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This letter addresses a letter about the study, "The Relationship Between Preventive Dental Care and Overall Medical Expenditures," with the letter detailing why quasi-experimental studies should be used to address bias from unobserved factors.

As prescription drug affordability boards move toward upper payment limit implementation, uncertainties introduced across the health care system and risks to patient access warrant urgent attention.

Consistent adherence to sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in individuals with type 2 diabetes reduces the risk of hospitalization, supporting targeted interventions to improve medication-taking behavior.

Hospitals increasingly pursue integration strategies to contain costs, yet evidence remains limited. This study examines the effects of 3 forms of integration on hospital costs.

Most surveyed individuals with obesity support lower-cost options for weight maintenance, which would allow better coverage for injectable incretin mimetics for weight management during active weight loss.

This letter emphasizes the need for rigorous study designs, particularly quasi-experimental methods, to accurately assess the causal impact of preventive health services on health care utilization and costs.

Receipt of an insurer-provided grocery benefit was associated with decreased rates of diabetes with complications and increased medication adherence among a population with diabetes.

Quality metrics for screening tests must evolve to mandate diagnostic resolution, ensuring financial and clinical incentives prioritize the complete screening continuum over initial test uptake.

Analysis of billing codes before and after implementation of a care process for weight-focused visits revealed increased primary care revenue for these encounters.

The authors assess use of the novel assistant physician (AP) pathway and examine Missouri regulatory changes. They find limited supply impacts of APs and discuss implications.

An intensive outpatient clinic model significantly reduced health care spending, hospital admissions, and emergency department visits among complex Medicaid patients over a 2-year period.

Integrating behavioral health into primary care is cost-effective from the US health system perspective, with reduced prescription drug expenses being a key driver of these savings.