Alyssa Pozniak, PhD; Eric Lammers, PhD; Purna Mukhopadhyay, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(9):e222723. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2723
This cohort study examines quality, utilization, and Medicare payments for home health patients in home health value-based purchasing model states compared with those in comparison states.
Yashaswini Singh, MPA; Zirui Song, MD, PhD; Daniel Polsky, PhD, MPP; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(9):e222886. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2886
This difference-in-differences study of private equity acquisition of physician practices examines changes in prices and utilization associated with acquisition.
Kacie L. Dragan, MPH; Sunita M. Desai, PhD; John Billings, JD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(9):e222919. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2919
This cross-sectional study examines the association between a hospital鈥檚 share of privately insured patients and diagnostic coding practices.
Emily Boudreau, PhD, MPhil; Richard Schwartz, BS; Aaron L. Schwartz, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(9):e222935. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2935
This cross-sectional study compares rates of low-value services between Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare beneficiaries and explores how elements of insurance design present in Medicare Advantage are associated with the delivery of low-value care.
Ateev Mehrotra, MD; Haiden A. Huskamp, PhD; Alok Nimgaonkar, BA; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(9):e223013. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.3013
This cross-sectional study examines out-of-state telemedicine use during the COVID-19 pandemic among Medicare beneficiaries.
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Receipt of Out-of-State Telemedicine Visits Among Medicare Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Brandy J. Lipton, PhD; Sandra L. Decker, PhD; Brittney Stitt, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(9):e223041. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.3041
This cross-sectional study used National Survey of Children鈥檚 Health data to evaluate the association of increased Medicaid dental payment rates with children鈥檚 dental visits, oral health, and school absences.
Yu Wang, PhD; Allison E. Witman, PhD; David D. Cho, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(9):e223056. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.3056
This cross-sectional study uses quarterly data from 348 California acute care facilities between 2019 and June 2021 to assess financial outcomes, government financial assistance programs, and safety-net hospital performance compared with non鈥搒afety net hospital performance.
Thomas Roberts, MD, MBA; Zirui Song, MD, PhD
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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(9):e223073. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.3073
This cohort study analyzes differences in Medicare Advantage plan payments and quality ratings between Puerto Rico and the 50 US states and Washington, DC, and changes in these difference after Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation.
Erin Lindsey Duffy, PhD, MPH; Adam Biener, PhD; Christopher Garmon, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(9):e223085. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.3085
This cross-sectional study compares in-network and out-of-network payments with qualifying payment amount estimates to assess potential implications of the No Surprises Act on private insurance reimbursements for emergency medicine clinicians.
Adam Sacarny, PhD; Elana Safran, MPP; Mary Steffel, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(9):e223378. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.3378
This randomized clinical trial investigates whether pharmacist emails to practitioners of patients who recently received opioids and benzodiazepines reduce coprescribing of these medications.
Sunny C. Lin, PhD, MS; Karen E. Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH; Andrew M. Ryan, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(9):e223398. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.3398
This cohort study examines whether accountable care organizations with a high proportion of racial and ethnic minority groups are more likely to exit the Medicare Shared Savings Program.