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March 2024, Vol 5, No. 3

JAMA Forum

Denial—Artificial Intelligence Tools and Health Insurance Coverage Decisions

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240622. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0622

This JAMA Forum discusses the potential and the pitfalls in the use of artificial intelligence in the coverage decisions made by health insurance companies.

Institutional Efforts to Address Legacies of Slavery—Implications for the Health Care System

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240785. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0785

This JAMA Forum discusses the legacies of slavery, efforts underway at colleges and universities to explore and address the legacies of slavery, and health care system actions to address structural racism.

The State of Health Insurance Coverage and the 2024 Election

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240859. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0859

This JAMA Forum discusses record health insurance enrollments and the risks to continuing gains in coverage.

Early Lessons From State-Based Public Option Plans

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240973. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0973

This JAMA Forum discusses the early lessons from state-run public option–style health insurance plans in Colorado and Washington State that can be used by Minnesota and Nevada for their plans that are still under development.

Viewpoint

Coverage Denials in Medicare Advantage—Balancing Access and Efficiency

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240028. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0028

This essay compares Medicare Advantage’s claim denials and reversals with traditional Medicare and questions whether coverage obligations are being met.

Russia’s Denial of Health Care as a Weapon of War in Occupied Ukrainian Territories

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240031. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0031

This Viewpoint discusses Russia’s mandate that Ukrainian citizens adopt Russian nationality and acquire Russian passports as a precondition for gaining access to health care.

Principles for Stakeholder Engagement in Observational Health Research

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240114. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0114

This Viewpoint advocates for the inclusion of patients and other stakeholders in interpreting data for observational research studies.

Administrative Frictions and the Mental Health Workforce

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240207. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0207

This Viewpoint describes the administrative barriers experienced by mental health professionals and recommends strategies to address these barriers.

The Subjective Interpretation of the Medical Evidence

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240213. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0213

This Viewpoint discusses whether commonly occuring, sometimes divergent interpretations of new evidence’s validity and usefulness should be explained when experts and guideline committees provide recommendations for screening or treatment.

Original Investigation

Patient Out-of-Pocket Costs for Biologic Drugs After Biosimilar Competition

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e235429. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.5429

This cohort study examines whether the availability of biosimilar drugs is associated with lower out-of-pocket costs for biologic medications among commercially insured patients in the US.

Income Level and Impaired Kidney Function Among Working Adults in Japan

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e235445. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.5445

This cohort study investigates the association of income-based disparity with impaired kidney function among a working population in a country with universal health care.

Differences in Home Health Services and Outcomes Between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e235454. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.5454

This cross-sectional study examines differences in home health service intensity and patient outcomes between Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare.

Health and the 2024 US Election

Continuous Medicaid Eligibility During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Postpartum Coverage, Health Care, and Outcomes

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240004. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0004

This cohort study evaluates the association of continuous Medicaid eligibility with postpartum health insurance, health care use, breastfeeding, and depression.

Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing an Evidence-Based Community Health Worker Model

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240034. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0034

This qualitative study identifies barriers and facilitators to implementing an evidence-based community health worker model.

Perspectives of Black Patients on Racism Within Emergency Care

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240046. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0046

This qualitative study explores the perspectives and experiences of Black patients related to race, racism, and health care following a recent emergency department visit.

Peer Comparison or Guideline-Based Feedback and Postsurgery Opioid Prescriptions: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240077. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0077

This cluster randomized clinical trial assesses the effectiveness of 2 social norm-based interventions on reducing guideline-discordant opioid prescribing after surgery.

Health and Economic Value of Eliminating Socioeconomic Disparities in US Youth Physical Activity

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240088. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0088

This study aims to determine the potential public health and economic effects of eliminating disparities in physical activity levels among US youth socioeconomic status groups.

Accountable Care Organization Leader Perspectives on the Medicare Shared Savings Program: A Qualitative Study

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240126. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0126

This qualitative study assesses how leaders in accountable care organizations respond to the incentives of the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Telemedicine Use

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240131. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0131

This cross-sectional study examines racial and ethnic differences in the receipt of telemedicine and total visits with and without accounting for demographic and clinical characteristics and geography.

Prescription Drug Dispensing and Patient Costs After Implementation of a No Behavioral Health Cost-Sharing Law

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240198. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0198

This cohort study analyzes out-of-pocket spending and dispensing of prescription drugs for mental health and substance use disorders after the implementation of a New Mexico law that prohibited cost-sharing for such treatments.

Health Plan Switching and Health Care Utilization: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240324. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0324

This randomized clinical trial assesses whether email nudges during the 2021 special enrollment period in California’s Affordable Care Act marketplace led to increased enrollment in silver-tier health plans that cover 94% of medical costs and to increased health care utilization.

Research Letter

Trends in Sexual Harassment Prevalence and Recognition During Intern Year

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240139. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0139

This cohort study uses Internal Health Study and Sexual Experiences Questionnaire data to assess changes in sexual harassment prevalence and recognition among training physicians.

Prevalence of Medical Payment Products Promoted on US Hospitals’ Websites

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240231. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0231

This cross-sectional study examines the prevalence of hospital-promoted medical payment products (MPPs) by whether hospitals offered any MPP or an interest-bearing MPP.

Brief Report

Trends in Recurring and Chronic Food Insecurity Among US Families With Older Adults

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e235463. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.5463

This cohort study compares food insecurity trends among US families with older adults from 1999-2003 and 2015-2019 stratified by race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status markers, and enrollment in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Invited Commentary

Revisiting Expectations of US Biosimilars—Panacea or One Piece of the Puzzle?

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e234778. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.4778
Editorial

Who Gets Mental Health Care?—The Role of Burden and Cash-Paying Markets

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240210. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0210

JAMA Health Forum—The Year in Review, 2023

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240265. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0265
Correction

Error in Figure 2

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240186. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0186

Errors in Table 2 and Table 4

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240409. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0409
Peer Reviewers List

JAMA Health Forum Peer Reviewers in 2023

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e240117. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0117
JAMA Health Forum Masthead

JAMA Health Forum

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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e234115. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.4115
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