Julie Gould

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Challenges, Treatment Options, and Costs Linked With Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

06/20/2023

Bladder cancer was the sixth most common cancer type in the United States in 2020, behind breast, lung, prostate, colon, and skin cancers.

Bladder cancer was the sixth...

06/20/2023

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How Does Orthodontic Treatment Impact Periodontal Health?

06/19/2023

Julie Gould ;

"Orthodontic treatment after periodontal stabilization does not have any detrimental effect on periodontal health in adult periodontally compromised orthodontic patients and may add to the benefits achieved by periodontal treatment alone,"...

"Orthodontic treatment after...

06/19/2023

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Almost Half of Patients Have Severe Periodontitis

05/30/2023

Julie Gould ;

"According to the new periodontal classification, 47.6% of the patients had severe periodontitis (stage 3 or 4)," researchhers explained. "Periodontal stability was observed in 16.6% of patients who attended [supportive periodontal therapy]."

"According to the new...

05/30/2023

Dentistry

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Improving Clinical Decision Making With the Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Test

05/30/2023

Julie Gould ;

A web-based survey was conducted among 110 members of the Society of Pediatric Urgent Care to evaluate the use of a rapid influenza diagnostic test for identifying and managing influenza in outpatient pediatric patients.

A web-based survey was conducted...

05/30/2023

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How Did Payer Shifts Impact Veteran Access to Private Care?

05/30/2023

Julie Gould ;

Researchers explain, “Leveraging a novel dataset, we demonstrate that MISSION Act implementation coincided with a shift in the financing of non-VA ED visits from Medicare to VA without any increase in overall ED utilization.”

Researchers explain, “Leveraging...

05/30/2023

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Examining the Benefits of County-Based Public Insurance in California

05/26/2023

Julie Gould ;

Researchers studied the impact of county-based public insurance on premium growth in California's Affordable Care Act exchange.

Researchers studied the impact...

05/26/2023

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Impact of Patient Cost Sharing on Specialty Drug Utilization, Prior Authorization

05/26/2023

Julie Gould ;

“Higher levels of patient cost sharing reduce specialty drug use by increasing medication abandonment while generally decreasing initiation and persistence," researchers said.

“Higher levels of patient cost...

05/26/2023

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Examining the Link Between Emergency Department Use and Insurance Coverage

05/26/2023

Julie Gould ;

“Although Medicaid expansion has provided increased health care coverage for many previously uninsured patients, prior literature suggests that health care utilization and public spending increase with government insurance coverage,” wrote...

“Although Medicaid expansion has...

05/26/2023

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Value Assessment Tools: What Is Valuable to Payers?

05/26/2023

Julie Gould ;

“US health care payers perceive select value assessment tools to be useful for informing health care decisions,” explained the authors of a recent study.

“US health care payers perceive...

05/26/2023

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DMT Switching Associated With Lower Adherence, Persistence Among Patients With MS

05/24/2023

Julie Gould ;

The findings indicate there "may be an opportunity for added care coordination or resources to optimize therapy transitions" for patients with multiple sclerosis, according to the researchers.

The findings indicate there "may...

05/24/2023

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