An Investigation of Primary Care Patients Receiving Extended Treatment With Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

The race of a telephonic care manager did not impact closure rates for gaps in care among Black Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.

One in 5 of the highest-revenue drugs of 2022 was exclusively approved for rare conditions, accounting for more than 7% of US pharmaceutical spending.

This study examines the clinical settings of first-time psychotic spectrum disorder diagnoses in an integrated health system.

To mark the 30th anniversary of The American Journal of Managed Care, each issue in 2025 includes a special feature: reflections from a thought leader on what has changed—and what has not—over the past 3 decades and what’s next for managed care. The November issue features a conversation with Laurie C. Zephyrin, MD, MPH, MBA, senior vice president for achieving equitable outcomes at the Commonwealth Fund. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Utilizing the Health Insurance Disparities Index for assessment, the authors found that New York’s Medicaid health maintenance organizations (HMOs) outperformed Medicaid HMOs nationally in addressing health care disparities from 2019 to 2023.

Performance on Medicare Star Ratings medication adherence measures is significantly tied to performance on the intermediate outcome and statin process measures.