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August 2023, Vol 4, No. 8

JAMA Forum

One Year After Dobbs—Vast Changes to the Abortion Legal Landscape

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e233091. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3091

This JAMA Forum discusses state-level abortion restrictions and protections, emergency care, abortion medication, and abortion counseling 1 year after the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v Wade.

Food Is Medicine Movement—Key Actions Inside and Outside the Government

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e233149. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3149

This JAMA Forum discusses the key food is medicine (FIM) actions being taken by the federal government and individual state governments and key nongovernmental actions that are advancing FIM.

Health Systems and Social Services—A Bridge Too Far?

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e233445. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3445

This JAMA Forum argues that hospitals and health systems should not take the lead in programs to address social determinants of health and provides examples and reasons why.

Individual Health Accounts Can Bring Health Savings to More People in the US

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e233468. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3468

This JAMA Forum discusses health savings accounts and introduces the concept of individual health accounts that could enhance the ability of people in the US to save for their own health care expenses.

Reforming the Medicare Hospice Benefit—Unintended Consequences

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e233532. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3532

This JAMA Forum discusses the reasons for changing the Medicare hospice benefit program, the potential serious unintended consequences, and provides recommendations for the testing of new alternative payment models.

Viewpoint

The FDA Declares Levonorgestrel a Nonabortifacient—A 50-Year Saga Takes a Decisive Turn

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e232257. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2257

This Viewpoint discusses recent judicial developments and the newly-enunciated FDA position that levonorgestrel is a nonabortifacient.

FDA’s 2023 Policy Update—Promoting Safety and Inclusivity in Blood Donation

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e232388. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2388

This Viewpoint discusses the US Food and Drug Administration’s 2023 policy update to its blood donation guidelines for men who have sex with men.

The Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies Pathway—Enhancing Innovation While Establishing Patient Safeguards

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e232780. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2780

This Viewpoint discusses the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies pathway, which aims to enhance coverage of emerging technologies with supporting evidence.

Original Investigation

Time From Authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration to Medicare Coverage for Novel Technologies

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e232260. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2260

This cross-sectional study examines contemporary evidence about the progress to Medicare coverage for a cohort of novel US Food and Drug Administration-authorized technologies for which a reimbursement pathway has not already been established.

Prevalence and Risk Factors for School-Associated Transmission of SARS-CoV-2

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e232310. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2310

This cohort study identifies the prevalence of and factors associated with school-based transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Massachusetts public school districts.

Medicaid Enrollment and Service Use Among Adults With Down Syndrome

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e232320. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2320

This cohort study describes enrollment in, health care use in, and cost to Medicaid for adults with Down syndrome compared with adults with intellectual disability and a random sample of adults enrolled in Medicaid.

Changes in Medicaid Fee-for-Service Benefit Design for Substance Use Disorder Treatment During the Opioid Crisis, 2014 to 2021

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e232502. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2502

This survey study assesses changes in coverage and utilization management policies for substance use disorder treatment for Medicaid fee-for-service programs between 2014 and 2021.

Postacute Care Services Use and Outcomes Among Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e232517. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2517

This cohort study examines differences in the use and self-reported outcomes of postacute care services between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.

Trends in Cumulative Disenrollment in the Medicare Advantage Program, 2011-2020

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e232717. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2717

This cross-sectional study examines cumulative trends in beneficiary disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans by beneficiary and contract characteristics.

Changes in Patient Experiences of Hospital Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e232766. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2766

This cohort study examines Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey responses from 2018 to 2019 and 2020 to 2021 to assess differences in patient experiences before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research Letter

Trends in 340B Drug Pricing Program Contract Growth Among Retail Pharmacies From 2009 to 2022

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e232139. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2139

This cross-sectional study assesses the increases and decreases over time in the number of pharmacy contracts, distance from contracting pharmacies, and proportion of pharmacy contracts with safety-net practices in the US.

Associations Between Ending Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Emergency Allotments and Food Insufficiency

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e232511. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2511

This cross-sectional study evaluates associations between changes in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program emergency allotments and food insufficiency, a severe form of food insecurity characterized by recent food inadequacy.

Telehealth and In-Person Mental Health Service Utilization and Spending, 2019 to 2022

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e232645. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2645

This cohort study assesses trends in monthly telehealth vs in-person utilization and spending rates for mental health services among commercially insured US adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Special Communication

Concurrent Care as the Next Frontier in End-of-Life Care

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e232603. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2603

This Special Communication describes the history and role of hospice and hospice policy in the US, highlights limitations of current policy for people living with end-stage kidney disease, and describes the promise and challenges of concurrent care for addressing these limitations.

Editorial

ÌÇÐÄvlog Call for Papers on Health and the 2024 US Election

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e233014. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3014

Reducing the Risks of Nuclear War—The Role of Health Professionals

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e233017. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3017
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JAMA Health Forum

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(8):e232454. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2454
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