Health Policy
Robert P. Kocher, MD
JAMA. 2021;325(5):427-428. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.24767
This Viewpoint reviews the history and sources of administrative waste in the US health care system and proposes concrete ways the federal government can use its regulatory authority to reduce it based on the ACA and more recent legislative precedents.
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Editorial
Health Care Is a Right, Not a Privilege: A New Series on US Health Care and Health Policy
Howard Bauchner, MD; Phil B. Fontanarosa, MD, MBA; Karen Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH
JAMA
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Video:
Health Care Reform in the Biden Era
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Conversations with Dr Bauchner:
Health Care Reform in the Biden Era
Kurt R. Herzer, MD, PhD, MSc; Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD
has audio
JAMA. 2021;325(5):429-430. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.24955
This Viewpoint discusses residual questions about virtual health care as a substitute for in-person visits during the COVID-19 pandemic and proposes principles of safety, effectiveness, efficiency, patient-centeredness, and equitability to guide the growth of telehealth care in the future.
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Conversations with Dr Bauchner:
Ensuring Quality in the Era of Virtual Care
Ateev Mehrotra, MD; R. Sacha Bhatia, MD; Centaine L. Snoswell, PhD
JAMA. 2021;325(5):431-432. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.25706
This Viewpoint discusses the importance of value as policy makers consider the role of telemedicine for the remainder of and following the COVID-19 pandemic, and how to calibrate payment for services to that value in a likely expansion of video and audio-only visits.
S. Michelle Ogunwole, MD; Chloe A. Zera, MD, MPH; Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA
JAMA. 2021;325(5):433-434. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.21096
This Viewpoint summarizes obstetric complications of overweight and obesity, including adverse pregnancy outcomes, gestational diabetes, and hypertensive disorders, and reviews weight management options available to patients and their treating physicians.