Jessica L. McCurley, PhD, MPH; Vicki Fung, PhD; Douglas E. Levy, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(6):e231191. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1191
This qualitative study sought to understand the barriers and facilitators of Massachusetts Medicaid’s Flexible Services Program implementation in a Medicaid accountable care organization during the first 17 months from March 2020 to July 2021.
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Challenges of Addressing Food and Housing Insecurity in a Medicaid Context
Anjali Jain, MD; Jasmin R. Brooks, MA; Cleothia C. Alford, MPS, MSc; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(6):e231197. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1197
This qualitative study investigates racial and ethnic bias in health care algorithms, public and stakeholder perspectives about it, and efforts to address such bias.
Rebecca Arden Harris, MD, MSc; Judith A. Long, MD; Yuhua Bao, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(6):e231235. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1235
This cohort study investigates racial, ethnic, and sex differences in methadone-involved overdose deaths in the United States before and after a federal policy change expanding take-home methadone doses.
T. Joseph Mattingly II, PhD; Gerard F. Anderson, PhD; Joseph F. Levy, PhD
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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(6):e231317. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1317
This cross-sectional study identifies the shortcomings of current drug pricing indexes to estimate drug price inflation and considers a new approach.
Anna E. Austin, PhD; Lu Tang, PhD; Joo Yeon Kim, MS; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(6):e231422. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1422
This cross-sectional study of Medicaid enrollees in 10 states assesses trends in use of medication for opioid use disorder (OUD) from before until after declaration of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Sean Dickson, JD, MPH; Nico Gabriel, MA; Walid F. Gellad, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(6):e231430. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1430
This longitudinal cross-sectional study investigates changes in insulin prices and discounts after entry of new insulin products from 2012 to 2019.
Jessica Chang, MA; Pinar Karaca-Mandic, PhD; Sayeh Nikpay, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(6):e231485. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1485
This cohort study uses the Affordable Care Act expansion of eligibility for the 340B Drug Pricing Program to study the association of program participation with spending on outpatient-administered oncological drugs for commercially insured patients.
Amanda Sutherland, PhD; Emily Boudreau, PhD; Andy Bowe, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(6):e231495. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1495
This cross-sectional study assesses the association between a bundled payment program for lower extremity joint replacement (LEJR) and patient outcomes among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
Stephan R. Lindner, PhD; Kyle Hart, MS; Brynna Manibusan, MS; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(6):e231574. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1574
This cross-sectional study analyzes the prevalence of opioid use disorder (OUD) and rates of medication treatment and nonfatal overdose among Medicaid enrollees in the US by state and county from 2016 to 2018.
Jordan M. Rook, MD; Cecile L. Yama, MD; Adam B. Schickedanz, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(6):e231672. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1672
This cross-sectional study examines changes in adult self-reported health and household food insecurity before and during Expanded Child Tax Credit monthly payments.
Huong Q. Nguyen, PhD, RN; Lewei Duan, PhD; Janet S. Lee, MS; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(6):e231678. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1678
This cohort study evaluates the association of a 4-week posthospitalization home-delivered meals benefit with 30-day all-cause rehospitalization and death in patients admitted for heart failure and other acute medical conditions.
Aaron L. Schwartz, MD, PhD; Seyoun Kim, MHS; Amol S. Navathe, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(6):e231744. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1744
This cohort study examines the association between the Affordable Care Act’s Medicare Advantage payment reductions and Medicare Advantage enrollment growth.
Katy Backes Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA; Stephanie A. Leonard, PhD, MS; Sara C. Handley, MD, MSCE; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(6):e232110. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2110
This cross-sectional study assesses associations between obstetric volume and severe maternal morbidity in rural and urban hospitals and examines whether these associations differ for low-risk and higher-risk patients.