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AJMC® in the Press, May 3, 2024
Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.
An article from Berkeley Public Health referenced a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®). The study, “Prices and Complications in Hospital-Based and Freestanding Surgery Centers,” found that hospital outpatient departments charged more for colonoscopies, arthroscopies, and cataract removal surgery compared with ambulatory surgery centers.
An article published in PLoS Medicine referenced an opinion piece published by AJMC’s sister site, The Center for Biosimilars®. In “Opinion: Purple Book Patent Listings Are Only a First Step,” the authors argued that, although the Purple Book Continuity Act was a key first step in transparency for patent information, more needs to be done to “illuminate the patent landscapes for approved biologic products.”
Personalized Care Key as Tirzepatide Use Expands Rapidly
April 15th 2025Using commercial insurance claims data and the US launch of tirzepatide as their dividing point, John Ostrominski, MD, Harvard Medical School, and his team studied trends in the use of both glucose-lowering and weight-lowering medications, comparing outcomes between adults with and without type 2 diabetes.
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Rare Autoimmune Disorder Linked With Increased Risk of Certain Skin Cancers
April 21st 2025The risk of some skin cancers, including squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and non-melanoma skin cancer, was particularly heightened among patients with severe mucous membrane pemphigoid.
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