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Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation & Research Center @umchear.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

📄 New from Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD Results of this study suggest that patients who switch to a HDHP may experience heightened barriers to buprenorphine use. 🔗 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @kaopingchua.bsky.social @ihpidirector.bsky.social

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Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation & Research Center @umchear.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

📄New from Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD US dental opioid dispensing ⬇️27.1% from '21–'24 but was 24× the country with the lowest rate. This comparison suggests there are opportunities to reduce opioid rx by US dentists. 🔗 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @ihpidirector.bsky.social @kaopingchua.bsky.social

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Kao-Ping Chua @kaopingchua.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

New pub: 90% of dental opioid Rx in youth are for tooth extraction, even though non-opioids are equally effective for pain. As dentists write 42% of opioid Rx to youth, ~1/3 of youth opioid Rx may be for tooth extraction. @drchadb @umchear.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Kao-Ping Chua @kaopingchua.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

New pub at JAMA Network Open: opioid prescribing by U.S. dentists is declining but remains high by international standards. In 2024, the U.S. dental opioid dispensing rate was 24x higher than the Netherlands. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @umchear.bsky.social

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International Trends in Dental Opioid Prescriptions

This cross-sectional study compares dental opioid dispensing rates in the US, Canada, Australia, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and Puerto Rico from 2021 to 2024.

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Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation & Research Center @umchear.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

📄New from @jo-constantin.bsky.social, fellow grad and @kaopingchua.bsky.social North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act slowed the decline in buprenorphine dispensing that occurred during Medicaid unwinding. 🔗 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @um-ihpi.bsky.social @umich.edu

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Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation & Research Center @umchear.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

📄New from @jo-constantin.bsky.social, fellow grad and @kaopingchua.bsky.social For Medicare surgical patients, mandates to check the prescription drug monitoring program database did not reduce opioid prescribing or adverse events. 🔗 academic.oup.com/healthaffair... @um-ihpi.bsky.social @umich.edu

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Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation & Research Center @umchear.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

📄New from @ninahillmd.bsky.social and @kaopingchua.bsky.social. From 2019–2023, U.S. children with chronic conditions were consistently more likely to experience food insecurity than peers without such conditions. 🔗 michmed.org/GQ3DW @jamanetworkopen.com @um-ihpi.bsky.social

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Kao-Ping Chua @kaopingchua.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

New pub in Pediatrics: child/teen vaccination declined from 2017-2023 in Michigan. HPV vaccination increased less than expected. Declines were more pronounced in low-income and high-uninsurance counties. @um-ihpi.bsky.social @umchear.bsky.social Link: publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

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Nina Hill, MD MS @ninahillmd.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

New @journalgim.bsky.social: using national pharmacy data, we show that PrEP use is increasing among young people aged 18-25, but these patients are using PrEP for shorter periods of time. @kaopingchua.bsky.social @um-ihpi.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Kao-Ping Chua @kaopingchua.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

New study in Pediatrics: using national data, we show that the Adderall shortage caused some children using this drug to switch to other stimulants. Other children stopped using stimulants altogether, especially Medicaid patients. @um-ihpi.bsky.social publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

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Kao-Ping Chua @kaopingchua.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

New pub: using national data, we show that disruptions in chronic medication therapy were more common among Medicaid-insured kids and young adults living in states experiencing large Medicaid enrollment losses during Medicaid unwinding. @um-ihpi.bsky.social publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

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John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP @ihpidirector.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

🧵By total coincidence, @kaopingchua.bsky.social & @jo-constantin.bsky.social have not one but TWO papers out today looking at the impacts of #Medicaid unwinding on the prescription-filling patterns of people with serious illness. The findings could have implications for any new changes to Medicaid.

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Kao-Ping Chua @kaopingchua.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

New pub in JAMA: withdrawal of brand-name Flovent, an inhaled steroid used to prevent asthma attacks, led many families of children using Flovent to stop filling inhaled steroid prescriptions altogether. @um-ihpi.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Kao-Ping Chua @kaopingchua.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Today, I became the new Director of the Susan B Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center at the University of Michigan (chear.org). I am lucky to have the opportunity to give back to the center that has meant so much for my career. @um-ihpi.bsky.social

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CHEAR | Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center

The Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Center at the University of Michigan is one of the largest health services research centers that focuses on children. Our work is mult...

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Kao-Ping Chua @kaopingchua.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

1/ New pub: people initiating stimulants via telehealth are more likely to develop a substance use disorder (SUD). They are also more likely to have mental health conditions (SUD risk factors). When controlling for these conditions, the association goes away. www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....

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Kao-Ping Chua @kaopingchua.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

1/ New pub in Pediatrics: the stimulant dispensing rate to U.S. children declined after the pandemic began. The Adderall shortage didn’t change this rate but likely caused children using Adderall to switch to other stimulants. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

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