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JAMA Health Forum
Sept. 19, 2022
"In this cross-sectional study of [over 7 million] US commercial insurance claims, mean in-network and out-of-network payments were 14% and 112% higher than [qualified payment amount (QPA)] estimates, respectively. Mean out-of-network payments were higher among self-funded plans than fully insured plans and among physicians vs. nonphysicians."
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JAMA Network
July 20, 2021
"This study provides an estimate of the amount of medical debt in collections in the US based on consumer credit reports from January 2009 to June 2020, reflecting care delivered prior to the COVID-19 pandemic ... In June 2020, an estimated 17.8% of individuals had medical debt (13.0% accrued debt during the prior year), and the mean amount was $429 ($311 accrued during the prior year)."
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JAMA Network
July 20, 2021
"Clinically meaningful superior mean weight loss was achieved when access to [antiobesity medication (AOMs)] was provided in the real-world setting of an employer-based [weight management program (WMP)], compared with the WMP alone. Such results may inform employer decisions regarding AOM coverage and guide best practices for comprehensive, interdisciplinary employer-based WMPs."
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JAMA Network
May 5, 2021
"This cross-sectional study used a novel measurement of hospital-associated overuse; results showed that the highest scores in this Medicare population were associated with nonteaching and for-profit hospitals, particularly in the South."
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JAMA Network
Mar. 4, 2021
"Would the US population be better off with a simple, single-payer, uniform Medicare-for-all type of insurance plan?"
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Robert P. Kocher, MD in JAMA Network
Feb. 9, 2021
"The largest category of wasteful spending in the US (about 30%) is administrative costs.... The authority derived from the ACA should be used to implement the third wave of administrative simplification regulations, which requires autoadjudication of claims and prior authorizations and, as a by-product, creates long-awaited payment system and electronic health record interoperability."
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JAMA Network
Jan. 27, 2021
"Given the magnitude of the Medicare HI Trust Fund shortfall, a combination of revenue increases and spending reductions may be necessary to avoid policies that would increase the financial burden on beneficiaries or have an adverse effect on financially fragile health care institutions such as rural hospitals."
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JAMA Network
Jan. 17, 2021
"Although the advantages of moving to such a single-payer plan might be appealing, there are large hidden costs that must be considered."
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JAMA Network
Nov. 13, 2020
"ACA implementation was associated with 2 million fewer US adults with catastrophic expenditures each year.... However, improvements were not observed in higher income quartiles or among the privately insured, who represent an increasing share of those experiencing catastrophic expenditures.... Despite large coverage gains, 11 million US adults, including 6 million with private insurance, continue to experience catastrophic health expenditures annually."
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JAMA Network
July 26, 2020
"In this national survey of 1637 respondents, approximately 1 in 3 adults enrolled in a high-deductible health plan did not have a health savings account. Among those with a health savings account, most had not contributed money into it in the last year ... These findings suggest that ... targeted interventions could enhance uptake of and contributions to health savings accounts."
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