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Prevalence of Pre‐Clinical Obesity Among US Adults Receiving Medical and Surgical Obesity Treatment
Obesity, Volume 34, Issue 7, Page 1493-1501, July 2026.ABSTRACT Objective We sought to determine how the proportion of adults historically receiving obesity interventions would be classified under the recently proposed “pre‐clinical” and “clinical” obesity classifications and the impact of this change on safety and outcomes.
Jason M. Samuels +4 more
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Reproductive, Female and Child Health, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT Objective Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is linked to bladder and/or pelvic pain, pressure, and discomfort with urinary frequency. Despite guidelines, there is a need for better treatment options. This study analyzed patient demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment patterns for medications and procedures in ...
Jaromir Mikl +8 more
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Sufficient and Efficient Spending on Primary Care Benefits National Health and Health Systems
The Milbank Quarterly, Volume 104, Issue 2, Page 303-323, June 2026.Policy Points Primary care is undervalued and under‐funded in many countries despite different care and payment models. High‐quality, accessible primary care requires sustained and strategic investment. Team‐based care, sustainable and engaged workforce models, and technology that enhances rather than fragments care are priorities that are shared ...
ROBERT L. PHILLIPS +5 more
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Health System Integration and Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage
Health Services Research, Volume 61, Issue 3, June 2026.ABSTRACT Objective To examine whether Medicare Advantage (MA) plans affiliated with health systems adopt less restrictive prior authorization (PA) policies than non‐affiliated plans. Study Setting and Design We conducted a descriptive analysis comparing PA policies between system‐affiliated and unaffiliated MA plans from 2016 to 2023.
Eunhae Shin
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Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Volume 97, Issue 2, Page 503-536, June 2026.Abstract An extensive literature demonstrates a positive relationship between social capital and health. However, empirical analyses within the Italian context remain limited. This study contributes to the existing literature by expanding the empirical evidence on this topic for Italy, employing an ecological approach.
Maria Alessandra Antonelli +1 more
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Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2023 Tao Zhang,1 Beiyin Lu,1 Yang Song,2 Minyan Chen3 1Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Health Information Management, School of Medicine and ...
Zhang T, Lu B, Song Y, Chen M
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Asymmetric Information With Multiple Risks: The Case of the Chilean Private Health Insurance Market
Health Economics, Volume 35, Issue 5, Page 712-729, May 2026.ABSTRACT We extend the Rothshild and Stiglitz (1976) model to two sources of risk –inpatient and outpatient risk– to better proxy real‐world health insurance markets. We uncover an interesting theoretical possibility: Take individuals A and B, who are low risks in, say, the inpatient dimension but A is riskier in the outpatient dimension.
Dolores de la Mata +3 more
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Out‐of‐Pocket Costs and Antidepressant Adherence in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
Psycho-Oncology, Volume 35, Issue 5, May 2026.ABSTRACT Background Head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors have a high burden of depression, yet real‐world antidepressant adherence and the role of patient out‐of‐pocket (OOP) costs in this population remain poorly characterized. Methods We analyzed a retrospective cohort of US adults with HNC and a new antidepressant prescription in Merative MarketScan
Gennaro Di Tosto +4 more
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Costs of health care across primary care models in Ontario
BMC Health Services Research, 2017 Background The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between newly introduced primary care models in Ontario, Canada, and patients’ primary care and total health care costs.
Maude Laberge +3 more
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Fee-for-Service Payment – An Evil Practice that Must be Stamped Out? [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2015 Co-opting physicians to regulate Fee-for-Service (FFS) payment is more feasible and simpler to administer than capitation, Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs) and pay-for-performance.
Naoki Ikegami
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