Medicare price negotiation and pharmaceutical innovation following the Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) requires Medicare to negotiate lower prices for some medicines with high Medicare spending.
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Small Marketplace Premiums Pose Financial And Administrative Burdens: Evidence From Massachusetts, 2016–17
Health insurance premiums are primarily understood to pose financial barriers to coverage.
Adoption of Internal Medicine Milestone Ratings and Changes in Bias Against Black, Latino, and Asian Internal Medicine Residents
Background: The 2014 adoption of the Milestone ratings system may have affected evaluation bias against minoritized groups. Objective: To assess bias in internal medicine (IM) residency knowledge rat
Diabetes mellitus and blood glucose variability increases the 30-day readmission rate after kidney transplantation
Abstract Introduction Inpatient hyperglycemia is an established independent risk factor among several patient cohorts for hospital readmission.
Effects of a US Supreme Court ruling to restrict abortion rights
Previous research focused on popular US Supreme Court rulings expanding rights; however, less is known about rulings running against prevailing public opinion and restricting rights.
Adoption of Internal Medicine Milestone Ratings and Changes in Bias Against Black, Latino, and Asian Internal Medicine Residents
In this article, we examine evaluation bias against Black, Latino, and Asian residents before and after a major change in the way internal medicine (IM) residents were evaluated that may have affected
Effect of an Intensive Food-as-Medicine Program on Health and Health Care Use: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Question: Among patients with diabetes who are food insecure, does an intensive food-as-medicine program that provides healthy groceries plus dietitian consultations, education, and health coaching im
Is the Pursuit of Efficiency in Healthcare Worth the Gamble?
Chasing efficiency in theory is excellent, but in action, the outputs don’t always reflect the goals. My research team and I are seeing this firsthand in certain healthcare settings. The U.S.
The Great Resignation, Employment, and Wages in Health Care
Notwithstanding concerns about staffing levels and burnout in health care, federal wage and employment data does not support the suggestion that a Covid-19 pandemic-related spike in quitting has had a
The Impact of Vertical Integration on Physician Behavior and Healthcare Delivery: Evidence from Gastroenterology Practices
The U.S. healthcare system is undergoing a period of substantial change with hospitals purchasing many physician practices (“vertical integration”).
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