Julie Appleby

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Timing and Cost of New Vaccines Vary by Virus and Health Insurance Status

08/25/2023

Vaccine season includes influenza, COVID-19, and the newly approved vaccines for RSV, prompting questions about who should receive which vaccine and when, as well as concerns about the cost of obtaining them.

Vaccine season includes...

08/25/2023

First Report Managed Care

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Michigan`s COVID Outbreak: Anomaly or Preview?

04/23/2021

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What's behind the state's recent COVID surge?

What's behind the state's recent...

04/23/2021

EMSWorld

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Are Living Rooms the Future of Hospital Care?

06/07/2021

Julie Appleby ;

Hospital-level care at home—some of it provided over the internet—is poised to grow after more than a decade as a niche offering, boosted both by hospitals eager to ease overcrowding during the pandemic and growing interest by insurers who...

Hospital-level care at home—some...

06/07/2021

Annals of Long-Term Care

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Hospitals Eye a Future With More Care at Home

05/25/2021

Julie Appleby ;

Challenges include maintaining safety and finding enough staff.

Challenges include maintaining...

05/25/2021

EMSWorld

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Diabetes Drug’s New Weight Loss Formula Fuels Cost-Benefit Debate

08/02/2021

Julie Appleby ;

Wegovy, an obesity drug that was reformulated and renamed from a diabetes drug, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in June and has shown efficacy in clinical trials, but its high price could complicate cost-benefit analyses...

Wegovy, an obesity drug that was...

08/02/2021

First Report Managed Care