A study by Jamaji Nwanaji-Enwerem revealed that among people exposed to similar levels of lead, those with health insurance showed fewer changes associated with biological aging than those without insurance.
Sameed Khatana, Peter Groeneveld, Vincent Reina, Eric T. Roberts, and colleagues found that permanent supportive housing was significantly linked to fewer ED visits and hospitalizations for unhoused veterans with cardiovascular disease.
Research by Abby Alpert discoveredthat Medicare Part D insurers that continued to work with rival insurers’ pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) had double-digit hikes in their premiums.
Therese Richmond, Matthew Kearney, and Zachary Meisel found that Pennsylvania state lawmakers’ social media posts were in response to mass shootings and lacked a public health framing.
At our recent virtual seminar, an expert panel discussed the benefits and challenges of Medicare Advantage, drawing in a national audience of 1,000+ registrants.
Over 600 attendees tuned in to our virtual conference to hear national experts discuss the impact of upcoming Medicaid funding changes for substance use disorder treatment programs.
IN THE MEDIA
“13 Years, 6 Doctors and a Lawsuit: The Road to an Endometriosis Diagnosis.” Jasmine Harris.New York Times
“US Senator Investigates FDA Over Rare-Disease Drug Denials.” Holly Fernandez Lynch.Bloomberg
“How Collective Intelligence Could Soon Reshape Medical Decision-Making.” Damon Centola.Forbes
“Lyme Disease Vaccine Shows 70 Percent Efficacy, Pfizer Says.” Robert Aronowitz.Washington Post
PUBLICATIONS
“An Electronic Health Record-Based Tobacco Treatment System for Parents in Pediatric Primary Care.” Brian P. Jenssen, Abra M. Jeffers, Emara Nabi-Burza, Janani Ramachandran, Jeritt Thayer, Bethany Hipple Walters, Douglas E. Levy, Robert W. Grundmeier, Olivier Drouin, Mark Vangel, Nancy A. Rigotti, Tyra Bryant-Stephens, Alexander G. Fiks, Jonathan P. Winickoff. Pediatrics
“Teaching Video NeuroImage: C9orf72-Related Parkinsonism.” Megan Super, Rachel A. Paul, David J. Irwin, Whitley W. Aamodt.Neurology
“Modeling the Make America Healthy Again's Food Policy Strategy on Tobacco.” Christina A. Roberto, Alyssa J. Moran, Emily Broad Leib.JAMA Health Forum
“Maternal Depression and Opioid Use After Cesarean Delivery.” Taylor L. Pitt, Trisha M. Boekhoudt, Kara M. Rood, Hyagriv N. Simhan, Brian M. Casey, Monica Longo, Ruth Landau, Anna Bartholomew, Amber Sowles, Cora MacPherson, Dwight J. Rouse, John M. Thorp Jr., Uma Reddy, Jennifer L. Bailit, Ann M. Bruno, George R. Saade, Suneet P. Chauhan, William A. Grobman, Sindhu K. Srinivas. Obstetrics & Gynecology
“Caregiver Perceptions of Social Need Documentation.” Rachel Brown, Madeline DeMarco, Danielle Cullen.JAMA Network Open
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