet, despite its convenience, telehealth care is limited by the absence of physical examination, point-of-care testing, or immediate treatment. Hence it is unclear how individuals value such options compared to standard face-to-face care. We study this issue in South Africa with general pra…

  • Health Policy – the best evidence for better policies

    Open AccessWilm Quentin, Katharina Achstetter et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy2023

  • Why the US spends more treating high-need high-cost patients

    Open AccessLuca Lorenzoni, Alberto Marino et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy2023

    One of the most pressing challenges facing most health care systems is rising costs. As the population ages and the demand for health care services grows, there is a growing need to understand the drivers of these costs across systems. This paper attempts to address this gap by examining utilization and spending of the course of a year for two specific high-need high-cost patient types: a frail older person with a hip fracture and an older person…

  • The quality of malaria care in 25 low-income and middle-income countries

    Open AccessErlyn Rachelle Macarayan, Erlyn Macarayan et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    Introduction: Even with accessible and effective diagnostic tests and treatment, malaria remains a leading cause of death among children under five. Malaria case management requires prompt diagnosis and correct treatment but the degree to which this happens in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains largely unknown. Methods: Cross-sectional study of 132 566 children under five, of which 25% reported fever in the last 2 weeks from 2…

  • Health Care Spending in the United States and Other High-Income Countries

    Irene Papanicolas, Liana Woskie et al.ARTICLEJAMA2018

    IMPORTANCE: Health care spending in the United States is a major concern and is higher than in other high-income countries, but there is little evidence that efforts to reform US health care delivery have had a meaningful influence on controlling health care spending and costs. OBJECTIVE: To compare potential drivers of spending, such as structural capacity and utilization, in the United States with those of 10 of the highest-income countries (Un…

  • Health effects of financial crisis

    Open AccessAlexander Kentikelenis, Alexander E Kentikelenis et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2011