Study Sample The 471 physicians in our sample documented clinical work in the EHR records of 765,129 patients, 637,769 of whom were seen at least once in the 2,842,109 face-to-face ambulatory care ...

To optimize the potential of community health workers and peer support specialists in addressing syndemic health crises, we ...

Before implementing integration strategies more broadly, policy makers should first recognize and consider the health, social ...

The striking increase in US drug overdose deaths involving opioids 1, 2 has motivated policy makers to enhance the nation’s capacity to treat patients with opioid use disorder. Despite evidence ...

As the new Congress and administration are beginning to put forward proposals, it is critical to highlight the impact on ...

Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Zirui Song of Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital on his recent paper that explores how private equity acquisition impacts ...

Despite a recent US Surgeon General’s advisory declaring gun violence a public health emergency, our understanding of the ...

The policy directives outlined in new executive orders by President Trump are already having significant effects on millions ...

Utilization And Spending We assessed overall and monthly utilization rates for hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin per 1,000 patients throughout the study period. As COVID-19 diagnosis codes from ...

Under a proposed “Sustainable Pricing Framework” option in the commercial insurance markets, the wide scope of services ...

Since expenditures are heavily skewed, the top 5 percent of patients by cost contribute a disproportionate amount to the mean. A reinsurance program covering the costs of the top 5 percent of ...