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Improving Affordability in Dermatology: Cost Savings in Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company Versus GoodRx

Improving Affordability in Dermatology: Cost Savings in Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company Versus GoodRx

Prescription medication affordability is a significant issue within the United States and has been associated with medication nonadherence and negative health outcomes [1-4]. These effects are compounded in vulnerable populations, including ethnic minority groups and uninsured individuals [1]. In 2022, entrepreneur Mark Cuban launched the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (Cost Plus)—a public benefit corporation with a vertically integrated supply chain—to address rising pharmaceutical costs [2,5].

Christopher G Youn, Joo Yeon Kim, Vivian B Yang, Gordon H Bae

JMIR Dermatol 2024;7:e64300

Requirements for and Barriers to Rehabilitation Services for Children With Disabilities in Middle- and High-Income Countries: Scoping Review

Requirements for and Barriers to Rehabilitation Services for Children With Disabilities in Middle- and High-Income Countries: Scoping Review

These specific dimensions encompass the aspects of availability, accessibility, accommodation, affordability, and acceptability. The extracted information has been categorized using these 5 dimensions. The initial search produced 11,724 documents after removing 6520 duplicates; 4867 documents were further removed after screening titles and abstracts. We then screened 76 full-text papers and excluded an additional 49 papers.

Yijun Xie, Jing Wu, Yao Li, Hui Liu, Yanyan Peng, Ping Zhou, Yizhou Sun, Luyan Kang, Chenghua Jiang, Hengjing Wu

Interact J Med Res 2024;13:e50047

Connecting Female Entertainment Workers in Cambodia to Health Care Services Using mHealth: Economic Evaluation of Mobile Link

Connecting Female Entertainment Workers in Cambodia to Health Care Services Using mHealth: Economic Evaluation of Mobile Link

We aim to estimate the costs of Mobile Link, the financial requirements and affordability of a potential scale-up, and the short-term value of the intervention using disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) averted as a measure of health benefit. Findings from this study can be used by decision makers considering the rollout of Mobile Link in other Cambodian jurisdictions, as well as to inform future economic evaluations of other m Health interventions [11].

Anton L V Avanceña, Carinne Brody, Pheak Chhoun, Sovannary Tuot, Siyan Yi

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e52734

Understanding the Sociocultural Challenges and Opportunities for Affordable Wearables to Support Poststroke Upper-Limb Rehabilitation: Qualitative Study

Understanding the Sociocultural Challenges and Opportunities for Affordable Wearables to Support Poststroke Upper-Limb Rehabilitation: Qualitative Study

As the rehabilitation had to be delivered at home during the pandemic, it increased costs and further reduced the affordability in Bangladesh (“The cost was double or thrice for the home service.” [C1, informal caregiver, woman, Bangladesh]).

Rahat Jahangir Rony, Shajnush Amir, Nova Ahmed, Samuelson Atiba, Nervo Verdezoto, Valerie Sparkes, Katarzyna Stawarz

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol 2024;11:e54699

Unfolding the Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in China

Unfolding the Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in China

We took random samples of more than 10 million Weibo messages from January to October 2020 to address the following research issues: the affordability of the COVID-19 vaccine candidates; the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine candidates; and propensities concerning COVID-19 vaccination. We also aimed to unveil the underlying motives behind these public appeals and explore potential strategies of preparedness for health and risk communication.

Fulian Yin, Zhaoliang Wu, Xinyu Xia, Meiqi Ji, Yanyan Wang, Zhiwen Hu

J Med Internet Res 2021;23(1):e26089

Mental Health Problems and Internet Access: Results From an Australian National Household Survey

Mental Health Problems and Internet Access: Results From an Australian National Household Survey

The ABS survey did not explicitly ask why people did not use the internet, but their report shows that affordability is likely a major factor, given that internet use was much less prevalent among households in the lowest quintile of household income (68.8%) compared with those in the high-income quintile (97.4%).

Lay San Too, Liana Leach, Peter Butterworth

JMIR Ment Health 2020;7(5):e14825