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1. Healthcare Advocacy and Social Justice

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Henry, Tracey L., Bird, Amber-Nicole, Candler, Sarah, Lu, Lee B., editor, Fortuna, Robert J., editor, Noronha, Craig F., editor, Sobel, Halle G., editor, and Tobin, Daniel G., editor

Published
2023
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6. Reforming Physician Payments to Achieve Greater Equity and Value in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians.

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Outland, Brian E., Erickson, Shari, Doherty, Robert, Fox, William, Ward, Lawrence, Manaker, Scott, Goldman, Jason M., Henochowicz, Stuart, Candler, Sarah G., Hauger, Robert B., Mitchell, Kristin M., Reimer, Christie M., Liao, Joshua, Furey Schultz, Anne, Henry, Tracey, Nishimura, Yoshito, and Medical Practice and Quality Committee of the American College of Physicians*

Abstract

Socioeconomic factors remain one of the most clinically significant contributors to health outcomes in this country, yet the current fee-for-service payment structure incentivizes volume and does not address such factors. The American College of Physicians proposes specific policy recommendations on reforming payment programs, including those designed to treat underserved patient populations, to better address value in health care and achieve greater equity. The proposal advocates that population-based prospective payment models, including hybrid models that combine fee-for-service with prospective payments, not only have the potential to achieve high-value care but can also be designed in such a way as to adjust for the social drivers that impact health outcomes. The need to recognize health care disparities and inequities in the implementation of the Quality Payment Program in particular and risk scoring in general and the need for social policies to improve access to health information technology are further examples of policy prescriptions that can advance equity. Evidence-based services and programs in Medicare Part B that are shown to preserve the Medicare trust fund through savings in Part A should be able to be scored as offsets for the cost of those new programs. The approach of building a health care system that is smarter about how dollars are spent to make people healthier must shift to one with a clear intention of decreasing health inequities and addressing social drivers of health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022
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7. Dream come true, with some caveats

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Candler, Sarah G.

Subjects
Medicaid, Health care reform, Physicians, Organizations, Medicare, Professional associations, Health, Health care industry
Abstract

AS A PRIMARY CARE physician, these new payment models proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sound like a dream come true. Professional organizations and advocacy groups seem [...]

Published
2019

9. To eat or not to eat? Behavioral responses to novelty and aposematic signals

Author

Candler, Sarah A., McCoy, Krista A., Bernal, Ximena E., and McIntyre, Nancy E.

Subjects
Neophobia, Rhinella marina, Neophilia, Myotis nigricans, Molossus molossus, Cane toad
Abstract

Foraging behavior is an integral part of an individual’s life. Without food, organisms will not have the energy needed to find shelter, reproduce, etc.; therefore, understanding the ways in which individuals find and respond to food can provide insights into their success. This is particularly true in the case of invasive species, which must cope with novel prey items when moving into new habitats. We examined the response of cane toads (Rhinella marina) from native and introduced ranges to novel and familiar prey items. Native cane toads were less likely to consume novel prey items and thus more neophobic than introduced toads. We also tested native toads for neophilic tendencies. Toads were presented with both novel and familiar prey at once. We found that native toads do not preferentially feed on novel prey and, therefore, are not neophilic. In addition to affecting the individual’s survival, foraging behavior can also impact the prey species. The evolutionary pathway of a prey species can be altered through the foraging behavior of predators. We examined the response of three common nocturnal predators, the cane toad and two species of insectivorous bats (Myotis nigricans and Molossus molossus), to two species of Neotropical fireflies (Photurus trivattatta and Bicellonycha amoena) to determine if flashing serves as an aposematic signal to predators in addition to functioning as a courtship signal. Both species of bats rejected fireflies, but ate mealworms coated in pyrazine. Fireflies, however, did not deter cane toads. This suggests that fireflies are unpalatable to some predator species, but pyrazine is not the main deterrent. By understanding the foraging behavior of a species insight can be gained into mechanisms for their success as well as their impact on the evolution history with and effect on prey species.

Published
2014

10. Health and Public Policy to Facilitate Effective Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders Involving Illicit and Prescription Drugs: An American College of Physicians Position Paper.

Author

Crowley, Ryan, Kirschner, Neil, Dunn, Andrew S., Bornstein, Sue S., Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians, Abraham, George, Bush, James F, Gantzer, Heather E, Henry, Tracey, Kane, Gregory C, Lenchus, Joshua D, Li, Joseph M, McCandless, Bridget M, and Candler, Sarah G

Subjects
MEDICATION abuse, DRUG prescribing, CHRONIC disease treatment, DRUG overdose, PREVENTION
Abstract

Substance use disorders involving illicit and prescription drugs are a serious public health issue. In the United States, millions of individuals need treatment for substance use disorders but few receive it. The rising number of drug overdose deaths and the changing legal status of marijuana pose new challenges. In this position paper, the American College of Physicians maintains that substance use disorder is a treatable chronic medical condition and offers recommendations on expanding treatment options, the legal status of marijuana, addressing the opioid epidemic, insurance coverage of substance use disorders treatment, education and workforce, and public health interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2017
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