US overdose deaths currently exceed 100,000 per year. New facilities, known as bridge clinics, are broadening access to high-quality care by offering outpatient substance use disorder (SUD) treatment ...
Using national Medicare data, we performed retrospective analyses of beneficiaries who had a new cancer diagnosis between 2016 and 2021 and who were at risk of receiving a low-value treatment: ...
Primary care nurse practitioners were found to use low-value care at lower or relatively similar rates compared with the general clinician population. Results: Prevalence rates of NP use of low-value ...
Substance use disorder continues to be a pervasive health challenge in the U.S. as 61 million people have reported alcohol use disorder and 9 million have opioid use issues, according to federal data.
Penetration of Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations and Medicare Advantage was not associated with substantive changes in health care use among commercial enrollees.