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Nearly One-Third of Americans Face Unregulated Contaminants in Water, Hispanic, Black Communities Hit Hardest

January 15th 2025

The study found significant disparities in the exposure to contaminants. Communities with higher percentages of Hispanic and Black residents were not only more likely to have unregulated chemicals in their drinking water, but they were also more frequently located near pollution sources.

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Study Suggests Postdischarge Care Needs Targeted, Multifaceted Approaches

January 15th 2025

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Updated Guidelines Allow Men Who Have Sex With Men to Join National Blood Donor Month Efforts

January 14th 2025

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Lung Cancer Screening Facilities Least Accessible to American Indian/Alaska Native Patients, Rural Communities

January 13th 2025

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Obesity at Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Worse Survival Outcomes in Pediatric Patients

January 13th 2025

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January 15th 2025

Keeping Pace With New Developments in Multiple Myeloma: Updates and Strategies to Optimize Bispecific Antibodies and CAR T-Cell Therapy

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January 15th 2025

Addressing the Gaps and Clinical Challenges in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Updates and Strategies for Managed Care

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January 15th 2025

Closing Gaps in CLL Care: Managed Care Insights and Strategies

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January 15th 2025

ASH Annual Meeting Coverage: Highlighting the Recent Updates in TKI Use in the Treatment of CML – Insights and Application for Managed Care

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July 2nd 2020

Hospital Responses to DSRIP Program Reforms in New Jersey

Kristen Lloyd, MPH Sujoy Chakravarty, PhD Susan Brownlee, PhD Jennifer Farnham, MS Joel C. Cantor, ScD
This study examines the New Jersey Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program using hospital web surveys and key informant interviews and finds progress toward data-driven population health management for low-income patients.
What We're Reading: Okla. Votes to Expand Medicaid; Fauci Warns of 100,000 Daily Cases; Public Health Funding Cuts
July 1st 2020

What We're Reading: Okla. Votes to Expand Medicaid; Fauci Warns of 100,000 Daily Cases; Public Health Funding Cuts

AJMC Staff
Oklahomans vote to expand Medicaid amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; Anthony Fauci, MD, cautions Congress that the daily number of new COVID-19 cases could reach 100,000 if outbreaks are not suppressed; public health departments must fight the spread of COVID-19 with lower funding and insufficient staff.
What We're Reading: Oklahoma Votes on Medicaid Expansion; Studies Highlight Rare Inflammatory Syndrome; ACA Expansion Bill
June 30th 2020

What We're Reading: Oklahoma Votes on Medicaid Expansion; Studies Highlight Rare Inflammatory Syndrome; ACA Expansion Bill

AJMC Staff
Voters in Oklahoma will decide whether or not to amend the state's constitution to expand Medicaid; new studies find that nearly 300 children in the United States have contracted a rare inflammatory disorder related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); the House of Representatives passed a bill aimed to bolster the Affordable Care Act.
What We're Reading: COVID-19 Affecting Impoverished Countries; Antibody Test Given Emergency Use Clearance; Battling Pandemic Misinformation
June 29th 2020

What We're Reading: COVID-19 Affecting Impoverished Countries; Antibody Test Given Emergency Use Clearance; Battling Pandemic Misinformation

AJMC Staff
Lockdown because of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is not an option in impoverished and war-torn countries; the FDA grants emergency use clearance to Danaher Corp's COVID-19 antibody test; strategizing amid misinformation spread on the pandemic.
Minimizing Administrative Burden in the Provider Relief Fund: Spending Money on Care, Not Accounting
June 28th 2020

Minimizing Administrative Burden in the Provider Relief Fund: Spending Money on Care, Not Accounting

Travis Broome, MPH, MBA
Trump Administration, Republican Attorneys General Ask Supreme Court to Repeal ACA
June 25th 2020

Trump Administration, Republican Attorneys General Ask Supreme Court to Repeal ACA

Gianna Melillo
The Trump administration and Republican state attorneys general called on the Supreme Court to overturn the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA, also known as Obamacare). President Trump has endorsed repealing the ACA since his 2016 campaign, while Republican lawmakers have largely opposed the law since its inception in 2010.
How Can Data Sharing Evolve Population Health Management?
June 25th 2020

How Can Data Sharing Evolve Population Health Management?

Matthew Gavidia
During the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations Virtual 2020 Spring Conference, panelists discussed how data sharing can be implemented in health care systems and spur the evolution of population health management.
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June 22nd 2020

Is Home Care Going Mainstream in the United States?

Laura Joszt, MA
Technology has made it easier to deliver health care in the home in recent years, but the financing models have not caught up just yet.
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June 19th 2020

AHIP Town Hall Panel Leads With Discussion About Health Coverage in Wake of Pandemic

Allison Inserro
During AHIP’s Institute & Expo Online 2020, the conversation focused on the impact the pandemic has had on health coverage and what can be done to improve health equity, among other issues.
Humana's Bold Goal Program Takes Aim at Chronic Disease in Time of COVID-19
June 18th 2020

Humana's Bold Goal Program Takes Aim at Chronic Disease in Time of COVID-19

Mary Caffrey
Bold Goal is Humana’s effort to address holistic health needs in key markets, in part by working with community partners to address social determinants of health. The program seeks to tackle barriers such as lack of food or housing and social isolation that contribute to chronic disease.
Social Needs Resource Navigators Help Limit Children's Health Care Utilization
June 2nd 2020

Social Needs Resource Navigators Help Limit Children's Health Care Utilization

Gianna Melillo
Research has established an association between social risk factors and child health outcomes, while professional medical organizations have endorsed screening for such factors in clinical settings. Providing an in-person patient navigator to address family social needs leads to a decrease in child health care utilization, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Racial Disparities Shift in Observation Status in Hospital Admissions for Avoidable Conditions
June 2nd 2020

Racial Disparities Shift in Observation Status in Hospital Admissions for Avoidable Conditions

Allison Inserro
A study released Monday used national Medicare data to try and understand disparities between black and white patients in avoidable hospitalizations for ambulatory care–sensitive conditions.
Study Finds Nonprofit Hospitals Did Not Direct Medicaid Expansion Savings Into Communities
May 29th 2020

Study Finds Nonprofit Hospitals Did Not Direct Medicaid Expansion Savings Into Communities

Gianna Melillo
Medicaid expansion was associated with a decrease in nonprofit hospitals’ burden of providing uncompensated care, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. However, hospitals did not redirect this financial relief toward spending on additional community benefits.
Lili Brillstein on Mandatory, Voluntary Payment Models
May 29th 2020

Lili Brillstein on Mandatory, Voluntary Payment Models

There will never be all mandatory payment models or all value-based models, but we can craft a value-based model around just about anything as long as everybody agrees on what the criteria is, said Lili Brillstein, CEO of Brillstein Collaborative Consulting, and former Director for Episodes of Care at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.
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May 20th 2020

Linking Opportunity Costs and Value Assessments for State and Commercial Payers

Allison Inserro
When deciding which treatments to cover, states and commercial payers must wrestle with opportunity costs as new therapeutics come to market. A panel at Virtual ISPOR 2020 discussed some of the factors that go into those decisions.
How Will the Pandemic Shape Health Care Policy of the Future?
May 19th 2020

How Will the Pandemic Shape Health Care Policy of the Future?

Allison Inserro
At the opening session of this year's Virtual ISPOR 2020 conference, panelists shared their views on what future health care systems can learn from the current pandemic crisis.
How Much Does It Cost to Give Birth in the United States? It Depends on the State
May 15th 2020

How Much Does It Cost to Give Birth in the United States? It Depends on the State

Gianna Melillo
The cost of giving birth in the United States can vary by thousands of dollars depending on where the birth takes place. In Arkansas, inpatient birth charges come out to roughly $8300, but that total rises to nearly $20,000 in New York.
Secnidazole May Successfully Treat STI Disproportionately Affecting Black Women
May 6th 2020

Secnidazole May Successfully Treat STI Disproportionately Affecting Black Women

Gianna Melillo
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Lupin) announced positive results from its phase 3 trial assessing the efficacy and safety of secnidazole (Solosec) in female patients with trichomoniasis. Although trichomoniasis is common in the United States, the risk of being infected with the infection is nearly 10 times higher for African American women compared with non-Hispanic white women.
What We're Reading: Northeastern States Unite on Supplies; Public Health Woes; Trump Expects More Deaths
May 4th 2020

What We're Reading: Northeastern States Unite on Supplies; Public Health Woes; Trump Expects More Deaths

AJMC Staff
Northeastern states formed a consortium to purchase personal protective equipment and other supplies to cope with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); the pandemic highlights public health identitity crisis; President Trump revises US pandemic death toll.
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April 24th 2020

What Matters to Our Patients Matters to Us, and We Must Keep Up, Panel Notes

Maggie L. Shaw
Day 1 of Virtual COA 2020, this year’s Community Oncology Conference, kicked off with the panel discussion, “Top Oncology Issues Now & Looking Ahead,” led by Bo Gamble, director of Strategic Practice Initiatives at the Community Oncology Alliance. Topics covered ran the gamut: from Zoom being everyone’s new middle name to telehealth to caring for patients’ medical and social needs and beyond.
Do Caregivers for Patients With Heart Failure Benefit From Telehealth?
April 23rd 2020

Do Caregivers for Patients With Heart Failure Benefit From Telehealth?

Maggie L. Shaw
In the United States, heart failure affects a patient population of over 6.5 million. Through medication management, transportation, and emotional support, among the many tasks they assist with, these patients’ caregivers provide services valued at $7.9 billion annually.
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April 21st 2020

Dr Anshu Jain: We Must Be Teachers, Researchers, and Caregivers

Maggie L. Shaw
In a preview interview for this year’s 2020 Community Oncology Conference, The American Journal of Managed Care® speaks with Anshu Jain, MD—radiation oncologist at Ashland Bellefonte Cancer Center in Ashland, Kentucky; assistant clinical professor at the Yale School of Medicine; and Community Oncology Alliance board member—on how important it is to always strive for excellence in medicine.
Preventing Loneliness Among the Senior Population During the COVID-19 Crisis
March 25th 2020

Preventing Loneliness Among the Senior Population During the COVID-19 Crisis

Maggie L. Shaw
“The brunt of COVID-19 will be borne by the poor, elderly, and sick, and it is up to us to ensure they are not left behind” – Former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
More Adults at High Risk for Vision Loss, Study Says
March 18th 2020

More Adults at High Risk for Vision Loss, Study Says

Gianna Melillo
The number of US adults at high risk for vision loss increased from 2002 to 2017, according to an observational study based on national survey data.
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March 11th 2020

A Revised Classification Algorithm for Assessing Emergency Department Visit Severity of Populations

Klaus W. Lemke, PhD Kiemanh Pham, MD, MPH Debra M. Ravert, MD Jonathan P. Weiner, DrPH
An updated emergency visit classification tool enables managers to make valid inferences about levels of appropriateness of emergency department utilization and healthcare needs within a population.
Dr Bruce Sherman: Disproportionate Effects of Co-pay Accumulator Programs Across Populations
March 10th 2020

Dr Bruce Sherman: Disproportionate Effects of Co-pay Accumulator Programs Across Populations

Co-pay accumulator adjustment programs can have different effects for individuals with varying health plan types or income levels, explained Bruce Sherman, MD, chief medical officer of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions.
PEPFAR, Elton John Reaffirm Commitment to, Investment in HIV Support for Key Populations
August 3rd 2018

PEPFAR, Elton John Reaffirm Commitment to, Investment in HIV Support for Key Populations

Jaime Rosenberg
During the 2018 International AIDS Conference, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Elton John AIDS Foundation revealed initial results from the LGBT Fund, which they launched in 2016. PEPFAR also announced over $360 million in funding over the next 12 months.
Center for HOPE: Addressing Health Needs and Cancer Disparities Among Underserved Populations
June 20th 2018

Center for HOPE: Addressing Health Needs and Cancer Disparities Among Underserved Populations

Last month, the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah announced the opening of the Huntsman Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity (HOPE). The research and clinical center is dedicated to preventing cancer and improving health among underserved populations.
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October 3rd 2017

ASCO, Friends of Cancer Research Call for More Inclusive Cancer Clinical Trials

Christina Mattina
Clinical trials researching cancer therapies should be more inclusive of a broader range of patients, according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Friends of Cancer Research.
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June 23rd 2017

Study: For Many, Being 70 Isn't What It Used to Be

Mary Caffrey
A different way to measure population aging takes into account changing life expectancy, with implications for healthcare.
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