Choice of new treatment for patients with atopic dermatitis is associated with insurance status rather than race: A cross sectional study from commercial and Medicaid insurance claims databases

Authors

• Maria C. Schneeweiss, Dermato-Pharmacoepidemiology Work Group, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: mschneeweiss@bwh.harvard.edu.
• Robert J. Glynn, Dermato-Pharmacoepidemiology Work Group, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
• Priyanka Anand, Dermato-Pharmacoepidemiology Work Group, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
• Yinzhu Jin, Dermato-Pharmacoepidemiology Work Group, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
• Joan Landon, Dermato-Pharmacoepidemiology Work Group, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
• Jonathan I. Silverberg, Department of Dermatology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

10-6-2025

Journal

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

DOI

10.1016/j.jaad.2025.10.020

Keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Commercial insurance; Medicaid; biologics; insurance; race; socioeconomic; systemic treatment; topical treatment

APA Citation

Schneeweiss, Maria C.; Glynn, Robert J.; Anand, Priyanka; Jin, Yinzhu; Landon, Joan; and Silverberg, Jonathan I., "Choice of new treatment for patients with atopic dermatitis is associated with insurance status rather than race: A cross sectional study from commercial and Medicaid insurance claims databases" (2025). GW Authored Works. Paper 8308.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/8308

Department

Dermatology