Sloan, F. A., Yashkin, A. P., Akushevich, I., & Inman, B. A. (2020). Longitudinal patterns of cost and utilization of medicare beneficiaries with bladder cancer. Urol Oncol, 38(2), 39.e11-39.e19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urolonc.2019.10.016
Affiliate Faculty
Frank Sloan
(919) 613-9358
Summary
Professor Sloan is interested in studying the subjects of health policy and the economics of aging, hospitals, health, pharmaceuticals, and substance abuse. He has received funding from numerous research grants that he earned for studies of which he was the principal investigator. His most recent grants were awarded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Center for Disease Control, the Pew Charitable Trust, and the National Institute on Aging. Titles of his projects include, "Why Mature Smokers Do Not Quit," "Legal and Economic Vulnerabilities of the Master Settlement Agreement," "Determinants and Cost of Alcohol Abuse Among the Elderly and Near-elderly," and "Reinsurance Markets and Public Policy." He received the Investigator Award for his work on the project, "Reoccurring Crises in Medical Malpractice." Some of his earlier works include the studies entitled, "Policies to Attract Nurses to Underserved Areas," "The Impact of National Economic Conditions on the Health Care of the Poor-Access," and "Analysis of Physician Price and Output Decisions." Professor Sloan's latest research continues to investigate the trends and repercussions of medical malpractice, physician behavior, and hospital behavior.
Recent Publications
Akushevich, I., Yashkin, A., Kravchenko, J., Fang, F., Arbeev, K., Sloan, F., & Yashin, A. I. (2019). A forecasting model of disease prevalence based on the McKendrick-von Foerster equation. Math Biosci, 311, 31–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mbs.2018.12.017
Ayyagari, P., & Sloan, F. A. (2019). The Impact of Income-Related Medicare Part B Premiums on Labor Supply. Ilr Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/0019793919891973
Sloan, F. A., Gifford, E. J., Evans, K. E., & Kozecke, L. E. (2019). Does Having a Minor Child Affect Criminal Charges and Sanctions Imposed on Female Defendants? Women & Criminal Justice, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/08974454.2019.1688222
Wang, Y., & Sloan, F. A. (2018). Present bias and health. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 57(2), 177–198. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11166-018-9289-z
Akushevich, I., Yashkin, A. P., Kravchenko, J., Fang, F., Arbeev, K., Sloan, F., & Yashin, A. I. (2018). Identifying the causes of the changes in the prevalence patterns of diabetes in older U.S. adults: A new trend partitioning approach. J Diabetes Complications, 32(4), 362–367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2017.12.014
Yashkin, A. P., & Sloan, F. (2018). Adherence to Guidelines for Screening and Medication Use: Mortality and Onset of Major Macrovascular Complications in Elderly Persons With Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Aging and Health, 30(4), 503–520. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264316684270
Yashkin, A. P., Kravchenko, J., Yashin, A. I., & Sloan, F. (2018). Mortality and Macrovascular Risk in Elderly With Hypertension and Diabetes: Effect of Intensive Drug Therapy. Am J Hypertens, 31(2), 220–227. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpx151
Gifford, E. J., Eldred, L., & Sloan, F. (2018). Expanding the Role of Drug Treatment Courts to Prevent Child Maltreatment. Cw360, 2018(Spring).
Pogue, Y. Z., Hakes, J. K., & Sloan, F. A. (2017). Is Major Depression Linked to Alcohol-Impaired Driving? Substance Use & Misuse, 52(14), 1871–1882. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2017.1318147
