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November 2023, Vol 4, No. 11

JAMA Forum

Data to Improve Global Health Equity—Key Challenges

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e234433. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.4433

This JAMA Forum discusses how to use data to help achieve global health equity, the challenges in using data to narrow health gaps, and ways to work toward a world with fewer health gaps.

How Health Care Organizations Should Support Social Services

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e234569. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.4569

This JAMA Forum explores the potential role for health care organizations in social services investment and the challenges and opportunities in collaborating with community organizations.

A Historic Moment in Global Health—“Futureproofing” the World Against Pandemics

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e234804. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.4804

This JAMA Forum discusses the International Health Regulations of the World Health Organization, political declarations of the United Nations, and a pandemic agreement proposed by the World Health Assembly and suggests 5 reforms that could improve pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.

The Worsening Problem of Food Insecurity

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e234974. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.4974

This JAMA Forum discusses disparities and food insecurity among underserved populations in the US, the actions being taken by states, tribal actions, and additional steps to ensure food and nutrition security.

Viewpoint

Adopting a Circular Economy for Surgical Care to Address Supply Chain Shocks and Climate Change

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e233497. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3497

This Viewpoint describes a circular economy for operating room supply chain networks as a climate-oriented approach that maintains organizational viability and patient health and welfare.

Physicians’ Refusal to Wear Masks to Protect Vulnerable Patients—An Ethical Dilemma for the Medical Profession

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e233780. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3780

This Viewpoint discusses why clinician masking is still important for patients who are immunocompromised or disabled.

Developing Safe Harbors to Address Malpractice Liability and Wasteful Health Care Spending

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e233899. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3899

This Viewpoint discusses the feasibility of developing safe harbors that account for the role of medical malpractice liability and go beyond generic guidelines discouraging the overuse of health care resources.

Original Investigation

Outcomes of the 340B Drug Pricing Program: A Scoping Review

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e233716. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3716

This scoping review assesses the literature on the foundations of and outcomes associated with the 340B Drug Pricing Program in the US health care system.

Health Care Expenditures for Black and White US Adults Living Under Similar Conditions

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e233798. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3798

This cross-sectional study examines disparities and similarities in health care expenditures among Black and White adults who live under similar economic conditions in the US.

Progress and Persistent Disparities in Patient Access to Electronic Health Information

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e233883. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3883

This repeated cross-sectional study evaluates trends in patient engagement with electronic health information before and after the COVID-19 pandemic and identifies racial and ethnic disparities in access to patient portals.

Role of Patient Sorting in Avoidable Hospital Stays in Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e233931. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3931

This cross-sectional study examines whether avoidable hospital stay differences between Medicare Advantage (MA) and traditional Medicare (TM) can be explained by the primary care clinicians who treat MA and TM beneficiaries.

State Reporting Requirements for Involuntary Holds, Court-Ordered Guardianship, and the US National Firearm Background Check System

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e233945. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3945

This cross-sectional study examines variability in state requirements for National Instant Criminal Background Check System reporting for mental health–related prohibitions on firearm possession in the US.

Trends in Proportion of Medicare Part D Claims Subject to 340B Discounts, 2013-2020

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e234091. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.4091

This cohort study describes trends in the proportion of Medicare Part D claims that are prescribed by 340B-affiliated clinicians and filled in 340B pharmacies.

Segregated Patterns of Hospital Care Delivery and Health Outcomes

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e234172. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.4172

This cross-sectional study characterizes patterns of racial segregation among Medicare beneficiaries in hospital care delivery and evaluates their association with health outcomes.

Consistency and Adequacy of Public and Commercial Health Insurance for US Children, 2016 to 2021

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e234179. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.4179

This cross-sectional study of commercially and publicly insured children in the US evaluates health coverage gaps, adequacy, and affordability comparing the periods before and during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Research Letter

Initial Findings From an Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver Initiative

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e233667. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3667

This cohort study assesses outcomes of patients treated during the initial 16 months of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative.

Commercial Payments for COVID-19–Associated Inpatient Stays in 2020

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e233711. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3711

This cross-sectional study reports the allowed reimbursement amounts for inpatient COVID-19 care for different types of hospitals.

Variation in Procedural Denials of Medicaid Eligibility Across States Before the COVID-19 Pandemic

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e233892. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3892

This cross-sectional study examines denials of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage due to procedural reasons.

Enrollment of Pediatric Patients in COVID-19 Interventional Trials

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e233939. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3939

This cross-sectional study uses information gathered from ClinicalTrials.gov to assess the inclusion of children in COVID-19 interventional trials conducted in the US.

Special Communication

Pharmacy Benefit Managers: History, Business Practices, Economics, and Policy

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e233804. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3804

This Special Communication provides an overview of the pharmacy benefit management industry, including its history, industry practices, and recent legislative reforms.

Editorial

Ensuring Equitable Access to Patient Portals—Closing the “Techquity” Gap

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e233406. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3406
Correction

Errors in Table 2

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e234048. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.4048
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JAMA Health Forum

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JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(11):e232457. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2457
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