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Differences in primary care utilization by primary care availability in the first year of Virginia Medicaid Expansion [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Importantly, Virginia's Medicaid expansion reduced cost-related barriers to accessing care for over 700,000 individuals. Setting or Dataset: 2019-2020 Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services database (demographic, enrollment, and claims data). Of these, 117,481 (57.2%) individuals had at least one primary care visit.

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National variation in ASCVD risk between Pooled Cohort Equations and PREVENT [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context In November 2023, the American Heart Association (AHA) released PREVENT, a new set of risk equations to calculate an individual's risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Each individual was separated into clinically significant risk categories of <7.5%, 7.5-10%, Results 3,885 individuals met the criteria.

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In Search for the Antivax Vaccine: Strategical & Ethical Considerations

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Facts on False Beliefs However, research has shown that false beliefs can become even more entrenched when individuals are presented with strong evidence to the contrary. nudges that appeal to reason), individuals can continue to act as responsible agents. They note that if nudges are moderated by reason (i.e.,

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Introduction The Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) recognizes the utility and potential for Measurement Based Care (MBC) as a core feature of high-quality integrated healthcare. Position Statement on Utilization of Measurement Based Care. 1, 8, 9) d. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 18(1), 104–110.

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Association between obstructive sleep apnea and quality of life in Korean middle-aged people: a cross-sectional study.

Physician's Weekly

This study utilized data from the 8th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for 2019 and 2021 to investigate the relationship between OSA and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). After excluding missing values, the analysis included 8,109 adults aged ≥ 40 years.

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Aftershock in Academia: Assessing COVID-19s Impact on Schizophrenia Patients in Academic Medical Centers [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals with schizophrenia who are admitted to academic medical centers (AMCs) has not been previously reported. from Oct 2019 to Dec 2023. Study Design: This retrospective case series analysis utilizes Vizient’s clinical database data. Setting: AMCs within the US.

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Could the Road to an AKS Violation Be Paved with Good Intentions? Pfizer Asks SCOTUS

FDA Law Blog

In June 2019, Pfizer sought an OIG advisory opinion to ensure that its proposal would not run afoul of federal law. The Court found that there is at best little utility in interpreting the AKS by reference to the BIS. The Medicare program would pay most of the remaining $225,000 in annual cost. Pfizer’s Petition to SCOTUS.