Large Self-insured Employers Lack Power to Effectively Negotiate Hospital Prices
This study examines the ability of self-insured employers to negotiate hospital prices and the relationship between hospital prices and employer market power in the United States.
Variability of COPD Inhaler Coverage in Medicare Part D
Although most Medicare Part D plans cover guideline-recommended outpatient chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) inhalers, the utilization controls applied to these therapies vary by plan type.
Payment Incentives and the Use of Higher-Cost Drugs: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Intravenous Iron in the Medicare Population
During a period of rapid fluctuation in the intravenous iron market, there was increased use of a more expensive drug that afforded providers additional revenue.
Specialty of Principal Care Physician and Medicare Expenditures in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease:Impact of Comorbidity and Severity
