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America’s aging population is creating challenges for health policy, health services, and the long-term care system, which faces funding and workforce shortages. Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, and David Grabowski, PhD, discuss this and more.
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Among #ICU patients aged ≥80 years, use of life-sustaining treatments varied widely between institutions, and higher treatment intensity was not associated with better in-hospital survival after adjustment for patient and institutional factors.
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A claims-based model reliably identified Medicare beneficiaries with functional limitations, pinpointing many not captured in administrative data, supporting improved monitoring of functional status by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. ja.ma/4utVlYk
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💬 Editorial by JAMA Health Forum EIC Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH: Population aging is projected to double Medicare spending and intensify demands for long-term care, calling for integrated health, social, and payment models.
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Enrollment assisters perceived Colorado’s state-funded marketplace-like private health insurance program improved clients’ health and reduced emergency care use but noted limited spots and need for health insurance education. ja.ma/43e7OV3
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#ChildWelfare involvement at birth was associated with reduced moderate- to high-complexity emergency department use in the first year of life among Medicaid-covered infants with prenatal substance exposure. ja.ma/4epCitj
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Among US adults with live #births, electronic #health record network data validated adequacy of #prenatal care but consistently underestimated early care initiation compared with national vital statistics.
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✨ Presented today at #ARM26: Tort Immunity and Nursing Home Staffing From @JAMAHealthForum
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State-level tort immunity for nursing homes during #COVID-19 was linked to a reduction in staff hours, particularly among certified nursing assistants, suggesting liability risk may influence staffing decisions and resident care.
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Claims-identified mental health disorder diagnoses among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries increased substantially from 2000 to 2023, especially for anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders. ja.ma/4dGnma5
ALT Seven line graphs track raw and adjusted diagnosis rates (%) for Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug use disorders from 2000-2024. Most conditions show an increasing trend in both raw and adjusted rates over the period.
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Indoor air quality in public housing communities remained significantly worse than outdoor air, even after adoption of a smoke-free housing policy, indicating persistent environmental health disparities.
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Universal, first-dollar contraception coverage in British Columbia reduced out-of-pocket costs by 83% over two years, with the largest cost reductions among individuals aged 20 to 29 years.
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ALT Three line graphs display per capita spending ($) for A) all prescription, B) SARC, and C) LARC contraception from Jan 2022 to Jan 2025. A vertical blue bar marks a 'Contraception policy' in early 2023, showing changes in spending trends.
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👋 Meet Sugy Choi, PhD, Editorial Fellow of @JAMAHealthForum, today at #ARM26.
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👋 Meet Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, Editor in Chief of @JAMAHealthForum, today at #ARM26.
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📚 Lasting Income Costs of Mental and Physical Illness From @JAMAHealthForum
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Revision of the Nutrition Facts label did not substantively alter the nutritional profile of US packaged foods, indicating that stronger interventions—such as front-of-package labels—may be needed to improve population nutrition. ja.ma/4u5i7FE
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💬 Editorial: JAMA Health Forum will launch a series focused on advancing rigorous methods and data in health policy research, addressing modern evaluation designs, emerging data sources, and equity-centered approaches. ja.ma/4wXphhU
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✨ Presented today at #ARM26: Regulatory Definitions and Classification of Biosimilar Medications Across the 6 Regions of the World Health Organization: A Scoping Review From @JAMAHealthForum
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