Risha Gidwani

Dados Biográficos

ID5544681
NOMERisha Gidwani
PRENOMESRisha
SOBRENOMEGidwani
ASSINATURAGIDWANI R
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
ORCID0000-0002-3548-2332
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
OBRAS COMO AUTOR6
OBRAS COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2020
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • The Unaffordability of Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Plans

    Risha Gidwani, Cheryl L DambergARTICLEMedical Care2026Referências: 16

    BACKGROUND: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) aimed to simplify plan choice and provide affordable health insurance. However, the complexity and cost-sharing features of ACA plans may undermine its goals. OBJECTIVES: To examine the affordability and choice set of all individual ACA health insurance plans, and the cost implications for taxpayers. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS: ACA marketplace plans nationwide. MEASURES: We analyzed choice se…

  • An application of the augmented synthetic control method within a target trial framework

    Open AccessFan Zhao, Risha Gidwani et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    In this study, we illustrated the use of the augmented synthetic control methodology within a target trial framework with group-level longitudinal data. Our estimates of the impact of SSB tax policy on the obesity prevalence in California were imprecise

  • Exploring the role of blood pressure in the black-white disparity in cardiovascular disease mortality

    Fan Zhao, Risha Gidwani et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2024Referências: 35

    BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death in the USA, and high blood pressure is a major risk factor for CVD. Despite the overall declining rates of CVD mortality in the USA in recent years, marked disparities between racial and ethnic groups persist, with black adults having a higher mortality rate than white adults. We investigated the extent to which blood pressure mediated the black-white disparity in CVD morta…

  • Changes in US Hospital Financial Performance During the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency

    Open AccessRisha Gidwani, Cheryl L DambergARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2023

    In this cohort study of US hospitals, the large majority had positive financial performance during 2020/2021, partly due to COVID-19 relief funds. However, hospitals serving Hispanic populations had substantially worsened financial performance during 2020/2021, even after accounting for COVID-19 relief. That COVID-19 relief funding aided in operating margins reaching all-time highs indicates funding amounts may have been larger than was necessary…

  • Cancer-Related Financial Hardship Screening as Part of Practice Transformation

    Open AccessCourtney P Williams, Courtney Williams et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2023Referências: 22

    BACKGROUND: Data on financial hardship, an "adverse event" in individuals with cancer, are needed to inform policy and supportive care interventions and reduce adverse economic outcomes. METHODS: Lay navigator-led financial hardship screening was piloted among University of Alabama at Birmingham oncology patients initiating treatment in October 2020. Financial hardship screening, including reported financial distress and difficulty, was added to …

  • Comorbidity Assessment Is Uneven Across Veterans Health Administration and Medicare for the Same Patient

    Risha Gidwani, Risha Gidwani-Marszowski et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2020Referências: 13

    OBJECTIVE: Compare comorbidity identification in Medicare and Veterans Health Administration (VA) data for the purposes of risk adjustment. DATA SOURCES: Analysis of Medicare and VA datasets for dually-enrolled Veterans receiving care in both settings, fiscal years 2010-2014. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective analysis of administrative data for a national sample of cancer decedents. DATA EXTRACTION METHODS: Comorbidities were evaluated using Elixhaus…