Center Variation in Medicare Spending for Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant Hospitalizations
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DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2018.4717
Abstract: Importance Hospitalizations for durable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implants are expensive and increasingly common. Insights into center-level variation in Medicare spending for these hospitalizations are needed to inform value improvement efforts. Objective To examine… read more here.
Keywords: durable lvad; variation medicare; spending; medicare spending ... See more keywords
Medicare Part D Payments for Topical Steroids: Rising Costs and Potential Savings
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DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1130
Abstract: Importance Rising pharmaceutical costs in the United States are an increasing source of financial burden for payers and patients. Although topical steroids are among the most commonly prescribed medications in dermatology, there are limited data… read more here.
Keywords: dermatology; potential savings; medicare part; topical steroids ... See more keywords
Implications of Early Health Care Spending Reductions for Expected Spending as the COVID-19 Pandemic Evolves.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5333
Abstract: COVID-19: BEYOND TOMORROW Implications of Early Health Care Spending Reductions for Expected Spending as the COVID-19 Pandemic Evolves The effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on health care spending in the US has… read more here.
Keywords: health care; spending; care spending; covid pandemic ... See more keywords
Trends in Medicare Part B Spending on Discarded Drugs, 2017-2020.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.5890
Abstract: This cross-sectional study quantifies trends in discarded drug spending since the onset of mandated reporting. read more here.
Keywords: medicare part; spending discarded; trends medicare; part spending ... See more keywords
Association of Mental Health Disorders With Health Care Spending in the Medicare Population
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.1210
Abstract: Key Points Question What is the proportion and degree of total spending directly associated with mental health conditions compared with spending on other non–mental health conditions among Medicare patients with mental illness? Findings In this… read more here.
Keywords: health disorders; associated mental; spending; health ... See more keywords
Social Determinants of Health and Geographic Variation in Medicare per Beneficiary Spending
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.13212
Abstract: Key Points Question How much variation in Medicare per beneficiary spending across counties was associated with social determinants of health (SDoH)? Findings In this cross-sectional study, SDoH were associated with 37.7% of variation in price-adjusted… read more here.
Keywords: variation; medicare per; per beneficiary; spending ... See more keywords
Evaluation of Spending Differences Between Beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Shared Savings Program
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.28529
Abstract: Key Points Question How do spending and utilization differ between Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) beneficiaries after accounting for clinical risk in a health system participating in both programs? Findings In… read more here.
Keywords: medicare advantage; program; mssp beneficiaries; advantage medicare ... See more keywords
Variations in Payment for Dialysis-Implications for Policy and Practice.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.39139
Abstract: The article by League and colleagues1 notes that, in their study, spending for patients with employersponsored health insurance increased by more than $14 000 per month in the year following the initiation of dialysis, and… read more here.
Keywords: medicare advantage; medicare ffs; dialysis; kidney failure ... See more keywords
Out-of-Pocket Spending for Non-Birth-Related Hospitalizations of Privately Insured US Children, 2017 to 2019.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0130
Abstract: Importance Privately insured US children account for 40% of non-birth-related pediatric hospitalizations. However, there are no national data on the magnitude or correlates of out-of-pocket spending for these hospitalizations. Objective To estimate out-of-pocket spending for… read more here.
Keywords: birth related; non birth; pocket spending; analysis ... See more keywords
Trends in Treatment and Spending for Patients Receiving Outpatient Treatment of Depression in the United States, 1998-2015.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0633
Abstract: Context After marked increases from 1987 to 1997, trends in depression treatment in the United States increased modestly from 1998 to 2007. However, multiple policy changes that expanded insurance coverage for mental health conditions may… read more here.
Keywords: depression; treatment; treatment depression; 1998 2007 ... See more keywords
Association Between Buprenorphine Treatment Gaps, Opioid Overdose, and Health Care Spending in US Medicare Beneficiaries With Opioid Use Disorder.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.3118
Abstract: Importance Nonadherence to buprenorphine may increase patient risk of opioid overdose and increase health care spending. Quantifying the impacts of nonadherence can help inform clinician practice and policy. Objective To estimate the association between buprenorphine… read more here.
Keywords: buprenorphine treatment; opioid overdose; buprenorphine; treatment ... See more keywords