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Intensity of medication review activities in private and public clinics [Prescribing and pharmacotherapeutics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Medication review is an essential part of most office visits. Objective: We aimed to compare medication review activities between private and public clinics. Study Design: Survey of medication review activities after primary care visits. Outcome Measures: Regimen changes and medication related safety issues.

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Practice patterns of Ontario physicians working in 'boutique' medical clinics [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Provincial administrative claims data was obtained from the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). This retrospective population-based cohort study included patients seen by physicians in boutique clinics, Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), and all of Ontario.

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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Getting approval from your insurance company before a procedure or treatment may soon get a little easier. said this week that several of the nation’s largest health insurers have agreed to change how they handle prior authorization, a system that often causes delays in care. Kennedy Jr.

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Alabama Physicians and Advocates Rally to Reform Prior Authorization Process

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

Prior authorizations, a common practice requiring health care providers to obtain approval from insurance companies before proceeding with prescribed treatments or medications, has become a notable point of contention.

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Pap-HPV co-testing adoption trends for cervical cancer screening in a multi-state Practice Research Network (PBRN) 2012-2017 [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied: Average-risk females ages 21-64 with ≥1 medical encounter and ≥1 routine CCS during 2012-2017. Hispanic or Latino, 30% rural and 27% not insured. vs 59.4%, p <0.001), and be insured (83.5% vs 59.4%, p <0.001), and be insured (83.5% were White, 16.0% vs 69.3%, p <0.001).

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Some Doctors Dropping Health Insurance, Turn to Monthly Payments

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

Originally from WSBT22 by Brooke O’Daniel Imagine going to a doctor’s office that doesn’t take health insurance; instead, they charge a monthly fee. They said even though they have health insurance, paying a monthly fee is actually less expensive than paying their insurance deductible. "Her

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Churning out of insurance among patients with diabetes served in US Community Health Centers [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Health insurance instability may be particularly challenging for patients with diabetes who need regular chronic care management to reduce the risk of diabetes complications. Outcome Measures: Churning was defined as having two or more consecutive uninsured visits after the baseline insured visit.