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Following the 2018–2019 recalls and shortages of valsartan, losartan, and irbesartan, there were no major changes in medication adherence or drug spending in the 18 months.

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November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
On December 1 at 10 AM ET, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, will co-chair a public, live-streamed webinar discussing a new WHO guideline concerning #GLP-1 therapy and adults with #obesity.

Register for the webinar: ja.ma/48lzVnk
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
After the January 2025 Los Angeles fires, respiratory and cardiovascular virtual care visits increased up to 44% among highly exposed and moderately exposed groups.

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November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This national study found that US physician practices received lower payments for outpatient visits with non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic patients compared with non-Hispanic White patients, after adjusting for visit content, market, and year.

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November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Viewpoint: Eliminating funding for the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) would discontinue research supporting interventions for #ChronicDisease, aging and AI applications in health care.

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November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Editorial: Despite challenges in #HealthPolicy and health services research, JAMA Health Forum remains committed to publishing studies with rigorous designs and methods that inform the future direction of health care. ja.ma/4psr5uS
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
System, dentist, and patient-level barriers, including perceptions of program complexity and low reimbursement, limit dentist participation in #Medicaid, restricting access to oral health care for low-income adults. ja.ma/3KcsDtT
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
From 2023 to 2025, #AI adoption in health care increased, with outpatient and ambulatory organizations seeing the largest increase, though rates remained lower than in finance, education, and information services. ja.ma/3M35fQ9
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#Methadone and #buprenorphine use for #OUD among Medicaid enrollees increased from 1999 to 2020, contrary to prior reports of declining methadone use in this population. ja.ma/47V6aL2
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Pregnant residents in rural communities experience greater prevalence of pregnancy-associated conditions and face limited access to hospital-based #Obstetric care, highlighting a need for greater resources and improved access to childbirth care. ja.ma/3LQHE5m
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Viewpoint: Legislation to ban direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising is under consideration, yet research shows benefits for treatment initiation and medication adherence. ja.ma/43CkrtE
November 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📢 Calling all early-career scholars!

JAMA Health Forum is accepting applications for an editorial fellow who will work closely with our statistical editors. Experience with quantitative methods, causal inference, or applied statistics is preferred.

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November 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Viewpoint: Pharmaceutical companies routinely exploit patents, trade secrets, copyrights, and trademarks to delay competition, sustain high drug prices, and limit patient access to affordable medication. ja.ma/4i76FoY
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
During the 12 weeks following the premiere of #TheWhiteLotus season 3, #lorazepam search rates nearly doubled, including increases in queries about acquiring the drug, while searches for other benzodiazepines remained stable.

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November 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Private equity acquired 749 US home health agencies from 2006 to 2024, with activity concentrated among middle-market and megafund investors, and clustered in Florida and Texas. ja.ma/49lvRFI
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Older Black and Hispanic adults with #dementia experienced higher rates of intensive end-of-life care than their non-Hispanic White counterparts, regardless of the treating physician, finds this cohort study. ja.ma/4i6fuPQ
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Viewpoint: Rapid advances in psychedelic research and policy have created a patchwork of laws regulating access, marketing, and payment, leading to confusion, potential safety issues, and disparities in treatment. ja.ma/3Xqcsfu
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Premature mortality among US adults aged 18 to 64 years increased by more than 27% between 2012 and 2022, with the highest rates observed in West Virginia and the lowest in Massachusetts. ja.ma/47KtpWU
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Hourly service-sector workers who are part-time, employed at franchises, or have short tenure are 8 to 29 percentage points less likely to be offered employer-sponsored health insurance. ja.ma/4hYwMyg
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
National fentanyl use estimates from panel-based surveys were reduced by more than 70% following calibration and removal of misclassified responses, resulting in a prevalence rate of 1.1% for 2024. ja.ma/3JohZjB
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Are you interested in receiving hands-on editorial training with a global peer-reviewed medical journal that addresses health policy?

JAMA Health Forum is accepting applications for an editorial fellow who will work closely with our statistical editors.

Apply here: ja.ma/3JCRWFi
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Neighborhoods with high levels of both historical and contemporary structural racism, such as redlining and modern segregation, experienced higher rates of opioid overdose deaths, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. ja.ma/4otrgG3
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Federal investment in primary care delivery over the past decade led to improvements in clinical care, patient engagement, and practice experience, though changes in costs, utilization, and patient experience were mixed. ja.ma/3XghyLf
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
JAMA Health Forum is offering one editorial fellowship for an early-career scholar with a background in statistics, causal inference, or quantitative methods. The fellow will work closely with our statistical editors.

This 1-year program begins Jan 1, 2026. ja.ma/3X6SPsK
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The JAMA Summit on Firearm Violence gathered experts from medicine, policy, engineering, and community groups to develop a plan for reducing firearm harms by 2040.

Learn more in this Special Communication: ja.ma/4nFGHK6
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM