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Insurance Coverage and Health Care Spending by State-Level Medigap RegulationsDespite their intention to protect against coverage denial and/or premium increases, additional state-level Medigap regulations are correlated with lower Medigap enrollment and stronger moral hazard.
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Influence of Patient Preferences on the Cost-Effectiveness of Screening for Lynch SyndromeThis cost-utility analysis reports on the effect of quality of life on the value of screening all new patients with colorectal cancer for Lynch Syndrome.
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Review of Veterans Health Administration Telemedicine InterventionsA review of exemplary VHA-sponsored telemedicine interventions indicates that telemedicine can efficiently address patient healthcare needs.
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Delivering on the Value Proposition of Precision Medicine: The View From Healthcare PayersGenomics-based precision medicine has the potential to transform healthcare delivery. However, effective collaborations among scientists, clinicians, and payers are needed to accelerate the translation of precision medicine to clinical practice and ensure its sustainability.
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US Payer Perspectives on Evidence for Formulary Decision MakingTo improve formulary design processes and support payers in providing more effective healthcare, policy makers should consider involving commercial payers in the development of comparative effectiveness research and creation of research and treatment guidelines.
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Medication Adherence and Medicare Expenditure Among Beneficiaries With Heart FailureModest increases in adherence to medication regimens among Medicare patients with heart failure were associated with lower Medicare spending in 3 major drug classes.
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Cost Savings in Inpatient Oncology Through an Integrative Medicine ApproachAn approach including yoga, holistic nursing, and a "healing environment" can decrease medication use, resulting in substantial cost savings in care of inpatient oncology patients.
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Adjusting Starting Points for Initial Price Offers: The Example of IbrutinibIbrutinib has been selected for Medicare price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act. The authors summarize the House Oversight Committee investigation to be considered by CMS during the price negotiation process.
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Impact of MMRV Combination Vaccine on Childhood Vaccination ComplianceAlthough vaccination compliance increased slightly following use of combination MMRV instead of separate MMR and varicella vaccines, additional barriers to improved compliance warrant future evaluation.
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Hepatitis C Care Cascade Among Persons Born 1945-1965: 3 Medical CentersIn this analysis of patients with newly diagnosed hepatitis C, linkage to care was largely successful in the 1945-1965 birth cohort, but treatment initiation remained low. Check out our website’s new table/figure pop-up feature! Click on the name of a table or figure in the text to see it in your browser.
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Impact of a Scalable Care Transitions Program for Readmission AvoidanceThe 30-day readmission risk was reduced 25% by a collaborative program model employing discharge planning and telephonic follow-up for high-risk patients with CMS penalty diagnoses.
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Frequency of and Harm Associated With Primary Care Safety IncidentsPhysicians' and nurses' assessments of the frequency and harm of incidents can be a supplemental method to study patient safety in the primary care office.
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Initial Results of a Lung Cancer Screening Demonstration Project: A Local Program EvaluationResults, lessons, and challenges of a local lung cancer screening program within a national demonstration project.
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A Randomized, Pragmatic, Pharmacist-Led Intervention Reduced Opioids Following Orthopedic SurgeryThis pharmacist-led, patient-directed intervention demonstrated a reduction in opioid dispensings in the 90 days following hip replacement but not knee replacement.
