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Clinical and Economic Burden of Uncontrolled Severe Noneosinophilic AsthmaAmong patients with severe asthma with low eosinophils untreated with biologics, there is a high burden of disease among those who have suboptimal disease control.
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Treatment Modification After Initiating Second-Line Medication for Type 2 DiabetesAmong adults with type 2 diabetes who started noninsulin second-line therapy, most modified treatment within 1 year. Discontinuation was by far the most common modification.
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Building Better Collaboration: Reducing Care Delays in Managing mCRCExperts discuss proactive steps health care teams, including pharmacists, can take to minimize delays and overcome payer-related barriers when prescribing third-line therapies for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) and how collaboration between health care teams, payers, and manufacturers can be improved to reduce care delays.
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A Health Plan Showing Up in New Ways Amid COVID-19Amid the current devastation wrought by the global pandemic, a health insurer in California has demonstrated leadership in fighting through systemic deficiencies by empowering people, process, and technology to address coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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Contributor: How Pediatric Mental Health May Influence the Risk of Heart Disease in AdulthoodIn this contributor piece, the connection between the complexities of mental health and heart disease in at-risk communities is explored, with the authors stressing the importance of risk factor evaluation and multidisciplinary patient education from both mental and physical health providers.
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Physical Activity Improves Performance, Frailty Scores, PROs in Multiple MyelomaExercises such as resistance training and walking were safe and effective interventions that were associated with improved frailty scores and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with multiple myeloma receiving systemic treatment.
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Cost-effectiveness of a 3-Year Tele-Messaging Intervention for Positive Airway Pressure UseLong-term tele-messaging was more effective than no messaging and short-term messaging for positive airway pressure use, and it was highly likely to be cost-effective with an acceptable willingness-to-pay threshold.
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Contributor: Beyond the Sloganeering—A Data-Driven Analysis of Recent 340B GrowthThis contributor column discusses a recent study that shows the 340B Program’s explosive growth is overwhelmingly due to utilization increases, not price.
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Contributor: How to Fight the Cold and the Flu This SeasonWith cold and flu season approaching, tips for avoiding the worst of the respiratory viruses are important for facing the coming months, when health experts expect an uptick in flu cases compared with the past 2 years.
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Unmet Health Care and Health-Related Social Needs of Laundromat UsersLaundromats offer a promising outreach setting for Medicaid payers because Medicaid enrollees represent a majority of laundromat users and have disproportionately high levels of unmet needs.
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High-Need Beneficiary Enrollment Patterns in Medicare Advantage and Traditional MedicareAccounting for 32% of all Medicare enrollees in 2019, high-need beneficiaries were more likely to be in traditional Medicare than Medicare Advantage.
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Diagnosis Patterns and Stress Testing Trends After Implementing High-Sensitivity Troponin AssayThis study found that switching from a conventional troponin assay to a high-sensitivity troponin assay resulted in changes to diagnosis patterns and stress testing trends.
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Congress Ends Surprise Billing: Implications for Payers, Providers, and PatientsThe No Surprises Act represents a rare bipartisan moment for Congress and a long-needed safeguard for patients that will reorient relationships among payers and providers.
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At-Home Hemoglobin A1c Testing During COVID-19 Improved Glycemic ControlProviding at-home hemoglobin A1c test kits increases testing rates and facilitates hemoglobin A1c reduction over time among members of a large commercial health plan with diabetes.
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Evaluating the Potential of Intrathecal Gene TherapyPanelists discuss how emerging intrathecal gene therapy for older patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) shows modest efficacy with fewer systemic adverse effects than intravenous administration, though safety concerns and limited data remain.
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How Do Primary Community Hospitals Enact Early Response to COVID-19? The Experience From Chengdu, ChinaOur hospital is a primary hospital in Chengdu, China. Since February 5, our hospital has been listed as the primary designated medical unit for treating new patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Jinniu District. In this letter, we share our COVID-19 experience with readers.
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Primary Care Practice Structural Capabilities in Health Professional Shortage AreasNurse practitioners are increasingly meeting primary care demands in underserved areas and are more likely to deliver structural capabilities related to chronic disease management.
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Cancellations in Primary Care in the Veterans Affairs Health Care SystemThis article examines the prevalence of unused primary care appointments in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System.
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Primary Care Video and Telephone Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Treatment and Follow-up Health Care UtilizationTelephone visits may offer a simple and convenient option to address patient primary care needs without raising safety concerns.
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Cost Sharing for Oral Lenvatinib Among Commercially Insured PatientsAmong a cohort of insured patients with cancer, the median total monthly cost of oral lenvatinib was $17,253, and 75% of patients paid $100 or less out of pocket per month for the drug.
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Association of Physician Specialty With Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment and CostsIn this retrospective cohort study of patients with newly diagnosed psoriatic arthritis, the authors examine the association of treatment selection and costs with physician specialty.
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Social Determinants of Health and Emergency Department Utilization in Alabama Children’s Health Insurance ProgramCommunity social determinants of health such as rurality and low socioeconomic status moderate the association between an individual’s race and emergency care use.
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Patterns of Opioid Use in Commercially Insured Patients With CancerAmong the fewer than half of patients with cancer who received opioid fills, a relatively small proportion (2.5%) had potentially problematic opioid use.
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Future Directions of BTK Inhibitors in Leukemia and LymphomaExperts discuss future directions of BTK inhibitors.
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Implementing Team-Based Telemedicine Workflows in Safety-Net Primary CareTelemedicine in safety-net primary care faces particular challenges. Consistent, team-based workflows can support video visit implementation and health care maintenance in telemedicine visits.
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Contributor: Patient-Centered Approaches to Supporting Medication Adherence Among Persons With SchizophreniaThere are effective strategies that can be employed concurrently to promote adherence to medications for schizophrenia, including but not limited to pharmacological, technological, and psychosocial interventions.
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How Understanding Risk Factors Can Help Patients With Chronic Diseases Quit SmokingHow much does education about the specific risks of smoking assist in smoking cessation?
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Factors Associated With Unplanned Admissions Among Patients With Chronic ConditionsThis study identified risk factors for unplanned admissions among patients with multiple chronic conditions to inform focused interventions.
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Scenario Analysis When Conducting Budget Impact Analyses for Rare DiseasesThe authors propose conducting a scenario analysis for interventions to treat rare diseases by varying health plan size to demonstrate the variability of potential budget impact.
