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State of Emergency Preparedness for US Health Insurance PlansHealth insurance plans serve a critical role in public health emergencies. The authors queried plans about issues related to emergency preparedness: infrastructure, adaptability, connectedness, and best practices.
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Dialing In: Effect of Telephonic Wellness Coaching on Weight LossSmall weight loss was reported by overweight/obese individuals targeted for telephonic wellness coaching in this large retrospective study using pre-post design.
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Public Outrage Overturning Drug Price HikesPublic outrage over the 5000% price increase for Daraprim, a 62-year-old drug purchased by Turing Pharmaceuticals in August, prompted the company to promise it would lower the drug's cost. This is not the first time such an incidence has occurred.
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Connected Care: Improving Outcomes for Adults With Serious Mental IllnessCase study of a payer-led intervention to improve coordination of care for adult Medicaid beneficiaries with serious mental illness.
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The Wider Public Health Value of HCV Treatment Accrued by Liver Transplant RecipientsAdvances in treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) have the potential to generate considerable spillover benefits to patients awaiting transplants, especially among those with non—HCV-mediated liver failure.
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Preferred Roles in Treatment Decision Making Among Patients With Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of Studies Using the Control Preferences ScaleThis pooled analysis assesses preferred roles in treatment decision making, actual roles, and preferred versus actual discordance among 6 studies of patients with cancer.
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Medicare’s Bundled Payment Model Did Not Change Skilled Nursing Facility Discharge PatternsHospital participation in Medicare’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement model was not associated with changes in number of skilled nursing facility (SNF) partners or in SNF discharge concentration.
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Using Aggregated Pharmacy Claims to Identify Primary NonadherenceWe used aggregated pharmacy claims data available within the electronic health record to identify a high rate of primary nonadherence in a nonintegrated primary care network.
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Adalimumab Persistence for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Veteran and Insured CohortsVeterans with inflammatory bowel disease taking adalimumab appear to be more likely to remain on the drug 1 year after initiation than patients who are privately insured.
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Passive Social Health Surveillance and Inpatient ReadmissionsBy collecting self-identified social needs and linking them to claims data, this study analysis reveals that social needs are associated with inpatient readmissions.
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Early Provider Perspectives Within an Accountable Care OrganizationThe authors’ survey of providers in a new accountable care organization reports that initial perceptions of this care model are ambivalent and vary among participating practices.
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The Personal Financial Burden of Cancer for the Working-Aged PopulationBeing actively treated for cancer increases the mean annual out-of-pocket medical expenditures by $1170 compared with not having cancer.
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Does CAC Testing Alter Downstream Treatment Patterns for Cardiovascular Disease?This article provides an assessment of the downstream impact of coronary artery calcium scanning on the subsequent treatment patterns of non—high-risk patients.
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Value of Survival Gains in Chronic Myeloid LeukemiaAlthough clinical trial data have quantified patient survival gains associated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors in chronic myeloid leukemia, the overall value of these benefits is unknown.
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Ethnic Differences in the Development of Albuminuria: The DISTANCE StudyDespite uniform access to medical care, Filipinos, blacks, and Asians with diabetes developed albuminuria at higher rates than whites.
