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The White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research

This Viewpoint explores the 2023 White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, which seeks to change how women’s health research is approached and funded to improve the lives of women and the health of the nation. from JAMA Internal Medicine Online First https://ift.tt/DIkRZN4

Redefining Cancer Screening Coverage

This Viewpoint discusses financial barriers for additional diagnostic steps after patients receive abnormal cancer screening test results. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/TjxM1uy

Health Policy in an Era of Universal Coverage

This JAMA Forum discusses modifications to US health policy, including variation in coverage generosity, improving ease of use, and reimagining community health centers and public hospitals, which could be made to build on the near-universal multitiered health care system now in place. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/29qHKvt

How to Choose the Best Job for You

This Viewpoint provides practicing clinicians who are considering choosing a new employer with guidance about questions relevant to evaluating governance, rewards systems, and culture. from JAMA Internal Medicine Online First https://ift.tt/NvfyzUT

Lessons From the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack

This Viewpoint discusses responses to the Change Healthcare cyberattack, concerns about consolidations and acquisitions of health care companies and organizations, and the need to clarify cybersecurity priorities. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/5W89wl0

The Supreme Court Disempowers Public Health Agencies and Devalues Science

This JAMA Forum discusses recent rulings made by the US Supreme Court that limit the decision-making power of government agencies to safeguard public health, ensure safety, and protect the environment. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/RWCs4OK

Contraceptive Access in the US Post- Dobbs

This Viewpoint contraceptive justice after the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization US Supreme Court decision, which led to a decline in contraceptive access, especially in states with abortion bans. from JAMA Internal Medicine Online First https://ift.tt/qhiW5If

Private Equity Acquisition of Physician Practices

This Viewpoint recommends that professional medical societies provide ethical guidance on private equity acquisitions of physician practices. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/keEXdO2

It Is Back to School Time—The Status of Healthy School Meals for All Students

This JAMA Forum discusses key government efforts to advance the availability of healthy school meals, the evidence of the effects of these efforts, and the role for health professionals. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/gCpMH21

Cybersecurity Lessons from the Change Healthcare Attack

This Viewpoint describes the consequences of the ransomware attack on Change Healthcare and the need for increased cybersecurity measures in the health care infrastructure. from JAMA Internal Medicine Online First https://ift.tt/h8SFnEu

Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits for Dual-Eligible Benificiaries and Recommendations for Reform

This Viewpoint discusses Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans supplemental benefits, identifies challenges of benefit coordination and accessibility, and highlights policy reforms to remedy these problems. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/VPlOtMU

Medical Debt—The Canary in the Coal Mine for Health Care Affordability

This JAMA Forum discusses the issues surrounding medical debt in the US and reflects on policy efforts made in recent years to solve some of the root causes. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/UHKQZW9

GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use and Risk of Suicide Death

This cohort study assesses the association between use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and the risk of suicide death in routine clinical practice. from JAMA Internal Medicine Online First https://ift.tt/VDg9SJr

Making Financial Assistance Programs Equitable and Accessible

This Viewpoint discusses the lack of oversight and uniformity in hospitals’ financial assistance programs and the impact on patient access. from JAMA Internal Medicine Online First https://ift.tt/JFGLAPt

Predictive Tools in Charity Care—Revenue vs Access

This Viewpoint discusses possible outcomes of predictive analytic tool use in charity care determinations: hospital revenue and patient debt. from JAMA Internal Medicine Online First https://ift.tt/Zv3FaPK

Screening Mammography for 40-Year-Old Women

This Viewpoint discusses the potential risks and benefits for starting screening at 40 rather than 50 years of age and whether clinicians or patients should decide based on risk rather than age. from JAMA Internal Medicine Online First https://ift.tt/FZCVkNW