Prices and Complications in Hospital-Based and Freestanding Surgery Centers
Average prices are substantially higher but rates of complications are similar in hospital-based vs freestanding surgery centers for colonoscopy, arthroscopy, and cataract removal surgery.
Differences in Telehealth During COVID-19 Between Commercial and Medicaid Enrollees
Differences in use of telehealth between commercial and Medicaid populations during the COVID-19 pandemic are associated with managed care enrollment.
Clinic Price Reductions in a Tiered Total Cost Benefit Design
Findings of this evaluation of primary care clinic responses in a tiered total cost of care benefit design suggest that clinics respond by reducing prices.
Removing Medicare’s Outpatient Ban and Medicare and Private Surgical Trends
This article documents a 100% increase in privately insured outpatient knee replacement surgeries following Medicare’s decision to remove knee replacements from its Inpatient Only list.
