Medicare Part D does not allow plans to exclude drugs in six protected classes from their formularies, which may limit plans’ ability to negotiate rebates and lead to higher spending.
Importance Identifying and tracking new infections during an emerging pandemic is crucial to design and deploy interventions to protect populations and mitigate the pandemic’s effects, yet it remains
Importance: Since 2019 and 2020, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have been able to offer supplemental benefits that address long-term services and supports (LTSS) and social determinants of health (SDOH
The Resilient Society by Markus Brunnermeier is a creative, wide-ranging book that aims and often succeeds at providing a new perspective on a broad variety of policy issues facing both advanced and e
This study aimed to characterize the prevalence of irritability among U.S. adults, and the extent to which it co-occurs with major depressive and anxious symptoms.
Recruiting a robust healthcare workforce has become an urgent policy priority globally, as current vacancy levels pose a public health risk.
A concerning number of hospitals have closed in the US in recent years and there are many other hospitals that are at significant risk of closure in the coming years.
Importance: Trust in physicians and hospitals has been associated with achieving public health goals, but the increasing politicization of public health policies during the COVID-19 pandemic may have
Fall-related injuries (FRIs) are a major cause of hospitalizations among older patients, but identifying them in unstructured clinical notes poses challenges for large-scale research.
Importance: Poverty is associated with greater barriers to health care and worse health outcomes, but it remains unclear whether income support can improve health. Objective: To examine the effect of
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