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Debasish Mohapatra, MD

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Clinical Profile of COVID-19 Infection in Postvaccination Individuals

This article describes the findings of an observational study carried out in India to examine the clinical profile of individuals detected to be COVID-19 positive post vaccination.



Zachary Villaverde, BS

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Physiologic Insulin Resensitization Lowers Cost in Patients With Diabetes and Kidney Disease

Patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease receiving physiologic insulin resensitization had much lower annual costs of care than similar patients not receiving it.


Kathryn Bowles, PhD, RN

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Clinician-Identified Health Characteristics and Palliative Care Eligibility: Is Dementia Overlooked?

Clinicians may underassess the need for community-based palliative care among patients with dementia.


Chung-Ting Chen, MD, MS

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Association Between Screening for Suspected COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes of Patients Revisiting the Emergency Department

Patients who revisit the emergency department shortly after discharge are at high risk for complications and death, exacerbated by COVID-19 screening workload. Detection efforts impact outcomes.


Shahrier Hossain, PharmD

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Linvoseltamab for Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

The group describes the clinical gaps that prompted development of bispecifics and summarizes the currently available agents for relapsed/refractory disease.


Andrea Millman, MA

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Primary Care Video and Telephone Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Treatment and Follow-up Health Care Utilization

Telephone visits may offer a simple and convenient option to address patient primary care needs without raising safety concerns.



Coral Omene, MD, PhD

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Addressing Cancer Care Challenges for Patients, and Ensuring Equity: Coral Omene, MD, PhD

Delivering value-based cancer care requires overcoming hurdles to access care and tailoring care that prioritizes the quality-of-life metrics the patient values, explained Coral Omene, MD, PhD.


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David Nguyen, MD

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It Take a Village in Cancer Care: A Q&A With David Nguyen, MD

David Nguyen, MD, medical oncologist with Tufts Medicine and Lowell General Hospital, discusses the evolving landscape of advanced cancer treatments like chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy and bispecific antibodies


Philip Saynisch, PhD

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Linking Insured Adults to Behavioral Health Care: A Cost-Saving Solution

Connecting primary care providers and commercially insured adults to outpatient behavioral health services via a digital platform improved health outcomes and reduced medical costs.


Devin M. Mann, MD

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The “New” New Normal: Changes in Telemedicine Utilization Since COVID-19

Telemedicine utilization has declined since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, but non–primary care specialties continue to see an increase in moderate- and high-complexity telemedicine visits.


Derek van Amerongen, MD, MS

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Concluding Remarks: Impact of Alzheimer Disease, Promising Treatments in Development, and Future Outlook

Looking to the future of Alzheimer disease treatment, the panel discusses key takeaways on the evolving therapeutic landscape.


Lakshminarayanan Nandagopal, MD

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Clinician's Role in Breast Cancer Care, Access: Lakshminarayanan Nandagopal, MD

Clinician's role in breast cancer care and access with reproductive and urinary oncologist Lakshminarayanan Nandagopal, MD


Mark Supino, MD

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People Experiencing Homelessness in Miami: Insurance Enrollment Rates, Hypertension Trends

People experiencing homelessness face significant barriers to health care access, leading to higher rates of hypertension even among those with health insurance.


Heather M. Byrne, MPA-HSA, CNMT

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Eliminating Defects in Value: Turnaround of an MSSP ACO

A health system transformational leadership framework and management system made visible and eliminated defects in value and was associated with reduced annual Medicare expenditures and increased quality between 2017 and 2020.


Chris Wallick, PharmD, MS

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Baloxavir vs Oseltamivir: Reduced Utilization and Costs in Influenza

Baloxavir, compared with oseltamivir, was associated with lower health care resource utilization and costs in patients with influenza, particularly those at high risk of secondary complications.


Kandice A. Kapinos, PhD

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Differences in Savings and Quality by Type of ACO Model

2016-2018 Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and Medicare Shared Savings Program cost and quality data show similar performance, suggesting that increasing financial risk to health systems may not affect performance.


Georgianna Mann, PhD

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Impact of Food Affordability on Diabetes-Related Preventable Hospitalization

Medicaid enrollees residing in counties with greater food affordability had lower odds of preventable hospitalization related to diabetes.


Chaeryon Kang, PhD

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Integrated Care for Chronic Conditions: A Randomized Care Management Trial

The authors sought to understand the differential impact of payer-led community-based care management approaches on stakeholder-oriented outcomes for publicly insured adults with multiple chronic conditions.


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Samantha Garcia, PhD, MPH

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Experts Share Top Takeaways From AACR Annual Meeting 2025

During interviews at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2025, experts shared key insights from this year's conference.


Mark Bensink, PhD

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Estimating the Economic Burden of Migraine on US Employers

The Migraine Impact Model is an interactive calculator that estimates migraine prevalence within a workforce and the associated economic burden of migraine on the employer.


Oluwatoyin Olubiyi, MD, MPH

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The Implementation of Opioid Prescribing Report Cards in Medicaid Managed Care: A Community Quality Collaborative

This article describes the Philadelphia Medicaid Opioid Prescribing Initiative that was launched by a multidisciplinary team and mailed local Medicaid providers individualized prescribing report cards.


Wesley Barker, MS

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Integrating Third-Party Apps With Electronic Health Records to Support COVID-19 Response

This study observed a rapid increase in the integration of telehealth- and COVID-19–related apps with electronic health records during the COVID-19 pandemic.


David L. Swerdlow, MD

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Hospital Discharge Diagnosis Position: Impact on Adult Pneumonia Burden Estimates

Disease burden estimates of pneumonia-associated hospitalizations are more sensitive when including pneumonia coded in any diagnosis field vs in only the first discharge diagnosis field.


Hope Krebill, MSW, BSN, RN

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Building Sustainable Navigation, SDOH Support in Cancer Care: Hope Krebill, MSW, BSN, RN

Hope Krebill of the Masonic Cancer Alliance at the University of Kansas Medical Center outlines patient navigation models that improve outcomes and reduce missed appointments.


Nathan W. Carroll, PhD

Latest:

Improving Risk Stratification Using AI and Social Determinants of Health

Prediction models combining claims data with social determinants of health and additional, more-timely data sources using artificial intelligence (AI) can better identify individuals with the highest future medical spending.


GL Zunker
GL Zunker

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Contributor: Why Hasn’t Value-Based Care Delivered on Its Promise at Scale?

To deliver on the promise of value-based care, organizations need to return to the fundamental objective: to deliver high-quality, affordable care to our communities.


Andrew Mitchell, PhD

Latest:

Challenges Faced by Medicaid Managed Care Coordinators Working With Members With Substance Use Disorder

Accessing medical and social resources for patients, heavy administrative burden, and lack of data integration are barriers to Medicaid managed care organization care coordinators’ job performance.


Justin Puckett, BA

Latest:

Financial Incentives Tied to Medicare Star Ratings: Impact on Influenza Vaccination Uptake in Medicare Beneficiaries

Influenza vaccine uptake improved among Medicare Advantage enrollees when influenza vaccination was introduced as a performance metric in Medicare star ratings and accompanying bonus payments.

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