Kailu Wang, PhD; Shi Zhao, PhD; Susan Zi-May Yau, MBChB; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(7):e241575. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.1575
This cohort study examines whether a nurse- and allied health鈥搇ed primary care clinic was associated with improved health outcomes and health care service use among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Hong Kong.
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Kyle A. Gavulic, BA; Jacob Wallace, PhD
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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(7):e241756. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.1756
This cross-sectional study assesses the association of Medicare with disparities in health insurance coverage, access to care, and self-reported health status among individuals by sexual orientation and by gender identity.
Lauren Hersch Nicholas, PhD, MPP; Stacy M. Fischer, MD; Alicia I. Arbaje, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(7):e241777. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.1777
This cross-sectional study compares potentially burdensome hospital treatments and hospitalizations and postdischarge care for Medicare decedents in Medicare advantage vs traditional Medicare at the end of life.
George Zuo, PhD; Beau Kilmer, PhD; Nancy Nicosia, PhD
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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(7):e241794. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.1794
This population-based observational study assesses disparities in mortality risk between American Indian/Alaska Native and White arrestees in South Dakota from 2000 to 2016.
Carter H. Nakamoto, BA; Haiden A. Huskamp, PhD; Julie M. Donohue, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(7):e241907. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.1907
This cross-sectional study describes how many and which Medicare beneficiaries receive care from opioid treatment programs and how this compares to those receiving medications for opioid use disorder in other settings.
Grace T. Marley, PharmD; Izabela E. Annis, MS; Kathleen L. Egan, PhD, MS; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(7):e241920. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.1920
This secret shopper survey study evaluates whether the accessibility and cost of naloxone at North Carolina community pharmacies changed after over-the-counter naloxone became available and whether cost and availability varied by pharmacy type and urbanicity.
Christopher J. Ruhm, PhD
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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(7):e242006. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.2006
This cross-sectional study uses state-level mortality and population data for 2020 to 2022 to determine whether the strength of state COVID-19 restrictions were associated with excess pandemic deaths in the US.
Paul J. Christine, MD, PhD; Anna L. Goldman, MD, MPA; Jake R. Morgan, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(7):e242014. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.2014
This cohort study estimates the cumulative incidence of insurance transitions among patients with newly diagnosed opioid use disorder covered by Medicaid or commercial insurance in the first year after their diagnosis.
Eric T. Roberts, PhD; Ciara Duggan, AB; Rebekah Stein, BA; et al.
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JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(7):e242187. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.2187
This systematic review assesses the evidence of the association between integrated care programs and health care quality, spending, utilization, and patient outcomes among Medicare-Medicaid dual-eligible beneficiaries.