HJAR Nov/Dec 2023

DEPARTMENTS Healthcare Briefs ................................................................................... 35 Hospital Rounds ...................................................................................... 61 Ad Index ....................................................................................................... 66 FEATURES Pressure Points: Patients, Providers, and Insurers ....................................... 8 Bo Ryall President & CEO, Arkansas Hospital Association CTE: Football’s Aftermath - Part IV .......... 15 Tackle Football Causes Significant Brain Changes After Only One Season at Youth, High School, or College Levels Q&A with Robert A Stern, PhD Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Director of Clinical Research, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center Changing the Care of Chronic Conditions: Heart Disease and Cholesterol ................... 22 Kenny J. Cole, MD, MHCDS Value-Based Healthcare Correspondent How Often Do Health Insurers Say No to Patients? No One Knows. ..... 28 Robin Fields, ProPublica CORRESPONDENTS Policy ............................................................................................................. 42 ADH Corner .............................................................................................. 44 Medicaid ..................................................................................................... 46 Children’s Health ................................................................................... 48 Nursing ......................................................................................................... 50 Oncology ..................................................................................................... 54 Oral Health ................................................................................................ 56 Urology ......................................................................................................... 58 November / December 2023 I Vol. 10, No. 6 Contents 15 8