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March 2023, Vol 4, No. 3

JAMA Forum

Bringing Transparency and Rigor to Medicare Drug Pricing

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230639. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0639

This JAMA Forum discusses implementation of the Medicare drug pricing provision of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and ways the new frameworks can be tweaked to achieve the desired public health goals.

The Debt Ceiling and Health Care Entitlements

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230767. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0767

This JAMA Forum discusses the US budget and debt ceiling, proposals that have been made to reduce health entitlement spending, and alternative ways to control health care spending.

Efforts to Modernize Public Health—An Unexpected Bright Spot

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230804. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0804

This JAMA Forum discusses innovative efforts in various states to improve public health by providing more funding and programs with input and support for reform from local residents, businesses, and community organizations.

Health Care in a Time of Deficit Concern

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230930. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0930

This JAMA Forum discusses some guidelines for discussing deficit reduction and suggests 3 principles for keeping the rates of health insurance coverage high, using averages in an unaverage world, and distinguishing between cost shifting and cost cutting.

Increasingly Privatized Public Health Insurance Programs in the US

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e231012. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1012

This JAMA Forum discusses the increasingly privatized public health insurance programs in the US and the current debates over payment reform and prior authorization.

Viewpoint

Telehealth for Breastfeeding Support and Lessons for Digital Equity

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e225464. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.5464

This Viewpoint examines the current state of telelactation and its role in digital equity.

Employer-Based Health Insurance and Employee Compensation

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e225486. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.5486

This Viewpoint expounds on how the cost of health insurance is consuming an ever-greater share of total compensation for employers and employees, stagnating real incomes and calling into question its real value.

Patient Attribution—A Call for a System Redesign

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e225527. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.5527

This Viewpoint discusses several shortcomings in patient attribution systems from the perspective of physicians and patients and proposes strategies to improve patient attribution accuracy to better advance the goals of alternative payment models.

Burnout, Professionalism, and the Quality of US Health Care

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230024. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0024

This Viewpoint discusses the consequences of physician burnout and offers insights for its prevention.

State Policies Could Impede New Efforts to Increase Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230071. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0071

This Viewpoint discusses state policies that could impede access to medications for opioid use disorder via telemedicine.

Original Investigation

One-Year Adverse Outcomes Among US Adults With Post–COVID-19 Condition vs Those Without COVID-19 in a Large Commercial Insurance Database

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230010. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0010

This cohort study aims to quantify 1-year outcomes among individuals meeting a post–COVID-19 condition definition compared with a control group of individuals without COVID-19.

Association of Primary Care Visit Length With Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230052. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0052

This cross-sectional study of a multistate sample of electronic health record data examines the association between primary care visit length and potentially inappropriate prescribing.

Adjustment for Social Risk Factors in a Measure of Clinician Quality Assessing Acute Admissions for Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230081. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0081

This cohort study shows a structured, transparent approach to decision-making about adjustment for social risk factors for a measure of clinician quality that assesses acute admissions for patients with multiple chronic conditions.

Association of Primary Care Physicians’ Individual- and Community-Level Characteristics With Contraceptive Service Provision to Medicaid Beneficiaries

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230106. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0106

This cross-sectional study examines the factors associated with primary care physicians providing contraceptive services to Medicaid beneficiaries.

Cost-effectiveness of Dental Workforce Expansion Through the National Health Service Corps and Its Association With Oral Health Outcomes Among US Children

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230128. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0128

This cost-effective analysis evaluates a proposal to expand the dental workforce through the National Health Service Corps to narrow health disparities and improve dental outcomes among children in the US.

Marriage, Children, and Sex-Based Differences in Physician Hours and Income

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230136. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0136

This cross-sectional study uses American Community Survey data to evaluate differences by sex in physician earnings and hours worked by age and family structure.

Association Between Hospital Adoption of an Emergency Department Treatment Pathway for Opioid Use Disorder and Patient Initiation of Buprenorphine After Discharge

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230245. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0245

This cohort study evaluates the association between hospitals attesting to an opioid use disorder (OUD) emergency department (ED) treatment pathway and patients’ initiation of buprenorphine treatment.

Association Between Community-Level Social Risk and Spending Among Medicare Beneficiaries: Implications for Social Risk Adjustment and Health Equity

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230266. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0266

This cross-sectional study examines the association between community-level social risk and health care spending among Medicare beneficiaries.

Association of Clinician Practice Ownership With Ability of Primary Care Practices to Improve Quality Without Increasing Burnout

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230299. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0299

This cross-sectional study examines the factors associated with improving quality without increasing burnout among clinician- and non–clinician-owned primary care practices.

Research Letter

Post–Acute Care Rehabilitation Services and Outcomes in Skilled Nursing Facilities Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230019. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0019

This cohort study evaluates changes in rehabilitation services provided by skilled nursing facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Care Experiences and Visit Use of Physician and Nonphysician Medicare Patients

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230040. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0040

This cross-sectional study compares care experiences and outpatient visit use between physician-patients and nonphysician-patients.

Projected COVID-19 Mortality Reduction From Paxlovid Rollout

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230046. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0046

This decision analytical model study assesses projections of simulated effects of Paxlovid rollout on hospitalizations and mortality using 10 models.

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Insurance Outcomes After Job Loss During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230168. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0168

This cohort study uses national survey data to assess the racial and ethnic differences in insurance coverage after job loss during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Timing of Confirmatory Trials for Drugs Granted Accelerated Approval Based on Surrogate Measures From 2012 to 2021

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230217. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0217

This cross-sectional study systematically characterizes the frequency of delayed confirmatory trials relative to deadlines set by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Invited Commentary

Accounting for Person- vs Neighborhood-Level Social Risk in Quality Measurement

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e225428. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.5428
Editorial

Cardiovascular Risks in Patients With Post–COVID-19 Condition

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e224664. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.4664

JAMA Health Forum—The Year in Review, 2022

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230174. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0174
Peer Reviewers List

JAMA Health Forum Peer Reviewers in 2022

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230113. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0113
JAMA Health Forum Masthead

JAMA Health Forum

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e223642. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.3642
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