Educational Debt and Income Among Pharmacists and Other Health Professionals.

Objective: Given the substantial increases in student educational loan debt in recent years, the objective was to assess trends in educational debt-to-income ratios for graduates of pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, optometry, and veterinary medicine programs in the United States in the 2017-2022 period.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of 2017-2022 data for educational debt and income for select health professions was conducted. Annual income data were collected from the American Community Survey, and educational debt data were collected from health professions organizations.

Xenotransplantation could either be a friend or foe of healthcare equity.

There are critical shortages in donor organs available for transplantation in the United States, with some racial and ethnic groups facing disparities in access. Xenotransplantation is currently an experimental approach, but has the promise of significantly increasing organ supply. Here, we discuss inequities in access to transplantation and the potential role of xenotransplantation in alleviating these inequities.

Analysis of 10-year income trends for pharmacists and other select health professionals.

Purpose: To evaluate income trends among pharmacists and other select health professions (dentists, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and physicians) in the US for the 10-year period of 2012 to 2021, with special attention given to the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020 and 2021).

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted of 2012 to 2021 income data for select health professions, collected from the American Community Survey. Univariate time series analysis was conducted using exponential smoothing to examine income patterns over the 10-year study period and forecast income for the next 5-year period (2022 to 2026) for each health profession.

Effects of Medicare Part D medication therapy management on racial/ethnic disparities in adherence to antidementia medications among patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: An observational study.

Background: Evidence is sparse on the effects of Medicare medication therapy management (MTM) on racial/ethnic disparities in medication adherence among patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Objectives: This study examined the Medicare MTM program's effects on racial/ethnic disparities in the adherence to antidementia medications among patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of 100% of 2010-2017 Medicare Parts A, B, and D data linked to Area Health Resources Files.