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August 2021, Vol 2, No. 8

JAMA Forum

Elevating Dignity as a Goal for Health System Achievement in the COVID-19 Era and in the Future

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e212803. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2803

Child Health Policy and the COVID-19 Pandemic

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e212921. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2921

Period Poverty and Promoting Menstrual Equity

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e213089. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.3089

The Need for a US National Clinical Trial Infrastructure in a Public Health Crisis

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e213223. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.3223
Viewpoint

What Medicare Can Teach Medicaid About Value-Based Care: Putting the Care Back in Medicaid

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e211513. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1513

This Viewpoint discusses key features of value-based care at Medicare and highlights structural changes needed for the same programs to thrive at Medicaid.

Paying for Telemedicine in Smaller Rural Hospitals: Extending the Technology to Those Who Benefit Most

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e211570. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1570

This Viewpoint presents potential policy solutions to the specific barriers that smaller hospitals face when offering telemedicine and discusses how this technology can help them retain patients and stay open.

Opioid Settlement Funds—Do Not Neglect Patients With Pain

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e211765. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1765

This Viewpoint proposes actionable strategies to address the needs of patients with pain in the allocation of opioid settlement funds.

Bans on COVID-19 Mask Requirements vs Disability Accommodations: A New Conundrum

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e211912. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1912

This Viewpoint argues that banning mask requirements is discriminatory against individuals with certain disabilities.

Original Investigation

Self-reported Access to Firearms Among Patients Receiving Care for Mental Health and Substance Use

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e211973. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1973

This cross-sectional study evaluates whether and how patients self-report firearm access information on a routine mental health monitoring questionnaire and examines sociodemographic and clinical associations of reported access.

Interventions to Address Food Insecurity Among Adults in Canada and the US: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e212001. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2001

This systematic review with meta-analysis examines 39 randomized and observational studies for associations between food insecurity interventions and insecurity status, health outcomes, and health care use among adults.

COVID-19–Related Insurance Coverage Changes and Disparities in Access to Care Among Low-Income US Adults in 4 Southern States

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e212007. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2007

This survey study examines changes in insurance coverage and disparities in access to health care among low-income families and people of color across 4 southern states and by Medicaid expansion status before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Evaluation of Vaccination Strategies to Compare Efficient and Equitable Vaccine Allocation by Race and Ethnicity Across Time

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e212095. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2095

This decision analytical model simulates the association of different vaccine allocation strategies with COVID-19–associated morbidity and mortality and their distribution across racial and ethnic groups.

Factors Associated With Manufacturer Drug Coupon Use at US Pharmacies

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e212123. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2123

This cohort study examines whether certain patient-cost characteristics, drug characteristics, and drug-class characteristics are associated with manufacturer drug coupon use.

Association of Patient Outcomes With Bundled Payments Among Hospitalized Patients Attributed to Accountable Care Organizations

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e212131. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2131

This cohort study evaluates whether simultaneous inclusion in a Medicare accountable care organization and a bundled payment program was associated with better patient outcomes, compared with bundled payments alone.

Evaluation of Allocation Schemes of COVID-19 Testing Resources in a Community-Based Door-to-Door Testing Program

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e212260. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2260

This cohort study compares 3 protocols for allocating health workers to deliver COVID-19 tests door-to-door within East San Jose, California, including index area selection, uncertainty sampling, and local knowledge of the health workers.

Association of Medicaid Managed Care Drug Carve Outs With Hepatitis C Virus Prescription Use

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e212285. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2285

This cross-sectional study assesses whether hepatitis C medication use would change in states that transitioned from carved-in to carved-out Medicaid coverage.

Medicaid Subscription-Based Payment Models and Implications for Access to Hepatitis C Medications

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e212291. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2291

This cross-sectional study evaluates whether the implementation of subscription-based Medicaid payment models for hepatitis C virus medications was associated with a change in use of these drugs in Washington and Louisiana.

Research Letter

Acute Care Visits for Assault and Maltreatment Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e211983. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1983

This cross-sectional study compares rates of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for assault and maltreatment by age category and sex in Ontario, Canada, before vs during the COVID-10 pandemic.

Analysis of Publicly Funded Reinsurance—Government Spending and Insurer Risk Exposure

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e211992. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1992

This analysis compares the design of section 1332 reinsurance policies across states based on their potential for reducing insurer risk exposure and likely level of government spending

Youth Perceptions of Vaccination for COVID-19 in the United States

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e212103. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2103

This survey study examines opinions from a diverse sample of US youth after the initiation of mass immunization campaigns regarding COVID-19 vaccine acceptability, perceived barriers to vaccination, and anticipated changes in behavior.

In the News

New Federal Guidance Says COVID-19’s Long-term Effects Can Qualify as a Disability

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e212820. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2820

WHO Report—Despite Progress in Tackling Tobacco Use, Some Countries Fail to Regulate e-Cigarettes and Other Emerging Products

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e212901. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2901

US Health Care System Ranks Distant Last Among 11 High-Income Nations—Report

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e213053. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.3053

Report Highlights Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services’ Struggles with Worker Shortages, Closures

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e213157. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.3157

As COVID-19 Hospitalizations of Unvaccinated Patients Soar, Private Insurers No Longer Waiving Out-of-Pocket Costs

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e213263. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.3263
Invited Commentary

Opening the Door to a Discussion on Gun Safety

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e211586. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1586

Individual Health Insurance Market Reinsurance After the Passage of the American Rescue Plan Act

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e211614. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1614
Editorial

Medicaid Expansion and Access to Care for Low-Income Adults in 4 Southern States During COVID-19

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e212000. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2000

Learning From Novel Approaches to Paying for Hepatitis C Virus Medications in State Medicaid Programs

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e212412. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2412
Correction

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e212479. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2479
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JAMA Health Forum

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JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(8):e212357. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2357
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