Financial Burden of Employer-Sponsored High-Deductible Health Plans for Low-Income Adults With Chronic Health Conditions
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.4706
Abstract: Financial Burden of Employer-Sponsored High-Deductible Health Plans for Low-Income Adults With Chronic Health Conditions High-deductible health plans have increased significantly over the last decade.1 Adults in low-income families or with chronic health conditions are more… read more here.
Keywords: deductible health; health plans; high deductible; low income ... See more keywords
Regional Disparities in Qualified Health Plans’ Prior Authorization Requirements for HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in the United States
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.7445
Abstract: This cross-sectional study investigates whether there are regional disparities in prior authorization requirements for combined tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine with qualified health plans and assesses if any qualified health plan characteristics explain the disparities. read more here.
Keywords: qualified health; prior authorization; health plans; authorization requirements ... See more keywords
Coverage for obesity prevention and treatment: analysis of state employee health plans and use of benefits
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DOI: 10.1002/oby.23468
Abstract: Using data from 2017, the authors have previously examined the coverage of obesity‐related services in state employee health plans since 2009 and found improvements in coverage for obesity‐related treatments. This study repeated the collection of… read more here.
Keywords: state employee; health plans; coverage; coverage obesity ... See more keywords
Structural characteristics of organic dairy farms in four European countries and their association with the implementation of animal health plans
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2019.03.008
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to classify the diversity of organic dairy farms in four European countries according to their structural characteristics and investigate the association of these farm types with implementation of… read more here.
Keywords: health plans; health; farm; dairy farms ... See more keywords
Person-centred health plans for physical activity in persons with chronic widespread pain (CWP) – a retrospective descriptive review
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DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2077992
Abstract: Abstract Purpose Physical activity is recommended as first-choice treatment in chronic pain conditions. The aim was to describe the content and perceptions of person-centred health plans, and to evaluate patients’ implementation of the health plan… read more here.
Keywords: person centred; health; health plans; physical activity ... See more keywords
Two Medicaid health plans' models and motivations for improving colorectal cancer screening rates.
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DOI: 10.1093/tbm/iby094
Abstract: Screening rates for colorectal cancer (CRC) remain low, especially among certain populations. Mailed fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) outreach initiated by U.S. health plans could reach underserved individuals, while solving CRC screening data and implementation challenges… read more here.
Keywords: health plans; colorectal cancer; screening rates; health ... See more keywords
Reduced Cost-sharing for Preventive Drugs Preferentially Benefits Low-income Patients With Diabetes in High Deductible Health Plans With Health Savings Accounts.
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DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001295
Abstract: BACKGROUND High deductible health plans linked to Health Savings Accounts (HSA-HDHPs) must include all care under the deductible except for select preventive services. Some employers and insurers have adopted Preventive Drug Lists (PDLs) that exempt… read more here.
Keywords: health plans; health; patients diabetes; deductible health ... See more keywords
Federal Parity and Access to Behavioral Health Care in Private Health Plans.
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DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201700203
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) sought to improve access to behavioral health care by regulating health plans' coverage and management of services. Health plans have some discretion in how… read more here.
Keywords: parity; health plans; behavioral health; coverage ... See more keywords
Variation In Use And Content Of Prescription Drug Step Therapy Protocols, Within And Across Health Plans.
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DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.00822
Abstract: Insurers limit the use of certain prescription drugs by requiring step therapy-that is, by allowing access only after alternatives have been tried and have failed. Using data from seventeen of the largest US commercial health… read more here.
Keywords: health plans; step therapy; step; therapy protocols ... See more keywords
State Mandate Laws for Autism Coverage and High-Deductible Health Plans
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DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-2391
Abstract: In this study, we examine how state autism mandates affect children with ASD in HDHPs relative to those in traditional, low-deductible plans. OBJECTIVES: Most states have passed insurance mandates requiring health plans to cover services… read more here.
Keywords: health plans; health; high deductible; spending ... See more keywords
[Health plans and insurance: financialization of companies and economic groups that control the private healthcare scheme in Brazil].
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DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00075621
Abstract: The article aims to describe the characteristics of financialization in a set of ten companies and economic groups operating health plans and insurance in Brazil from 2008 to 2016, selected according to their turnover and… read more here.
Keywords: health; health plans; financialization; companies economic ... See more keywords