CMS Practice Assessment Tool Validity for Alternative Payment Models
Using data from 632 primary care practices, the authors show that the CMS Practice Assessment Tool has adequate predictive validity for participation in alternative payment models.
Medicare Part D's Effects on Elderly Patients' Drug Costs and Utilization
As a result of Medicare Part D, elderly patients' out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs decreased and their utilization increased, mostly from 2005-2006.
