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Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries’ Grocery Supplemental Benefit Use and Health Care UtilizationMedicare Advantage grocery supplemental benefit use is associated with increased outpatient care, suggesting that policy changes allowing for nonmedical supplemental benefits could improve beneficiaries’ health, especially for dual-eligible beneficiaries.
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Timely Preterm-Birth Prediction Among Pregnant Women in Medicaid Without Preterm-Birth HistoryA novel prediction model is developed that accurately predicts preterm birth in a timely manner among pregnant women in Medicaid without preterm-birth history.
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The Future of Oncology Research in a Shifting Policy LandscapePanelists discuss how evolving policy reforms will reshape oncology research by balancing innovation, access, and affordability.
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How English- and Spanish-Preferring Patients With Cancer Decide on Emergency CareCare delivery innovations to help patients with cancer avoid emergency department visits are underused. The authors interviewed English- and Spanish-preferring patients at 2 diverse health systems to understand why.
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Precision Medicine Advances Highlight Ongoing Equity Challenges: Tina Bhatnagar, DODespite the impact of targeted treatment in oncology, much work remains to bring these therapeutics to all patients, says Bhavana (Tina) Bhatnagar, DO.
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Social Determinants of Health and High-Cost Utilization Among Commercially Insured PopulationResidence in a more disadvantaged neighborhood was associated with higher likelihood of being a high-cost utilizer among older adults and lower likelihood among younger adults.
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FDA Releases Draft Guidance for MDS Drug DevelopmentThe FDA's new guidance shapes drug development for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), emphasizing trial design, patient selection, and safety reporting for better treatment outcomes.
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Impact of Food Affordability on Diabetes-Related Preventable HospitalizationMedicaid enrollees residing in counties with greater food affordability had lower odds of preventable hospitalization related to diabetes.
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Evaluation of a Pediatric Asthma High-risk Scoring AlgorithmAn asthma risk score using 7 clinically relevant parameters evaluated in a pediatric Medicaid managed care population can stratify risk for following-year asthma hospitalization.
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Contingency Management in a Perinatal Substance Exposure ClinicProject CARA, a perinatal substance exposure clinic, has implemented a contingency management program that targets appointment attendance for patients with any use disorder, regardless of substance or urine drug screen results.
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Operating Room Efficiency of Orthopedic Surgery During the COVID-19 EraThe authors analyzed the impacts of COVID-19 on orthopedic operating room efficiency via comparison of 14,856 surgeries performed before, during, and after the pandemic.
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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.
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Contributor: Beyond the Sloganeering—A Data-Driven Analysis of Recent 340B GrowthThis contributor column discusses a recent study that shows the 340B Program’s explosive growth is overwhelmingly due to utilization increases, not price.
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How Nipocalimab Targets Unmet Needs in Autoimmune CareIn part 4 of our interview, we learn more about nipocalimab’s safety profile and how this investigative agent might address unmet needs for patients with generalized myasthenia gravis.
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Choosing Wisely Interventions to Reduce Antibiotic Overuse in the Safety NetThis study evaluates the impact of Choosing Wisely–based interventions on antibiotic prescribing for viral respiratory tract infections in a real-world safety-net setting.
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Evaluation of Biosimilar Trastuzumab MYL-1401O in HER2-Positive Breast CancerThe authors evaluate the effect and safety of biosimilar trastuzumab MYL-1401O in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)–positive early-stage (neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy) and metastatic (palliative therapy) breast cancer using real-world data.
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Reflecting on Global Pulmonary Medicine Insights at ATS 2025Attendees at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2025 International Conference highlight global networking, scientific advancements, and professional development at this year's meeting.
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Predicting Drug-Drug and Drug-Gene Interactions in a Community Pharmacy PopulationThe probability of drug interactions increases when genetic polymorphisms are considered, indicating that pharmacogenetic assessment may be useful in predicting the presence and severity of interactions.
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Unmet Needs and the Future of Desmoid Tumor ManagementExperts discuss the unmet needs in desmoid tumor management, emphasizing personalized treatment, quality of life, and the importance of specialized care.
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Telemedicine Catches On: Changes in the Utilization of Telemedicine Services During the COVID-19 PandemicThis analysis of health insurance claims data demonstrates rapid increase and sustained high utilization of telemedicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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An Accelerated Hospital Observation Pathway to Reduce Length of Stay for Patients With COVID-19For select patients hospitalized due to COVID-19, an academic urban hospital implemented an observation pathway that incorporated mobile health technology, reducing hospital length of stay by more than 2 days.
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Hospitals’ Strategies to Reduce Costs and Improve Quality: Survey of Hospital LeadersHospitals pursue a broad range of efforts to improve quality, with those participating in bundled payments attempting to reduce postacute care to a greater degree than nonparticipants.
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Hospital Stays and Probable Dementia as Predictors of Relocation to Long-Term Care FacilitiesThis article explores late-life relocations in patients with dementia, hospital stays, and their implications for health care policy, geriatric care, and future research priorities.
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A Scoping Review of US Insurers’ Use of Patient-Reported OutcomesThis scoping review found 350 articles that discuss US health insurance providers’ use of patient-reported outcomes about health-related quality of life.
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Contributor: Providers and Patients Push Back, Payers Push Forward—Co-pay Mitigation ProgramsResearch shows how commercial health plans impact payer trends in the co-pay landscape and provides key areas that pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers can explore to ensure patient access.
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Patient Experience in a COVID-19 Patient Home Monitoring ProgramPatients who participated in a COVID-19 patient home monitoring program were satisfied with their care and stated that their participation made them less likely to seek care in the emergency department.
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Clinical Considerations in the Treatment of Alopecia AreataNeil Minkoff; Natasha Mesinkovska, MD; and Brett King, MD, PhD discuss the diagnosis and disease assessment in alopecia areata along with clinical considerations.
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Predictors of Discharge From the VA Caregiver Support ProgramThe year of application predicts discharge from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) caregiver program. Unexpected, disallowed criteria also predict discharge, with significant others facing higher discharge risk than spouses.
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Final Thoughts on the Future of AML CarePanelists discuss how AML treatment has entered an exciting era of personalized medicine with increasing oral options and targeted therapies, while identifying immunotherapy as a major unmet need and expressing optimism about patients achieving long-term survival on current regimens.
