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Coming Wave of Medicaid Patients Will Test Quality at Safety-Net Hospitals
Newly published research reveals a mixed picture regarding the quality of care that low-income patients can expect as health system reform moves ahead after the Supreme Court’s June decision on the Affordable Care Act.
The flood of newly insured patients — about 30 million during the next decade, according to a July Congressional Budget Office estimate — probably will strain a health system that the Assn. of American Medical Colleges says will see a shortage of 160,000 physicians by 2025. The CBO estimates that 11 million of the newly insured will be covered by Medicaid, though that number could be substantially higher if more states decide to accept the federal government’s plan to expand eligibility for the program.
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New Research Challenges Assumptions About Hospital-Physician Integration, Medicare Patient Mix
April 22nd 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Brady Post, PhD, lead author of a study published in the April 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®, challenges the claim that hospital-employed physicians serve a more complex patient mix.
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Integrated CKD Care Model Cuts ED Visits by 30%, Boosts Specialized Treatment
April 21st 2025An analysis of an interdisciplinary care model for managing chronic kidney disease (CKD) shows hospital admissions dropped by 26% and emergency department (ED) visits decreased by 30% after clinic initiation.
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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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No Major Shifts in OBGYN Practice Locations Found Post Dobbs Decision
April 21st 2025Despite widespread concern following the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, researchers found no significant changes nationwide in obstetrician and gynecologist (OBGYN) practice locations.
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