- Center on Health Equity & Access
- Clinical
- Health Care Cost
- Health Care Delivery
- Insurance
- Policy
- Technology
- Value-Based Care
AJMC® in the Press, April 12, 2019
Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the healthcare and mainstream press.
The National Pharmaceutical Council’s Monday CER Daily Newsfeed included The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®)'s coverage of the 2019 Community Oncology Conference. The article, “Pharma Discusses How to Reframe Value in Era of Precision Medicine, Combinations,” covered a session that found while healthcare experts may agree that the shift from volume to value is well under way, the definition of value has a different answer depending who you ask. Tuesday’s newsfeed included an AJMC® interview with Daniel Ontaneda, MD, a neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic. During the interview, Ontaneda explained that there are 2 approaches for treating multiple sclerosis, and the DELIVER-MS study is the first to see which approach works better.
DocWire News’ article on generic drugs included the AJMC® published study “Consumer Attitudes and Factors Related to Prescription Switching Decisions in Multitier Copayment Drug Benefit Plans,” which surveyed patients and found that most respondents did not believe that formulary drugs were safer or more effective than nonformulary drugs, but 39.7% believed formulary drugs were relatively less expensive. Most patients indicated that they were willing to consider switching from a nonformulary drug to a formulary drug for a lower copayment.
Hospital Participation in Medicare ACOs: No Change in Admission Practices and Spending
August 19th 2025Hospital accountable care organization (ACO) participation did not impact emergency department admission rates, length of stay, or costs, suggesting limited effectiveness in reducing spending for unplanned admissions and challenging hospital-led ACO cost-saving strategies.
Read More
Laundromats as a New Frontier in Community Health, Medicaid Outreach
May 29th 2025Lindsey Leininger, PhD, and Allister Chang, MPA, highlight the potential of laundromats as accessible, community-based settings to support Medicaid outreach, foster trust, and connect families with essential health and social services.
Listen
Care Quality Metrics in Medicare During COVID-19 Pandemic
August 12th 2025Medicare Advantage outperformed traditional Medicare on clinical quality measures before and during the COVID-19 pandemic; mid-pandemic, however, traditional Medicare narrowed the gap on some in-person screenings.
Read More
