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Rebecca Vasquez, MD

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Addressing Social Determinants of Health Improves Dermatologic Care in Underserved Populations

Rebecca Vasquez, MD, FAAD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, emphasizes the necessity of addressing social determinants to improve dermatological care and access for underserved populations.


Terry Wilcox

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Commentary: Americans Can’t Afford to Lose Access to Their Doctors

Patients face increasing barriers to healthcare access as physician shortages rise and Medicare payment systems fail to support independent practices.


John Heymach, MD, PhD

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Experts Share Top Takeaways From AACR Annual Meeting 2025

During interviews at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2025, experts shared key insights from this year's conference.


Sema Sgaier, PhD

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Better Data Is Needed to Tackle Health Equity

The US federal government is finally updating its standards for reporting data on race and ethnicity – and it’s an urgently needed chance to enable a national overview of crucial data on health inequities



Kael Wherry, PhD

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Cost-Effectiveness of the MiniMed 780G System for Type 1 Diabetes

A new technology for management of diabetes is cost-effective for patients in the US with type 1 diabetes compared with traditional treatments.



Stuart Genschaw, MBA

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AJMC Roundtable: Evaluating the Management of Cancer Immunotherapy (CIT)

Stuart Genschaw, MBA, discusses how his practice approaches cancer immunotherapy (CIT) management and the potential future pathways of care.


Jim Kenney, RPh, MBA

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Unmet Needs in the Treatment of Wet AMD

Nicholas G. Anderson, MD; Philip Niles, MD, MBA; Kevin U. Stephens, Sr., JD, MD; and Jim Kenney, RPh, MBA, provide insight on unmet needs and future directions for the treatment of wet AMD and DME.


Sidney "Beau" Raymond, MD

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Putting Patients First and Engaging the Entire Care Team: Beau Raymond, MD

Beau Raymond, MD, elaborates on what successful patient-centered care entails, highlighting the role of patients to not only judge the success of their own care but also help guide clinicians as they pursue their personal care goals.


Emily B. Levitan, ScD

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Measuring Continuity of Care for Diabetes: Which Visits to Include?

This study examined how inclusion of different provider specialties affected Continuity of Care Index values, year-to-year stability, and association with emergency department visits.


Yoona Kim, PharmD, PhD

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Effects of Individualized Nurse-Led Care Plans on Olaparib Treatment Duration

A nurse-led personalized care program conducted through a specialty pharmacy prolonged medication persistence among patients with cancer receiving olaparib.


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Lynae Darbes, PhD

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HIV Self-Testing Clinical Trial Results Prove Feasibility in Application

Lynae Darbes, PhD, discusses what her research results mean when it comes to implementation of self-testing and counselling for couples vulnerable for HIV.



Mingyan Cong, PhD

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Association of Co-pay Elimination With Medication Adherence and Total Cost

This study evaluated cost and utilization attributed to members enrolled in a health care program with no pharmacy co-pay. Health care savings were identified in addition to medication adherence improvements.


Michael Paul McShane, MD, EdM

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Mobile Health Clinic: Lessons Learned Building Partnerships Across Health Systems

Establishing mobile health clinics in rural settings requires collaboration across health systems by aligning missions, building infrastructure to support research, and demonstrating proof of concept.


Mansi Shah, MD

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Why a Patient With Multiple Myeloma Might Decline Stem Cell Transplant: Mansi Shah, MD

Financial, family, and logistical challenges often lead patients to choose ongoing therapies over stem cell transplantation, says Mansi Shah, MD.


Christina M. Cutter, MD, MSc

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Older Adults’ Perspectives on Emergency Department Costs During COVID-19

Most older US adults have concerns about emergency department visit affordability. Lower income, being uninsured, poor or fair physical/mental health, and younger age were associated with increased concerns.



Abhiram R. Bhashyam, MD, PhD

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Discharge Prescribing and Subsequent Opioid Use After Traumatic Musculoskeletal Injury

The authors use surgical resident assignment as an instrumental variable for discharge opioid prescribing and estimate the impact of discharge opioid supply on subsequent use.


Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, PhD

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The Impact of HDHPs on Service Use and Spending for Substance Use Disorders

Offering a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) led to a 6.6% reduction in the probability of using substance use disorder services and a shift in spending from the plan to the enrollee.


Tara Graff, MD

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Final Thoughts on Bispecifics in B-Cell Lymphomas From ASH 2024

Panelists share their final thoughts on bispecific therapies in B-cell lymphomas based on insights from the 66th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition 2024.


Kristina Hahn, BS

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Primary Care Transformation: A Team-Based Care Model

This article presents a descriptive review of a team-based care transformation model in a large primary care network, including core staffing, process improvement, and extended care teams.


Denise Anthony, PhD

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Patient-Centered Communication, Disparities, and Patient Portals in the US, 2017-2022

From 2017 to 2022, patients with better communication with providers were more likely to report being offered and accessing a patient portal, but disparities persist.


Grace C. Wright, MD, PhD

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US Health Care Disparities in Immunology Biologics Access: A Systematic Review

This article presents a systematic review of US health care disparities in biologics access across immunology (ie, rheumatology, dermatology, and gastroenterology) and a call to action.


Jianhui Xu, PhD

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Part D Beneficiaries’ Incentives and Responses Under Preferred Pharmacy Networks

Under preferred pharmacy networks, unsubsidized Part D beneficiaries faced substantial incentives and moderately switched toward preferred pharmacies, whereas subsidized beneficiaries were insulated and demonstrated little switching.


Rebecca Chacko, MD

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Shaping the Future of Breast Cancer Care With Oral SERDs, Genomic Testing, and ctDNA: Rebecca Chacko, MD

Rebecca Chacko, MD, discussed exciting advancements in breast cancer care and the future role of emerging therapeutic strategies for early recurrence detection, as part of her panelist role at the Detroit Institute for Value-Based Medicine.


Karl Rubio, MIA

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Health Systems and Telemedicine Adoption for Diabetes and Hypertension Care

Small practices reduced their use of telemedicine during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Technical support may help expand and maintain telemedicine in small practices.


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Angela Boykin

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Contributor: North Carolinians Worked Together to Enact Medicaid Expansion. Our Collaboration Can’t End Now.

The sustained, collaborative effort to expand Medicaid will improve the lives of working North Carolinians who, prior to enactment, earned too much to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to afford insurance on the marketplace.


Ann S. O’Malley, MD, MPH

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Incorporating Health IT Into Primary Care Transformation

Longitudinal evaluation of an advanced primary care reform effort found some improvements in health information technology (IT) offerings and use as well as opportunities to improve future collaboration.

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