Use and Cost of Actinic Keratosis Destruction in the Medicare Part B Fee-for-Service Population, 2007 to 2015
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DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.3086
Abstract: Importance Actinic keratosis is prevalent and has the potential to progress to keratinocyte carcinoma. Changes in the use and costs of actinic keratosis treatment are not well understood in the aging population. Objective To evaluate… read more here.
Keywords: keratosis; fee service; actinic keratosis; medicare part ... See more keywords
Telemedicine Adoption and Low-Value Care Use and Spending Among Fee-for-Service Medicare Beneficiaries.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.8354
Abstract: Importance Low-value care is a persistent problem with direct and cascading harms. Telemedicine is now commonly used and may reduce low-value testing by introducing barriers to completing tests at a given visit or expand opportunities… read more here.
Keywords: fee service; low value; value; telemedicine adoption ... See more keywords
Surgical Low-Value Care Between Fee-For-Service and Salaried Health Care Systems
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.46213
Abstract: Key Points Question Is a health care system’s reimbursement model associated with provision of low-value surgical care? Findings This cohort study including 304 908 procedures identified significant differences in the use of low-value care in a… read more here.
Keywords: low value; value care; fee service; care ... See more keywords
Testing the myth of fee‐for‐service and overprovision in health care
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.3875
Abstract: Paying on the basis of fee-for-service (FFS) is often associated with a risk of overprovision. Policymakers are therefore increasingly looking to other payment schemes to ensure a more efficient delivery of health care. This study… read more here.
Keywords: fee; health care; overprovision; fee service ... See more keywords
Physician Reimbursement: Fee-for-Service, Accountable Care, and the Future of Bundled Payments.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2019.12.002
Abstract: In 1992, the use of relative value units to link a particular payments with specific services was initiated to replace traditional fee for service. The system incentivizes volume rather than quality. In 1997, initiatives were… read more here.
Keywords: care; physician reimbursement; bundled payments; fee service ... See more keywords
Vaccination among Medicare-fee-for service beneficiaries: Characteristics and predictors of vaccine receipt, 2014-2017.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.01.010
Abstract: BACKGROUND Vaccination coverage rates for older adults are low. To better understand utilization of Medicare vaccination benefits we examined a retrospective cohort of more than 26 million Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries age 65 years and older from… read more here.
Keywords: medicare fee; fee service; herpes zoster; 2014 2017 ... See more keywords
The business of integrated care: implementing new models of care in a fee-for-service setting
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DOI: 10.1108/jica-08-2017-0026
Abstract: Purpose The Western New South Wales Integrated Care Strategy (ICS) was rolled out from November 2014 across three rural sites. The purpose of this paper is to assess its impact on general practices, and examine… read more here.
Keywords: integrated care; care; practice level; fee service ... See more keywords
Factors associated with self-reports of limitations in activities of daily living among Medicare Fee-for-Service recipients
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DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-05242-4
Abstract: Physical function is an important indicator of physical health and predicts mortality. This study identified characteristics associated with limitations in Medicare recipients' activities of daily living. 2019 Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Fee-for-Service… read more here.
Keywords: daily living; factors associated; associated self; activities daily ... See more keywords
Breast cancer screening among Medicare Advantage enrollees with dementia
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-10740-7
Abstract: The decision to screen for breast cancer among older adults with dementia is complex and must often be individualized, as these individuals have an elevated risk of harm from over-screening. Medicare beneficiaries with dementia are… read more here.
Keywords: advantage; service medicare; medicare advantage; fee service ... See more keywords
Getting The Price Right: How Some Countries Control Spending In A Fee-For-Service System.
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DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01804
Abstract: Although the US has the highest health care prices in the world, the specific mechanisms commonly used by other countries to set and update prices are often overlooked, with a tendency to favor strategies such… read more here.
Keywords: right countries; price right; fee; fee service ... See more keywords
Expected Out-Of-Pocket Costs: Comparing Medicare Advantage With Fee-For-Service Medicare.
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DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2024.00295
Abstract: We compared the generosity of Medicare plans in terms of out-of-pocket costs attributable to cost sharing and premiums, including both basic and supplemental services. From 2014 through 2019, projected out-of-pocket costs for a typical enrollee… read more here.
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