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The Urban–Rural Gap in Older Americans’ Healthy Life Expectancy
The rural-urban gap in life expectancy and health quality for men nearing retirement age has widened over two decades.
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Pharmacy Benefit Manager Market Concentration for Prescriptions Filled at US Retail Pharmacies
A few pharmacy benefit managers dominate each of the payer markets, and the three biggest PBMs appear to be targeting different markets.”
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Beyond Average Spending: Distributional and Seasonal Commercial Insurance Trends, 2012-2021
Health insurance is working well to protect the highest spenders, while others are paying an increasing share of out-of-pocket costs.
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Disparate Patient Advocacy When Facing Unaffordable and Problematic Medical Bills
Most respondents who self-advocated achieved bill corrections and payment relief.
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Self-Reported Anticipated Harm from Drinking Water Across 141 Countries
Public Trust in Drinking Water Safety is Low Globally
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Should We Change the Term We Use for “Climate Change”? Evidence from a National U.S. Terminology Experiment
Sticking with familiar terms “climate change” and “global warming” is advisable because public responsiveness may be lower when terms are unfamiliar.
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Growing Divergence Between Medicare Advantage Plan Bids and Payments to Plans
While risk-adjusted Medicare Advantage bids have decreased compared with risk-adjusted traditional Medicare spending, total payments to MA plans have risen partly because of the growing impact of payment adjustments.
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Acceptability of Hospital-at-Home Care and Capacity for Caregiver Burden
This study surveyed a representative US population about aspects of hospital-at-home care, including acceptability and willingness to perform caregiving tasks.
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Changes in Emergency Contraceptive Fills After Massachusetts’ Statewide Standing Order
Policies that reduce prescribing barriers may improve access to emergency contraceptives, particularly ulipristal.
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Are “All or Nothing” Contracts by Hospital Systems Anti-Competitive?—Evidence from a Recent Antitrust Lawsuit
The study sheds light on how the adoption of “all-or-nothing” contracting by multi-hospital systems can eliminate competitive constraints, enabling them to command significantly higher prices.
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