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Contributor: Building an Integrative Future for Mental Health CareAs the demand for mental health care grows, calls for restructuring what some consider a broken system are louder than ever, with overburdened providers and patients' needs constantly evolving.
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Patient and Physician Perceptions of a Hypercholesterolemia Safety-Net ProgramPatients’ misperceptions of statins and physicians’ limited knowledge of a hypercholesterolemia safety-net program warrant additional interventions to reduce barriers and improve care.
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Evaluating Smoking Cessation Service at an Emergency Department Clinical Observation UnitThis study aimed to evaluate the impact of a smoking cessation service in a group of patients admitted to a short-stay unit in the emergency department.
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Patient Education, Provider Education, and Overall Final ThoughtsIn this discussion, panelists offer their final thoughts.
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Targeted Policies, Further Research Needed to Tackle Insulin Costs, Use Disparities: Elise S. Tremblay, MD, MPHElise S. Tremblay, MD, MPH, explores potential policy solutions and research directions to address ongoing challenges in insulin affordability and access.
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AI Seen as Key to Reducing Health Care Claim Denials, Survey FindsExperian Health’s 2025 State of Claims survey shows rising denial rates, data errors, and low artificial intelligence adoption despite providers’ belief in its potential.
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Halloween Eye Injuries Should Be Seen by an Eye Doctor: Craig See, MDAny injury to the eye, like those acquired during trick-or-treating, should be seen by an eye doctor if it does not resolve within a day.
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Covishield India: Demystifying Myths Through an Early Multicenter Safety StudyThis was a multicenter study carried out in India to study the adverse and systemic effects of the indigenously developed Covishield vaccine.
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Price Transparency and Patient Engagement: Social Messaging MattersThis study examined the impact of price transparency and prosocial messaging on patient engagement of price-protected consumers in seeking value-based care.
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Process Reengineering and Patient-Centered Approach Strengthen Efficiency in Specialized CareImproving efficiency is complex and requires a multimodal approach. Health information systems, patient feedback, and multidisciplinary teams are components that can improve clinical processes.
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Successes and Failures With Bundled Payments in the Commercial MarketThe relatively few examples of commercially funded condition-specific bundled payments provide insights into how to spread this alternative payment model further in the private insurance market.
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Outcomes of Antiviral Treatment for Influenza in Type 2 DiabetesAntiviral treatment was associated with lower health care resource utilization and costs in patients with type 2 diabetes and a diagnosis of influenza.
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Association of Dermatology Wait Times With Insurance Coverage in MichiganDisparities in dermatologic care for patients with Medicaid exist, and delays in medical dermatologic care among Medicaid patients must be addressed.
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Health Equity in the Era of Large Language ModelsThis article presents challenges and solutions regarding health care–focused large language models (LLMs) and summarizes key recommendations from major regulatory and governance bodies for LLM development, implementation, and maintenance.
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Gaps Remain in Research on Laser, Energy-Based Device Safety for Skin of Color: Arielle Kauvar, MDDespite advances, Arielle Kauvar, MD, calls for more research on laser and energy-based devices for patients with skin of color.
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Top 5 Most-Read Vaccine Content in 2025Leadership shakeups at the CDC, legal challenges, and growing scrutiny of the childhood immunization schedule have disrupted US vaccine policy.
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Advancing HIV Care With Doravirine and Islatravir: Q&A With Amy Colson, MD, MPHNew data from the MK-8591A-051 and MK-8591A-052 trials, both investigating the efficacy and safety of 100-mg doravirine and 0.25-mg islatravir as a once-daily 2-drug regimen for virologically suppressed people living with HIV-1, were presented today by Amy Colson, MD, MPH.
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Unlocking Access: Exploring Mental Health Care Among Medicaid Managed Care EnrolleesOn this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of a study published in the January 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® to examine the association between quantitative network adequacy standards and mental health care access among adult Medicaid enrollees.
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Integrating Primary Care and Public Health for Advance Care PlanningThis article proposes a new model, Public-Primary ACP, that leverages coordination between primary care and public health workforces to improve delivery of advance care planning.
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Treatment Patterns for Patients With Advanced/Metastatic Cancers by Site of CareTreatment patterns and overall survival were similar regardless of site of care between patients receiving anticancer therapy in the hospital outpatient vs physician office setting.
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Medicaid Managed Care: Further Reform Needed to Deliver on PromiseMedicaid managed care has not been the panacea for spending, care quality, and access that policy makers expected, but reforms could change that.
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Association of Physician Coordination With Interfacility Transfer Acceptance TimelinessThe authors reviewed physician-to-physician conversations during emergency transfer of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and found that higher-quality physician coordination was associated with faster time to acceptance.
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Managing Complex Medicare Patients in ACOs: Tom Kim, MDTom Kim, MD, of Sound Long-Term Care Management, discusses how serious illness and care coordination set these ACO patients apart.
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Effect of Care Coordination on Patients With Alzheimer Disease and Their CaregiversThe authors investigated whether patient coordination and caregiver support for Alzheimer disease reduced health care utilization and expenditures among enrollees in the Memory Program in South Carolina.
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The Future of IV and Subcutaneous Therapies in OncologyPanelists discuss how subcutaneous (SubQ) and intravenous (IV) oncology therapies will continue to coexist, with patient-specific factors guiding delivery method choices, while ongoing innovation and collaboration drive the growing integration of SubQ formulations as a convenient and adaptable option in cancer care.
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Brensocatib Could Change the Landscape of Bronchiectasis Treatment: James Chalmers, MDThe landscape of treatment for bronchiectasis could change significantly with the approval of brensocatib, offering a more direct method of stemming the adverse events related to the condition, explains James Chalmers, MD, University of Dundee.
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HIV Cure the Goal of Future Study Into Genetic Tagging: Benjamin K. Chen, MD, PhDBenjamin K. Chen, MD, PhD, discussed the next steps after the results of his study in genetic tagging showed promise in targeting HIV cells.
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Behavior-Based Diabetes Management: Impact on Care, Hospitalizations, and CostsThe Diabetes Care Rewards program offers a business case for health plans to promote engagement through use of contingent incentives, thus improving health outcomes and lowering costs.
