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July 2021, Vol 2, No. 7

JAMA Forum

Carving in Hospice to Medicare Advantage—Potential Unintended Consequences

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e212269. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2269

Drug Pricing Reform in 2021—Going Big or Going Bipartisan?

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e212372. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2372

Commonality and Continuity in Responses to Pandemic and Endemic COVID-19

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e212474. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2474

Evidence-Based Health Policy in the Biden-Harris Administration

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e212598. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2598

To Advance Health Equity During COVID-19 and Beyond, Elevate and Support Community Health Workers

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e212724. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2724
Viewpoint

Rethinking Medicaid Home and Community-Based Service Assessments: A Need for Better Quality Monitoring

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211274. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1274

This Viewpoint discusses the shift in Medicaid long-term services and supports from the institutional setting to the community, the challenges this shift poses to quality monitoring, and the need for policy changes to protect recipients.

Balancing Quality and Speed in the Market Approval of Diagnostic Tests: Experiences of South Korea, the UK, and the US

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211333. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1333

This Viewpoint discusses the global experience with COVID-19 diagnostic test approvals and urges governments to adopt regulatory processes that will allow for faster scaling-up of accurate diagnostic testing in future pandemics.

Developing an Economic and Policy Research Agenda for Blood Biomarkers of Neurodegenerative Diseases

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211428. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1428

This Viewpoint proposes that blood-based biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases will raise notable economic and policy challenges that should be addressed through research.

US Health Care Relies on Filipinxs While Ignoring Their Health Needs: Disguised Disparities and the COVID-19 Pandemic

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211489. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1489

This Viewpoint explains how data aggregation under a single Asian category has hidden the real health and death toll of COVID-19 among Filipinx in the US, especially the large portion of which are frontline health care workers.

Achieving Racial and Ethnic Equity in COVID-19 Vaccination: From Individual Readiness to Health System Readiness

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211724. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1724

This Viewpoint discusses the stages of vaccine readiness at the individual and health system levels and, based on the US experience with COVID-19, proposes a more racially and ethnically equitable approach to vaccination efforts.

Original Investigation

Identification of Hospitals That Care for a High Proportion of Patients With Social Risk Factors

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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.

Utilization of Women’s Preventive Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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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.

Changes in Short-term, Long-term, and Preventive Care Delivery in US Office-Based and Telemedicine Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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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.

Variations in Processes of Care and Outcomes for Hospitalized General Medicine Patients Treated by Female vs Male Physicians

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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.

Estimated Plan Enrollment Outcomes After Changes to US Health Insurance Marketplace Automatic Renewal Rules

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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.

Association of Wealth With Longevity in US Adults at Midlife

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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.

Adverse Events and Hospital-Acquired Conditions Associated With Potential Low-Value Care in Medicare Beneficiaries

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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.

Association of Simulated COVID-19 Policy Responses for Social Restrictions and Lockdowns With Health-Adjusted Life-Years and Costs in Victoria, Australia

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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.

Association of Advance Care Planning Visits With Intensity of Health Care for Medicare Beneficiaries With Serious Illness at the End of Life

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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.

Research Letter

Prevalence and Magnitude of Potential Surprise Bills for Childbirth

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211460. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1460

This cross-sectional study examines surprise bills that are received for childbirths and newborn hospitalizations.

Factors Associated With Chinese Adults’ Vaccine Acceptance

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211466. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1466

This survey study assesses disparities in COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and identifies approaches to improve vaccination rates among adults in China.

Association Between Primary Care Payment Model and Telemedicine Use for Medicare Advantage Enrollees During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211597. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1597

This cohort study examines the association between the primary care payment model and telemedicine use for Medicare Advantage enrollees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

National Trends in Use of and Spending on Oral Anticoagulants Among US Medicare Beneficiaries From 2011 to 2019

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211693. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1693

This cross-sectional study examines patterns of use of direct oral anticoagulants and their association with Medicare spending.

Physician Network Breadth and Plan Quality Ratings in Medicare Advantage

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211816. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1816

This cross-sectional study examines the extent of narrow networks across Medicare Advantage, types of counties where they are common, enrollment in narrow network plans, and how networks are associated with star ratings.

In the News

New Federal Rule Offers Patients Protection Against Surprise Medical Bills

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e212347. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2347

WHO Offers Guidance on Use of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e212467. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2467

Record High Temperatures in US Northwest Led to Surge in Heat-Related Emergency Department Visits

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e212569. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2569

Report Illuminates Health Care–Related Challenges Faced by LGBT+ Adults

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e212685. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2685
Invited Commentary

The Pervasive Influence of Wealth Inequality on Health

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211647. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1647
Editor's Note

Identifying Safety Net Hospitals Consistently

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211240. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1240
JAMA Health Forum Masthead

JAMA Health Forum

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(7):e211920. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1920
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