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AJMC® in the Press, March 12, 2021
Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.
An article by The Heartland Institute referenced a study published in the December 2012 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) titled “Personalized Preventive Care Leads to Significant Reductions in Hospital Utilization.” The study assessed the impact of the MDVIP personalized preventive care model on hospital utilization and found the MDVIP members' rates were substantially lower than nonmembers'.
A piece by wbir.com, the website of an NBC-affiliated TV station in Knoxville, Tennessee, titled “Key Moments That Defined the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic,” cited an article published on AJMC.com, the website of AJMC®. The article, “A Timeline of COVID-19 Developments in 2020,” looked back at how the pandemic evolved and progressed throughout 2020, which closed with the arrival of vaccines but also continued challenges.
An article by The Free Lance-Star spotlighted an article published on AJMC.com, titled “PBM Executives Tout Value Before Senate Finance Committee.” The article covered a hearing by the Senate Finance Committee with pharmacy benefit manager executives on the reasoning behind high drug prices and whether rebates were the cause.
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