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Dr Joe Thompson on the Arkansas "Private Option" Medicaid Expansion
With a Republican House and Senate and a Democrat governor, Arkansas had a difficult time passing Medicaid expansion legislation, explained Joe Thompson, MD, former state surgeon general.
With a Republican House and Senate and a Democrat governor, Arkansas had a difficult time passing Medicaid expansion legislation, explained Joe Thompson, MD, former state surgeon general.
However, Medicaid expansion played into a much broader system-wide transformation. Dr Thompson added that the state recognized that the healthcare system was changing, and the insurance financing mechanism needed to change too.
“The Affordable Care Act is a disruptive act,” he said. “Disruption is neither good nor bad, it’s what you do with it that makes a difference.”
Health Care Utilization and Cost of Diagnostic Testing for Respiratory Infections
September 17th 2025Syndromic reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction tests for respiratory infections were associated with lower health care resource utilization and costs, implicating potential for improved value in patient care.
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Impact of Amivantamab-Lazertinib on EGFR, MET Resistance Alterations in NSCLC: Danny Nguyen, MD
September 15th 2025The combination of amivantamab and lazertinib in first-line non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) significantly reduces resistance mechanisms with implications for second-line treatment, said Danny Nguyen, MD, of City of Hope.
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