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July 2022, Vol 3, No. 7

JAMA Forum

Public Health and Payers—Bridging the Gap to Boost Public Health Investment

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e222750. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2750

Hidden Danger: Fragile Markets for Critical Health Care Goods

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e222873. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2873

The Supreme Court’s New Direction and the Public’s Health

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e222978. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2978

The Post–COVID-19 Case for Primary Care

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e223096. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.3096
Viewpoint

Cautions When Using Race and Ethnicity in Administrative Claims Data Sets

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e221812. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1812

This Viewpoint discusses how ongoing evaluation of existing race and ethnicity data collection standards in administrative claims data sets will improve the quality of data available, though it will also require resources.

California Cannabis Markets—Why Industry-Friendly Regulation Is Not Good Public Health

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e222018. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2018

This Viewpoint highlights the importance of ensuring that legal access to cannabis in states that permit cannabis commerce is safe and does not promote more dangerous products that undermine public health goals.

The Growing Role of Chief Medical Officers in Major Corporations

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e222194. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2194

This Viewpoint discusses the growing role of chief medical officers in major corporations and the need for medical schools and professional societies to develop educational programs that train physicians to fill this role.

Systems-Aligned Precision Medicine—Building an Evidence Base for Individuals Within Complex Systems

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e222334. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2334

This Viewpoint discusses the growing capacity of analytic tools to generate data-driven strategies for improving the precision of patient care.

Original Investigation

Performance Metrics of Substance Use Disorder Care Among Medicaid Enrollees in New York, New York

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e221771. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1771

This cross-sectional study examines the performance of Medicaid managed care plans across 19 indicators of access, quality, and outcomes of substance use disorder treatment.

Risk of Closure Among Independent and Multihospital-Affiliated Rural Hospitals

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e221835. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1835

This cohort study examines thhe association between affiliation and rural hospital closure.

Association Between Self-reported Health-Related Social Needs and Acute Care Utilization Among Older Adults Enrolled in Medicare Advantage

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e221874. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1874

This cross-sectional study examines the association between self-reported health-related social needs and acute care utilization among older adults enrolled in Medicare Advantage.

Association of the Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Program With Changes in Patient Care Experience at Safety-net vs Non–Safety-net Hospitals

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e221956. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1956

This cohort study compares patient-reported experiences at safety-net and non–safety-net hospitals before and after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services implemented the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program.

Measures of Financial Hardship From Health Care Expenses Among Families With a Member With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the US

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e221962. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1962

This cross-sectional study compares the financial burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease among families of patients with objective or subjective financial hardship.

Changes in Insurance Coverage Continuity After Affordable Care Act Expansion of Medicaid Eligibility for Young Adults With Low Income in Massachusetts

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e221996. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1996

This cohort study examines insurance coverage changes among young adults in Massachusetts after Medicaid eligibility was expanded.

Evaluation of Prior Authorization in Medicare Nonemergent Ambulance Transport

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e222093. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2093

This cross-sectional study of Medicare beneficiaries assesses whether prior authorization of nonemergency ambulance transports is associated with total cost, patient access, and outcome indicators.

Staffing Patterns in US Nursing Homes During COVID-19 Outbreaks

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e222151. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2151

This cohort study quantifies changes in nursing home facility staffing during and after a severe COVID-19 outbreak.

Effect of Different Interventions to Help Primary Care Clinicians Avoid Unsafe Opioid Prescribing in Opioid-Naive Patients With Acute Noncancer Pain: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e222263. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2263

This cluster randomized clinical trial compares clinician-facing interventions to prevent unsafe opioid prescribing in opioid-naive primary care patients with acute noncancer pain.

Association of State COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates With Staff Vaccination Coverage and Staffing Shortages in US Nursing Homes

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e222363. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2363

This cohort study of nursing homes in 38 US states examines how state COVID-19 vaccine mandates and test-out options affected staff vaccination coverage and staffing shortages in Republican- and Democratic-leaning counties.

Research Letter

Trends in Use of and Medicare Spending on Short-Course Radiotherapy for Lymphomas From 2015 to 2019

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e221815. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1815

This cross-sectional study uses Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services payment data to examine use of short-course radiotherapy from 2015 to 2019 among Medicare beneficiaries with indolent lymphoma.

Trends in Buprenorphine Coverage and Prior Authorization Requirements in US Commercial Formularies, 2017-2021

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e221821. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1821

This cross-sectional study assesses buprenorphine coverage and prior authorization requirements in US commercial formulary data from 2017 to 2021.

High-Performing and Low-Performing Hospitals Across Medicare Value-Based Payment Programs

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e221864. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1864

This cross-sectional study examines the number and characteristics of hospitals that performed well or poorly across 3 Medicare value-based programs in fiscal year 2020.

Access to Primary and Specialty Health Care in the California State Prison Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e221868. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1868

This cross-sectional study examines trends in referrals for and timely delivery of primary and specialty health care among individuals incarcerated in California state prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Evaluating Costs Associated With Genetic Counseling Among Commercially Insured US Patients With Cancer From 2013 to 2019

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e222260. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2260

This cohort study describes the prevalence of out-of-pocket costs for cancer-related genetic counseling services in the US.

In the News

Report Calls for Coordinated National Public Health System for the US

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e222714. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2714

Rate of First-time Cesarean Deliveries on the Rise in the US

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e222824. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2824

FDA Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Oral Antiviral Medication for COVID-19

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e222968. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2968
Editorial

Meeting the Needs of Medicaid Beneficiaries With Substance Use Disorders in Managed Care

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e221722. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1722
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JAMA Health Forum

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(7):e220715. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.0715
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