Selected Publications

Mullangi S, Ukert B, Devries A, Debono D, Santos J, Fisch MJ, Schleicher SM, Navathe AS, Bekelman JE, Schwartz AL, Parikh RB: Association of Participation in Medicare's Oncology Care Model With Spending, Utilization, and Quality Outcomes Among Commercially Insured and Medicare Advantage Members. Journal of Clinical Oncology 43(2): 133-142, Jan 2025.

Schwartz AL: Medicare Risk Adjustment: Goals, Reform Proposals, And New Frontiers. Health Affairs 44(1): 75-80, Jan 2025.

Meyers DJ, Schwartz AL, Jiang L, Yoon J, Trivedi AN: Spending by the Veterans Health Administration for Medicare Advantage Dual Enrollees, 2011-2020. JAMA 332(16): 1392-1394, Oct 2024 Notes: Online ahead of print.

McCook A: A Philadelphia man said he was sober but kept testing positive for alcohol. How did a UPenn doctor crack the case? The doctor working at the VA exposed a flaw in the system for testing people for alcohol use, with implications for hundreds of Philadelphians. (Hint: ever heard of urinary auto-brewery syndrome?). The Philadelphia Inquirer, Health Section Sep 2024 Notes: https://www.inquirer.com/health/urine-test-alcohol-limitations-diabetes-20240904.html#loaded.

Radomski TR, Lovelace EZ, Sileanu FE, Zhao X, Rose L, Schwartz AL, Schleiden LJ, Pickering AN, Gellad WF, Fine MJ, Thorpe CT: Use and Cost of Low-Value Services Among Veterans Dually Enrolled in VA and Medicare. Journal of General Internal Medicine 39(12): 2215-2224, Sep 2024.

Schwartz AL, Lerer T: He Hadn't Had a Drop of Alcohol in Nearly a Year -- But the Test Said Otherwise— Faulty testing protocols threaten the freedom of those entangled in the U.S. legal system. MEDPAGE Today, Perspectives Aug 2024 Notes: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/111453.

Pickering AN, Zhao X, Sileanu FE, Lovelace EZ, Rose L, Schwartz AL, Hale JA, Schleiden LJ, Gellad WF, Fine MJ, Thorpe CT, Radomski TR: Care cascades following low-value cervical cancer screening in dually enrolled Veterans. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 72(7): 2091-2099, Jul 2024.

Schwartz AL, Alsan M, Morris AA, Halpern SD: Issue Brief, HHS Actions to Enhance Diversity in Clinical Research. Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), Office of Science & Data Policy Jun 2024 Notes: https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/7e44a4a6a0a7ddf3418bf4409956a0f0/aspe-diversity-clinical-research-ib.pdf.

Pany M, McWilliams M, Kosowsky J, Schwartz AL: Positive Feedback and Physician Motivation in the Emergency Department. ASHEcon 2024 Conference Jun 2024.

Schwartz AL, Werner R, Zuvekas S: Measuring Physician Financial Incentives to Serve Different Racial Groups. 2024 Annual Research Meeting (Academy Health) Jun 2024.