📊 Some state #Medicaid formularies preferred brand-name drugs over #GenericDrugs when rebates lowered net costs, and these designations were associated with greater brand-name use and potential savings. ja.ma/4Afa7p6

📊 In 4-H Shooting Sports, a #FirearmInjuryPrevention bystander curriculum improved firearm injury risk knowledge over 6 months and produced a small short-term improvement in intention to intervene, with higher perceived behavioral control at 3 months. ja.ma/4ionnlo

📝 Patent settlements between brand-name and generic manufacturers often contained terms that may delay lower-cost generic competition, supporting greater transparency and oversight to protect fair competition and patient access. ja.ma/3VeJx0x

📝 Viewpoint: #OrangeBook patents flagged for delisting can still delay generic competition by remaining listed during ongoing proceedings and preserving 30-month stays, indicating a need for legislative reform to support earlier generic entry. ja.ma/3WSB3N3

📝 Non-evidence-based beliefs about #Autism risk were common among US adults, with approximately 1 in 4 endorsing childhood #Vaccination or acetaminophen use during pregnancy as risk factors. ja.ma/4BNZM5b

In 2027, JAMA will convene leaders across #medicine, research, #technology, industry, and #policy to address how #AI will reshape health care and biomedical science.

Learn more: ja.ma/4AbvSpI

#HealthAfterAI #JAMASummit

🏥 Hospital participation in #340B was associated with higher service volume and drug administration volume at newly established off-campus sites subject to #SiteNeutralPayment, with no significant changes observed in other outpatient settings. ja.ma/47PsXqU

💬 Viewpoint: The article describes 2 competing regulatory approaches to flavored #Nicotine products: prioritizing a harm-reduction rationale for adult smokers vs concern about increased youth initiation. ja.ma/4swB3y5

💬 Viewpoint: HR 1 Medicaid work requirements may harm #MaternalHealth despite pregnancy and postpartum exemptions by disrupting preconception care, reducing access to family planning, and increasing the risk of erroneous disenrollment during pregnancy. ja.ma/4e2fxLK

📊 CMS enforcement actions against #MedicareAdvantage organizations identified inappropriate denials or delays mostly involving Part D medications, with violations linked to workflow problems, staff mistakes, and system or data errors. ja.ma/4BBqxK1

📣 JAMA and the JAMA Network journals are issuing a call for papers on Women's Health.

➡️ Manuscripts submitted by November 15, 2026, will have the best chance for consideration for simultaneous publication on International Women’s Day.

🔗 Learn more: ja.ma/4eOpDjo

How should #policymakers address rising #HealthCare costs?

JAMA Health Forum is soliciting Viewpoints on #policy strategies to improve #affordability and address #spending. Authors may submit policy-focused perspectives through December 31, 2026.

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📝 Cuts to adult #Medicaid #Dental benefits may lower total spending, but states retain only a fraction of those reductions as savings because most fee-for-service dental spending is federally financed. ja.ma/4BoJr6W

📊 After routine adult #Depression screening was recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force, psychotherapy use increased and antidepressant use alone decreased, with changes concentrated among adults reporting psychological distress. ja.ma/4s5FFuK

📝 Editorial: The next phase of #Telehealth will depend on policy and #ArtificialIntelligence, with open questions about appropriate use, equity, costs, outcomes, and oversight as AI-mediated remote care becomes more common. ja.ma/4BgM0Ib

💬 Viewpoint: A 2-tier #AI ecosystem in health care may emerge if responsibility for safe deployment remains concentrated at the local level while control over model design and updates remains with developers.

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Commercial insurance directories often did not translate into meaningful access to #MentalHealth care, with low appointment success, frequent directory inaccuracies, and additional barriers from clinician capacity limits, wait times, and travel burden

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📈 Spending on withdrawn #AcceleratedApproval indications was driven largely by drugs that failed to verify clinical benefit in confirmatory studies, supporting payment and regulatory reforms that better address clinical uncertainty.

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#Medicare site-neutral payment for selected #HospitalOutpatientDepartment services generated similar savings under a 40% Outpatient Prospective Payment System rate and a Physician Fee Schedule-based approach, but service-level differences remained.

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📊 Medicaid lesser-of rules were associated with greater admission of dually eligible individuals to lower-resource #SkilledNursingFacility care, along with earlier discharge and modestly higher readmission rates.

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