Katsiaryna Bykov, PharmD, ScD; Mengdong He, MHS; Joshua J. Gagne, PharmD, ScD
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(7):1006-1008. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0989
This study examines the most commonly dispensed categories and individual substances of all prescribed controlled substances, including stimulants, benzodiazepines, and depressants, among US commercially insured adults.
David M. Silvestri, MD, MBA, MHS; Abbe R. Gluck, JD; Joseph S. Ross, MD, MHS
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(7):1008-1010. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.1039
This cross-sectional study quantifies the proportion of nonexempt Medicaid beneficiaries not meeting work requirements, compares their health with nonexempt beneficiaries fulfilling requirements, and assesses their inability to work for health-related reasons.
Health Care Policy and Law
Amir Meiri, MD, MPH; Fang Zhang, PhD; Dennis Ross-Degnan, ScD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(7):1010-1012. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.1302
This cohort study reports a decade of increases and decreases in insulin prices and cost burden for insured patients with diabetes.
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Editorial
Expensive Insulin—The Epicenter of a Large, Life-Threatening Problem
Laura M. Nally, MD; Kasia J. Lipska, MD, MHS
JAMA Intern Med
Health Care Policy and Law
Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD; Joyce M. Lee, MD, MPH; Rena M. Conti, PhD
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(7):1012-1014. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.1308
This study evaluates inpatient, outpatient, and pharmacy claims to identify the annual out-of-pocket expenditures for both insured children and adults with type 1 diabetes.
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Editorial
Expensive Insulin—The Epicenter of a Large, Life-Threatening Problem
Laura M. Nally, MD; Kasia J. Lipska, MD, MHS
JAMA Intern Med
Mark Olfson, MD, MPH; Candace M. Cosgrove, MPH; Melanie M. Wall, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(7):1014-1019. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.1334
This cohort study assesses the association of firearm suicide risk with sociodemographic characteristics among US adults.
Health Care Policy and Law
Sara Martin, MD, MSc; Robert L. Phillips Jr, MD, MSPH; Stephen Petterson, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(7):1019-1020. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.1360
This economic evaluation study uses 2002-2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data to assess primary care expenditures relative to other sources of health care spending in the United States.
Lorene M. Nelson, PhD, MS; Julia F. Simard, ScD, SM; Abiodun Oluyomi, PhD, MS; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(7):1020-1022. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.1369
This survey study assessed public concerns about symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 and individual actions in response to the pandemic.
Katherine A. Ornstein, PhD, MPH; Melissa M. Garrido, PhD; Evan Bollens-Lund, MA; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(7):1022-1025. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.1636
This cohort study examines the incidence of becoming homebound, being placed in a nursing home, and death in the US from 2012 to 2018 among Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older.