Receipt of Out-of-State Telemedicine Visits Among Medicare Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic
JAMA Health Forum Editors' Summary
Release Date: 09/16/2022
Differences in Services Provided at Public and Nonprofit Hospitals Related to the 340B Drug Discount Program
JAMA Health Forum Editors' Summary
JAMA Health Forum Editor John Ayanian, MD, MPP, speaks with Kelsey M. Owsley, PhD, of the University of Arkansas, and Sayeh Nikay, PhD, MPH, of the University of Minnesota, about how the 340B drug discount program influences the services...
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Measuring Medicaid Enrollment More Accurately to Guide Post–COVID-19 Pandemic Policy
JAMA Health Forum Editors' Summary
Benjamin D. Sommers, MD, PhD, of Harvard University, speaks with JAMA Health Forum Editor John Ayanian, MD, MPP, and Deputy Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD, about differences in Medicaid enrollment as measured in surveys and administrative...
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Comparing Home Health Services in Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage
JAMA Health Forum Editors' Summary
JAMA Health Forum Editor John Ayanian, MD, MPP, and Deputy Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD, speak with Rachel A. Prusynski, DPT, PhD, of the University of Washington about differences in the use and outcomes of home health services provided to...
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Changes in Access to Care and Preventive Services by Race and Ethnicity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
JAMA Health Forum Editors' Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions in ambulatory care. In this interview with JAMA Health Forum Editor John Ayanian, MD, MPP, and Deputy Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD, Rishi K. Wadhera, MD, MPP, MPhil, of Harvard Medical...
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Opioid Prescription Duration Limits
JAMA Health Forum Editors' Summary
JAMA Health Forum Editor John Ayanian, MD, MPP, and Deputy Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD, speak with Lindsay D. Allen, PhD, about how setting-specific opioid prescription duration limits helped reduce opioid overuse in West Virginia.
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Trends in Smoking Among US Adults From 2011 to 2022
JAMA Health Forum Editors' Summary
Smoking remains a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the US. Rafael Meza, PhD, of the British Columbia Cancer Research Institute, discusses recent trends in smoking by US adults across different age and income groups...
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The History, Economics, and Policy Context of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
JAMA Health Forum Editors' Summary
JAMA Health Forum Editor John Ayanian, MD, MPP, and Deputy Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD, speak with Ge Bai, PhD, CPA, author of Pharmacy Benefit Managers: History, Business Practices, Economics, and Policy, about how pharmacy benefit...
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Economic Burden of Untreated Mental Illness in Indiana
JAMA Health Forum Editors' Summary
JAMA Health Forum Editor John Ayanian, MD, MPP, and Deputy Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD, spoke with Heather Taylor, MD, from Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, about the costs of untreated mental illness in the...
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Innovative Approach to Promote Equitable Access to COVID-19 Preventive Therapy
JAMA Health Forum Editors' Summary
In this interview, JAMA Health Forum Editor John Ayanian, MD, MPP, and Deputy Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD, explore with Erin K. McCreary, PharmD, and Atheendar S. Venkataramani, MD, PhD, how a large regional health system used a weighted...
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How Safe Were Kids in School During Phases of the Pandemic?
JAMA Health Forum Editors' Summary
JAMA Health Forum Editor John Ayanian, MD, and Deputy Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD, discuss with Sandra B. Nelson, MD (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston), her JAMA Health Forum study of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in schools in...
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