Aaron L. Schwartz, MD, PhD; Khalil Zlaoui, MS, MEng; Robin P. Foreman, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(12):e214001. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4001
This cohort study assesses whether Medicare Advantage is associated with differential changes in health care utilization and spending for beneficiaries entering Medicare from commercial insurance compared with beneficiaries entering traditional Medicare.
Caroline K. Geiger, PhD; Mark A. Clapp, MD, MPH; Jessica L. Cohen, PhD
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(12):e214044. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4044
This cross-sectional study investigates the association between the advanced maternal age cutoff of 35 years and prenatal care service intensity, severe maternal morbidity, and perinatal mortality.
Jeanne M. Madden, PhD; Susmitha Bayapureddy, MS; Becky A. Briesacher, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(12):e214104. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4104
This survey study examines the affordability of health care and prevalence of payment difficulties among Medicare enrollees.
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Unequal Burdens of Cost Sharing for Medicare Beneficiaries
Neeraj Sood, PhD; Zhiyou Yang, PhD; Peter Huckfeldt, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(12):e214122. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4122
This cross-sectional study explores which components of Medicare spending were associated with reductions in geographic variation and potential policy mechanisms after passage of the Affordable Care Act among enrollees 65 years or older.
Maria W. Steenland, SD, MPH; Ira B. Wilson, MD, MS; Kristen A. Matteson, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(12):e214167. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4167
This cohort study examines the association of Medicaid expansion in Arkansas with continuous postpartum coverage, postpartum health care use, and change in racial disparities.
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Medicaid Policy Associated With Increased Enrollment During the Pandemic
Lauren A. Eberly, MD, MPH; Lin Yang, MS; Utibe R. Essien, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(12):e214182. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4182
This cohort study examines the racial, ethnic, sex, and socioeconomic inequities associated with use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in US patients with type 2 diabetes.
Thomas C. Tsai, MD, MPH; Ava Ferguson Bryan, MD; Ning Rosenthal, MD, MPH, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(12):e214214. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4214
This cohort study examines the use of surgical care across cohorts of surgical urgency during the COVID-19 pandemic and assesses whether there are racial or ethnic disparities in care.
Zirui Song, MD, PhD; Xiaoran Zhang, MA; Lindsey J. Patterson, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(12):e214223. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4223
This cohort study examines hospitalizations and differential changes in mortality and related outcomes by race and ethnicity among Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rushina Cholera, MD, PhD; David Anderson, MS; Sudha R. Raman, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(12):e214283. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4283
This cohort study describes factors associated with coverage disruptions among children enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid from 2016 to 2018 and estimates the outcome of preventing such disruptions with medical expenditures.
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Medicaid Policy Associated With Increased Enrollment During the Pandemic
Sungchul Park, PhD, MPH; Jim P. Stimpson, PhD
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(12):e214299. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4299
This survey study examines trends in and reasons for forgone medical care because of COVID-19 among Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kirstin Woody Scott, MD, MPhil, PhD; John W. Scott, MD, MPH; Amber K. Sabbatini, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(12):e214359. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4359
This cross-sectional study examines the risk of annual out-of-pocket medical expenses that exceed 40% of an uninsured individual鈥檚 income resulting from a single treat-and-release emergency department visit in the US.