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Cost Sharing for Oral Lenvatinib Among Commercially Insured PatientsAmong a cohort of insured patients with cancer, the median total monthly cost of oral lenvatinib was $17,253, and 75% of patients paid $100 or less out of pocket per month for the drug.
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Association of Physician Specialty With Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment and CostsIn this retrospective cohort study of patients with newly diagnosed psoriatic arthritis, the authors examine the association of treatment selection and costs with physician specialty.
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Social Determinants of Health and Emergency Department Utilization in Alabama Children’s Health Insurance ProgramCommunity social determinants of health such as rurality and low socioeconomic status moderate the association between an individual’s race and emergency care use.
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Patterns of Opioid Use in Commercially Insured Patients With CancerAmong the fewer than half of patients with cancer who received opioid fills, a relatively small proportion (2.5%) had potentially problematic opioid use.
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Future Directions of BTK Inhibitors in Leukemia and LymphomaExperts discuss future directions of BTK inhibitors.
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Implementing Team-Based Telemedicine Workflows in Safety-Net Primary CareTelemedicine in safety-net primary care faces particular challenges. Consistent, team-based workflows can support video visit implementation and health care maintenance in telemedicine visits.
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Contributor: Patient-Centered Approaches to Supporting Medication Adherence Among Persons With SchizophreniaThere are effective strategies that can be employed concurrently to promote adherence to medications for schizophrenia, including but not limited to pharmacological, technological, and psychosocial interventions.
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How Understanding Risk Factors Can Help Patients With Chronic Diseases Quit SmokingHow much does education about the specific risks of smoking assist in smoking cessation?
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Scenario Analysis When Conducting Budget Impact Analyses for Rare DiseasesThe authors propose conducting a scenario analysis for interventions to treat rare diseases by varying health plan size to demonstrate the variability of potential budget impact.
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Economics of a Health System’s Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine for Its EmployeesA direct-to-consumer telemedicine service resulted in lower per-episode unit costs for care within 7 days and only marginally increased the use of services overall.
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Future of PrEPExperts in HIV provide closing thoughts on the future of PrEP, including improvement of uptake and addressing access disparities.
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Using Electronic Health Records and Claims Data to Identify High-risk Patients Likely to Benefit From Palliative CareDeep learning algorithms could improve palliative care by predicting mortality from electronic health records and claims data.
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Sacubitril/Valsartan in a Medicaid PopulationThe cost avoidance of heart failure–related hospitalizations and emergency department visits may outweigh the additional drug cost in Medicaid members adherent to sacubitril/valsartan.
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Effects of Individualized Nurse-Led Care Plans on Olaparib Treatment DurationA nurse-led personalized care program conducted through a specialty pharmacy prolonged medication persistence among patients with cancer receiving olaparib.
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Evaluation of Biosimilar Trastuzumab MYL-1401O in HER2-Positive Breast CancerThe authors evaluate the effect and safety of biosimilar trastuzumab MYL-1401O in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)–positive early-stage (neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy) and metastatic (palliative therapy) breast cancer using real-world data.
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Reimagining the Inpatient Palliative Care Consult: Lessons From COVID-19Digital innovations in palliative care during COVID-19 have changed how hospitalized patients receive palliative care. We propose an approach to implement new models at scale.
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Identifying Complex Patients Using Adjusted Clinical Groups Risk Stratification ToolIn this study, the authors developed a method for use in primary care to identify a group of patients with complex care needs using Aggregated Diagnosis Groups.
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Association Between Low-Income Subsidies and Inequities in Orally Administered Antimyeloma Therapy UseMedicare Part D low-income subsidies alone are insufficient to improve the uptake and equitable use of high-cost, orally administered antimyeloma therapy.
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Patients’ Needs Following Emergency Care for Ambulatory Care–Sensitive ConditionsTo inform intervention development, we assessed for medication changes and patient care needs following treat-and-release Veterans Affairs emergency department visits for chronic ambulatory care–sensitive conditions.
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Cosibelimab Approved for Metastatic or Locally Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell CarcinomaThe FDA has approved cosibelimab-ipdl for the treatment of adults with metastatic or locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma who are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation.
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Service Line Care Delivery Model for COVID-19 Patient-Centric CareThe authors provide steps hospitals can take to align their care delivery model to effectively meet the demands of a public health crisis such as the current pandemic.
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Cost-Effectiveness of a Multicancer Early Detection Test in the USMulticancer early detection testing results in extended life-years and reduced cancer treatment costs through earlier diagnosis, leading to a cost-effective option in cancer screening.
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Private Label BiosimilarsThe expert panel discusses the greater potential for private label biosimilars.
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Risk Adjusting for Medicaid Participation in Medicare AdvantageWhen comparing risk-adjustment approaches based on Medicaid status of Medicare beneficiaries, this analysis found that predicted spending levels varied depending on states’ Medicaid eligibility criteria.
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Long-Term Health Care Costs Following COVID-19: Implications for Pandemic PreparednessA difference-in-differences analysis of health care claims data evaluated excess health care costs in the 12 months following COVID-19 diagnosis among the general and older adult populations.
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Variation in Spending Associated With Primary Care PracticesPhysician practices account for a significant amount of variation in spending.
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Leveraging Longitudinal Clinical Laboratory Results to Improve Prenatal CareCollaboration between a clinical laboratory and a managed care organization improved prenatal care and outcomes through real-time, actionable, laboratory-derived insights and care coordination.
