Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective To understand how patient-reported social needs are associated with cervical cancer screening in a fully insured population. Screening rate also varied by insurance type. Conclusion In an insured population, social needs were not associated with screening in patients 30+ years. in screened vs. 1.15

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Noreta Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Bill Skelton, founder of the Acupuncture Clinic here in Columbia, SC, gave me the film to watch and said he thought that as a Direct Primary Care physician and owner of Noreta Family Medicine, I would appreciate it. Early in the film, family physician Dr. Erin Martin, is featured. minutes long.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Participants with Medicaid reported disproportionately greater sludge compared with those insured by other payers [79 (36, 169)] vs. [60 (23, 126)] (p=.048). Interview participants perceived inequities in the screening process based on insurer or "knowing the right people". 47, p< 001). 47, p< 001).

Screening 130

Screening Patients Patient-Centered Insurance 130

Noreta Family Medicine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Given that I own Noreta Family Medicine, an independent Direct Primary Care office, I often felt the urge to stand up and shout “Yes! We learned about when insurance was introduced into the healthcare system, first with Medicare, then with HMOs. He gets it!” Back when patients paid cash, they had more power.

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Primary Care Family Medicine DO Insurance 52

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Larger companies now dominate the healthcare landscape, yet through innovation and a dedication to exceptional patient care, Family Physicians of St. From the time of its inception until October 2017, Family Physicians of St. Joseph followed a traditional fee-for-service model, billing insurance companies for patient care.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

R) Of these, the 551 patients exposed to a CHW tended to be younger, female, insured by Medicaid, live in a higher SVI area, work full time or were unemployed, or identified as Black and/or African American or Hispanic and Latino. M) Themes from semi-structured interviews with patients.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The pandemic did not affect disparity in rural LVOP but had an LVOP-reducing effect on low-income (M) and an LVOP-increasing effect on older adults (MA) compared to the commercially insured from 2019-2021. It is unclear how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted LVOP, particularly among vulnerable communities.

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Noreta Family Medicine

JUNE 25, 2024

A few weeks later, I received a letter in the mail from the patient’s insurance company saying that their records indicated that the patient was not taking one of the diabetes medicines in that class, and that they recommended that I prescribe one of those medicines. I felt like I was in an episode of The Twilight Zone!

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Insurance Primary Care Board-Certified 52

Vida Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

However, there can often be a disconnect between the doctor and the patient due to lack of time to adequately explain things, different communication styles, different cultural beliefs or values, and conflicting information on the internet or from friends and family members that can create confusion. If so, why are you recommending this one?

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Treatment Plan Insurance Primary Care Physician Primary Care 52

Barton Associates

MAY 29, 2025

These crucial healthcare providers can be found in almost every healthcare setting, including, but not limited to: Hospitals Private Practices Urgent Cares Higher Education Corporate Clinics Telehealth Services Insurance Companies Correctional Facilities Indian Health Service (IHS) Facilities Why is the physician shortage growing?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Interviewees reported that discussions about cost are frustrating due to constant fluctuations in insurance coverage and available treatments, requiring them to continuously reassess their approach to providing care and discussing costs. These strategies can be used in combination to address both ongoing and new cost-related concerns.

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Primary Care Finance Insurance Management 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Instrument: The study utilized several validated scales, including a modified STARRS instrument for suicidal behavior, healthcare access questions from the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey, insurance status modified from the American Community Survey, and the Multidimensional scale of Perceived Social Support.

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Primary Care Mental Health Insurance Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Self-collected HPV testing should be made accessible, financially affordable, and be covered by health insurance. Black and Latinx women have higher incidence of cervical cancer diagnosis and lower rates of cervical cancer screening than non-Latinx White women.

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Screening Patient-Centered Insurance Diagnosis 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Further, lower insurance reimbursement rates can limit its clinical use. Further, lower insurance reimbursement rates can limit its clinical use. Clinicians practicing in rural areas mentioned using telehealth for mental health care and finding it beneficial for specialist consultations on pregnancy complications.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Despite Canada’s systems of universal health insurance, more than one-in-five people do not have access to primary care. Bold reform is needed centered on the values and priorities of patients and the public. Objective OurCare is the largest pan-Canadian initiative to engage the public about the future of primary care in Canada.

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Patient-Centered Primary Care Patients Community 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 27, 2025

As we move into the tenth week of the legislative session, Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) lobbyist Megan Verdeja breaks down what’s happening at the Minnesota State Capitol and provides an update on health care bills. The bill supports a coordinated approach to services. Read a summary of S.F.

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Family Physician Insurance Finance Individual 52

Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

Health insurance covers only very short visits that are limited to 1-2 problems per visit, leaving little time for patients to be able to share all of the relevant information about longstanding symptoms. There are many factors that make it a challenge to get answers for unexplained symptoms. More on that below.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 13, 2025

State health insurers already contribute to reinsurance through taxes and assessments that go into the general fund, the proposed source for the program. MA Coverage of the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model ( HF 958 ): Key Takeaway: The bill received bipartisan support during member comments. Read a summary of HF 958.

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Telehealth Management Finance 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Blood pressure control is a major quality KPI impacting reimbursement from insurers for primary care practices. However, MBI brief enough for the primary care setting have received little attention.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Hypertension Insurance Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Independent variables for logistic regression model- age, gender, race, ethnicity, rurality, and insurance type. Objective: To explore how HRSN changed for Medicaid and Medicare members, including minoritized populations, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Logistic regression model- binary indicator for a positive screen.

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Transportation Screening Individual Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This has led to a proliferation of efforts and interventions aimed at improving access to PC, however, current strategies for effectively measuring access to PC fail to align measurement with the multi-variable components that have come embody PC access. Objective: To identify existing measures that effectively evaluate access to PC.

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Primary Care Insurance Utilities Relationship 130

Permanente Medicine

MAY 20, 2025

Khang Nguyen (00:03): This technology allows the clinician to simply look away from the computer, look at the patient, reestablish that humanity in medicine is really what I call it, the joy in medicine, and connect with patient while the machine is documenting in the background. Our guest for this episode is Dr. Khang Nguyen.

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Patient-Centered Patients Medical IT 52

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Direct primary care offers you and your family top-notch health care, and so much more.like a high patient and provider satisfaction with an improved quality of care. Providers at New South Family Medicine and MedSpa can address the patient's deeper needs, rather than trying to rush through a hectic day full of too-brief appointments.

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Family Medicine DO Family Families 40

PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Topics covered include: The pathophysiology of GER and GERD in the pediatric population. Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. Diagnostic strategies and when to consider further evaluation.

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Diagnosis Management IT Patient-Centered 52

The Health Policy Exchange

JANUARY 3, 2013

The legislative passage of Medicare was the subject of the first of a series of monthly one-hour health policy seminars for Family Medicine fellows and residents at Georgetown University School of Medicine. health care legislation until the 2010 Affordable Care Act.

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The Health Policy Exchange

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Supporters of evidence-based preventive medicine cheered when the Affordable Care Act required Medicare and private health insurers to provide first-dollar coverage for all preventive services assigned an "A" or "B" recommendation grade by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Kenny Lin, MD, MPH Director, Robert L. Phillips, Jr.

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Screening Family Medicine DO Insurance 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Data Set Family physician billing and payment data provided by the Ontario Ministry of Health for April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023. Population Studied All FPs who submitted billings to the Ontario Health Insurance Plan between April 2022 and March 2023. Another factor that impacts FPs total payments is the area of practice.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Dataset: This study utilized the DeSC database, which includes health insurance claims data from multiple types of health insurers in Japan. Population Studied: The study population consisted of individuals aged 75 to 89 years who had two or more chronic conditions.

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Chronic Condition Insurance Utilities Hospital 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We examined the independent association between neighborhood poverty, based on DCI quintiles and access to TKAs, adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, insurance type, household median income, preexisting comorbidities, and lifestyle behaviors. It is a cost-effective and efficient treatment for individuals with end-stage osteoarthritis.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

However, at Mesa Family Physicians , we believe that preventive healthcare is the cornerstone of long-term wellness for our Mesa, Arizona community. Our practitioners at Mesa Family Physicians get to know your health patterns over time, making it easier to spot subtle changes that might indicate developing issues.

Family Physician 100

Family Physician Preventative Care Preventive Care Families 100

Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 30, 2025

Despite private and public insurance plans fully covering lung cancer screening in the United States, only 10% to 30% of eligible individuals in were receiving it in a recent state-by-state survey.

Primary Care 59

Primary Care Screening Family Physician Family Medicine 59

Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

Most insurance plans cover preventive care visits at 100% with no copay or deductible, recognizing the substantial value these appointments provide in preventing more serious and costly health issues. The Affordable Care Act requires insurance companies to cover a wide range of preventive services without patient cost-sharing.

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Preventative Care Preventive Care Appointment Screening 100

Hitchcock Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Find Out if They Accept Your Insurance This is one of the most important things to consider before making your decision. You don't want to start this new relationship off on the wrong foot by making an appointment and later finding out that they're not in-network with your insurance company. Call Hitchcock Family Medicine today.

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Vida Family Medicine

JANUARY 4, 2022

For many patients without health insurance, or even those with insurance, this can be a challenge. These clinics often have a high patient volume so visits may be short and can feel rushed, and may not feel worth the out-of-pocket cost for a person without insurance. It is much easier (and cheaper!)

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Preventative Care Preventive Care Chronic Disease Wellness Visit 52

Vida Family Medicine

MARCH 28, 2024

They are also costly and subject to variable insurance coverage, leading many med spas and compounding pharmacies to offer compounded versions of these FDA-approved medications with varying degrees of safety. There is a lot of information and a lot of marketing out there creating a lot of confusion.

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GeriPal

MARCH 9, 2023

But the term psychedelics, or psychedelic medicines, is certainly a more common term and more generally accepted than hallucinogens these days. Eric, did you take your ketamine before this podcast? Eric: No, I did a little psilocybin. Eric: Thanks to our Ira Byock podcast. I forget how long ago that was. We’re going to talk about that.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

MOC points per podcast in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Also delighted to welcome, Devon Check, who is a health services and implementation researcher, and assistant professor at the Duke University School of Medicine. Maybe we’ll get to talking about that today.

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