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From Evidence to Action: What Clinicians Can Do to Transform Cholesterol Care

Across a landmark guideline update, a primary prevention trial, and the first treat-to-target proof of concept, the message is consistent: lower LDL for longer saves lives—and achieving that goal in practice demands goals, teams, tools, and lifestyle as the foundation.

Determinants of Hospital Charges and Costs in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Report from the Myocardial Infarction Cost Study (MICS) Group

Patient Satisfaction With Letter-Based Communication of LCS Pulmonary Nodule Results

Patients were satisfied with receiving their lung cancer screening (LCS) pulmonary nodule results via letter and considered the amount of information provided in the letter appropriate.

Key Flu and RSV Recommendations for the 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus Season

A presentation at the National Community Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting and Exposition focused on the latest on vaccines for flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Outcomes for Hospitals Participating in More- and Less-Mature ACOs

As accountable care organizations’ (ACOs) maturity increased, hospitals participating in CMS ACOs were making progress toward enhanced performance but required more time to improve cost and quality outcomes.

Health Impacts of Health System Implementation of a Food-as-Medicine Strategy

This article describes the reach of a Food-as-Medicine strategy implemented by a regional health care system and its impact on adult participants’ cardiometabolic risk factors.

The Timing and Characteristics of Supplemental Indications for Medicines

Roughly one-fifth of supplemental indications were approved many years after a drug’s initial launch, many of which target populations with high unmet medical needs.

Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Private Cardiology Practice

This commentary examines pressures driving cardiology consolidation, the risks of private equity, and strategies to sustain independent practice while ensuring patient-centered, cost-effective cardiovascular care.

Experts Highlight the Value of Detailed Clinical Discussions at Maui Derm 2026

Experts at Maui Derm 2026 discuss the meeting’s focus on in-depth clinical education, practical patient care pearls, and interdisciplinary networking.

Health Outcomes of Socially Vulnerable Populations in Different Medicare Payment Arrangements

Beneficiaries in socially vulnerable communities received higher-quality, more-efficient care under value-based care (at-risk Medicare Advantage) compared with those in fee-for-service Medicare payment arrangements.

Cost of Behavioral Messaging Interventions for Cardiovascular Medication Adherence

This article evaluates the programmatic cost of 3 behavioral mobile messaging interventions aimed at improving cardiovascular medication adherence in The Nudge Study.

Under the Magnifying Glass: A Wave of Drug Price Transparency

Federal pharmacy benefit manager transparency reforms must contend with concentrated pharmaceutical markets that lack competitive conditions. Learnings from transparency will shape future drug pricing reforms.

Regional Market Factors and Patient Experience in Primary Care

Patient-provider communication quality metrics at safety net hospitals are indirectly affected by changes in regional market factors that influence patients’ demand for care.

Policy Paths, Research Gaps to Improve Medicare Access for Younger Beneficiaries: Emma Achola-Kothari, PhD

Emma Achola-Kothari, PhD, highlights the need to expand Medigap access for Medicare beneficiaries younger than 65 years and calls for future research connecting access barriers to health outcomes.

Roles and Priorities Guiding Medicare Advantage Postacute Home Health Referrals

This study examines how key players in managed care drive postacute home health referrals, identifying tensions, limited patient involvement, and barriers to care coordination.

Cost-Effectiveness of Implementing a Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring Program

A home blood pressure telemonitoring program effectively reduced blood pressure in real-world clinical settings, but program enrollment expenses increased overall costs.

The Cost of Implementing and Sustaining the Massachusetts Model

This article presents a microcosting analysis of resources needed for the implementation and sustainment of the Massachusetts model evaluated in the PROUD trial.

Combined Effect of Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Semaglutide: Analysis of Administrative Claims

Claims data reveal larger hemoglobin A1c decreases in people with type 2 diabetes who use continuous glucose monitoring and semaglutide compared with semaglutide alone.

The Effect of Medicaid Reimbursement for Psychiatrists on the Health Care Burden of Serious Mental Illness

This analysis compared health care resource utilization and costs for Medicaid patients with serious mental illness between US states with low vs high reimbursement rates for psychiatric services.

Combined Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy Impact on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

The combination of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy is associated with reductions in emergency department visits and inpatient admissions along with lower total cost of care relative to either therapy alone.

Discharge Timing and Associations With Outcomes Following Heart Failure Hospitalization

A retrospective multicenter study found that patients with heart failure discharged by noon had higher short- and long-term mortality and increased early readmission rates compared with afternoon discharges.

Teamwork Enhances Patient Experience: Linking TEAM and Net Promoter Scores

In 1386 providers, better teamwork related to higher patient Net Promoter Score (NPS), and the relationship between provider experience and NPS was mediated by teamwork.

Hospital Participation in Medicare ACOs: No Change in Admission Practices and Spending

Hospital accountable care organization (ACO) participation did not impact emergency department admission rates, length of stay, or costs, suggesting limited effectiveness in reducing spending for unplanned admissions and challenging hospital-led ACO cost-saving strategies.

Access to Consultative Dermatologic Care via Physician-to-Physician Asynchronous Outpatient Teledermatology

Direct access of primary care physicians to dermatologists via asynchronous teledermatology improves a health system’s ability to increase patient access to dermatologic care.

AI Cannot Fix a Broken Claims Paradigm

This article provides a commentary on a news feature published on AJMC.com in 2025 titled “AI Seen as Key to Reducing Health Care Claim Denials, Survey Finds.”

A Standardized Care Pathway Increases Optimal Dialysis Starts

The authors observed a significant increase in optimal starts for dialysis and in peritoneal dialysis rates after implementing a standardized end-stage renal disease transition pathway.

Insurance-Related Differences in Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse Comorbidities of Medicare Beneficiaries

Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse comorbidity data vary by insurance status. Analyses using these data that fail to account for insurance status are subject to information bias.

Outcomes in Patients With IBD Stratified by Risk of Disease Progression

This study validates criteria to identify patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) at risk of worsening disease who may benefit from early treatment with advanced therapies.

Addressing STIs Through Managed Care: Opportunities in Medicaid and Beyond

Medicaid and other managed care organizations could take several key steps to respond to the sexually transmitted infection (STI) epidemic in the US, including congenital syphilis.