Coverage of our peer-reviewed research in the healthcare and mainstream press.
A Pharmacy Times article, “Childhood Vaccinations: It’s Not About Manufacturer Profit,” discussed the findings of a study in the January 2017 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®). The research found that vaccinating children born in the United States in 2009 will generate $184 billion in net social value and save 1.2 million quality-adjusted life-years. As the Pharmacy Times article emphasized, vaccine manufacturers “accrued 2% of total value in the form of gross profits” while “society as a whole retained the other 98%.”
A recent commentary in Peritoneal Dialysis, “Racial Disparity in Access to Home Therapies — We Have the Power to Change,” cited an AJMC® study that could help explain the “nationwide underrepresentation of African American/Hispanic patients on home hemodialysis.” The research, titled “Effects of Physician Payment Reform on Provision of Home Dialysis,” found that dialysis in centers has become more lucrative than home dialysis.
AJMC® newsroom content was included in 2 of the National Pharmaceutical Council’s daily e-newsletters this week. On Monday, it mentioned “ICER’s Updated Value Framework Open for Public Comment,” an article by Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD, about the framework recently released by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Research, as well as “5 Key Highlights From the AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference,” also written by Dangi-Garimella. On Thursday, the newsletter featured an AJMC® video interview in which Mark McClellan, MD, PhD, discussed how to reduce administrative burdens in the move to value-based care.
Empowering Community Health Through Wellness and Faith
April 23rd 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In the third episode, Camille Clarke-Smith, EdD, MS, CHES, CPT, discusses approaching community health holistically through spiritual and community engagement.
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What We’re Reading: Abortion Privacy Rules; Alzheimer Drug Hurdles; Nursing Home Staffing Overhaul
April 23rd 2024New health privacy rules aim to protect patients and providers in an evolving abortion landscape; some physicians express concerns about efficacy, risks, and entrenched beliefs in treating Alzheimer disease; CMS addresses longstanding staffing deficits in nursing homes.
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Overcoming Employment Barriers for Lasting Social Impact: Freedom House 2.0 and Pathways to Work
April 16th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our second episode, in which we learn all about Freedom House 2.0 and the Pathways to Work program.
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Survey Results Reveal Potential Factors Slowing the Decline in Cardiovascular Mortality Rate
April 23rd 2024Research indicated that worsened glycemic, blood pressure, and obesity control, as well as increased alcohol consumption, leveled lipid control, and persistent socioeconomic disparities may have contributed to the decelerated cardiovascular mortality decline in recent years.
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Award-Winning Poster Presentations From AMCP 2024
April 23rd 2024At the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) 2024 annual meeting, multiple poster presentations concerned with health equity, data collection, glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists, and more were acknowledged for their originality, relevance, clarity, bias, and quality.
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