Gabriel Benavidez, PhD, MPH

• Current Projects - (3)
• Completed Projects - (1)
• Publications - (2)

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Current Projects - (3)

• Changes in Medicare Fee-for-Services Health Care Expenditures in Rural and Urban Communities after Passage of the Affordable Care Act
  This project will assess changes in Medicare per-beneficiary spending across rural and urban counties from 2007 to 2020. It will examine differences in rural versus urban per-beneficiary spending on hospital inpatient, hospital outpatient, physician, and post-acute care after the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
  Research center: University of South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Care management, Chronic diseases and conditions, Health services, Hospitals and clinics, Public health
  
• Identifying High-Need Counties for Resource Planning
  The primary aim of this project is to use data examining health care infrastructure, chronic disease prevalence, and the socioeconomic environment to create a metric for classifying rural counties based on needs and resources.
  Research center: University of South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Chronic diseases and conditions, Diabetes, Healthcare access, Maternal health, Obesity, Oral health, Physicians, Poverty, Public health, Rural statistics and demographics, Social determinants of health, Uninsured and underinsured, Workforce
  
• The Rural Landscape of Diabetes in the United States
  Rural-urban differences in diabetes and diabetes management may be attributed to socioeconomic differences and treatment available to rural residents. Using data from 2021-2023 National Health Interview Survey, this study will examine 1) rural-urban differences in diabetes and prediabetes incidence and prevalences, 2) rural-urban differences in the management, treatment, and complications associated with diabetes, and co-occurring risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
  Research center: University of South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Diabetes, Healthcare access, Rural statistics and demographics
  

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Completed Projects - (1)

• Examining Rural-Urban Differences in Availability of Hospital Cardiac Testing Services Between 2010-2020
  This project will examine whether the availability of hospital-based cardiac testing services has changed over the past ten years in rural and urban counties and identify the characteristics of counties where service availability has changed.
  Research center: University of South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Care management, Chronic diseases and conditions, Health services, Hospitals and clinics, Public health
  

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Publications - (2)