Rachael Matty, BS; Rebekah Heckmann, MD, MPH, MPA; Elizabeth George, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211323. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1323
This cross-sectional study determines whether different risk factors identify the same highly disadvantaged hospitals caring for a high proportion of disadvantaged patients using 7 definitions of social risk.
Nora V. Becker, MD, PhD; Michelle H. Moniz, MD, MSc; Renuka Tipirneni, MD, MSc; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211408. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1408
This cross-sectional study describes the utilization of women’s preventive health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19’s Shock to Health Care Services
Cecilia Cortez; Omar Mansour, MHS; Dima M. Qato, PharmD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211529. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1529
This cross-sectional study of data from the IQVIA National Disease and Therapeutic Index examines changes in the clinical content of ambulatory care among office-based vs telemedicine encounters in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anjali Sergeant, BASc; Sudipta Saha, SM; Saeha Shin, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211615. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1615
This cross-sectional study investigates the association of physician gender with mortality and patient outcomes in a general medicine inpatient setting.
David M. Anderson, MS; Petra W. Rasmussen, PhD; Coleman Drake, PhD
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211642. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1642
This economic analysis estimates the extent to which a smart default policy could reduce health insurance marketplace enrollees’ cost sharing and premiums.
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New Evidence on the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Insurance Coverage
Eric D. Finegood, PhD; Daniel A. Briley, PhD; Nicholas A. Turiano, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211652. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1652
This cohort study examines the shared environmental and genetic characteristics as well as the mortality risk of adult individuals, siblings, and twins participating in a longitudinal study.
Kelsey Chalmers, PhD; Valérie Gopinath, MS; Shannon Brownlee, MS; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211719. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1719
This retrospective cohort study examines the prevalence of adverse events associated with potential low-value procedures and the additional hospital length of stay and costs.
Tony Blakely, PhD; Jason Thompson, PhD; Laxman Bablani, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211749. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1749
This economic evaluation determines the optimal policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria, Australia, using a net monetary benefit approach for policies ranging from aggressive elimination and moderate elimination to tight suppression and loose suppression.
Joel S. Weissman, PhD; Amanda J. Reich, PhD, MPH; Holly G. Prigerson, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211829. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1829
This cohort study tests the hypothesis that having a billed advance care planning visit is associated with less intensive use of end-of-life health care services among Medicare beneficiaries with serious illness.