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Doctors Still Take Medicare

Every week, Kaiser Health News reporter Shefali S. Kulkarni compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs for Kaiser Health News’ Daily Report.

This week in Research Roundup:

  • JAMA finds the quality of care at rural “critical access hospitals” to be wanting.
  • Health Affairs compares spending in various state Medicaid programs.
  • The National Bureau of Economic Research releases Oregon Health Insurance Experiment findings.
  • Archives of Internal Medicine finds little change in the number of doctors accepting Medicare.
  • The Journal of Head and Face Pain examines real-world costs of migraine treatments.
  • Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine weighs the effectiveness of childhood obesity screenings.

Read more in the Daily Report.

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