1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Interview with Gabriela Schmajuk, MD, author of Receipt of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in Medicare Managed Care Plans. Summary Points: 1. One third of Medicare managed care patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis are not receiving disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. 2. There is variation in disease-modifying antirheumatic drug receipt based on &quot;accidental factors&quot;: sociodemographics, geographic location, and health plan. 3. Because disease-modifying antirheumatic drug use is the main way to affect outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis, these patient groups and the physicians treating them are a reasonable target for quality improvement interventions. Author in the Room™ Interviews http://jamanetwork.com/index.aspx <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/1851980/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/d71635/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/1851980