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A Competitive Bidding Approach to Medicare Reform [PDF]
, 2013 Medicare reform is a critical issue for the public agenda. The most promising option for addressing Medicare reform is competitive bidding -- using health plans' bids to determine the government's contribution to a basic set of benefits in every market ...
Bryan Dowd, Robert Coulan, Roger Feldman
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Cell‐free DNA blood‐based test compared to fecal immunochemical test for colorectal cancer screening
Cancer Communications, EarlyView.
Teresa Seum +2 more
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European Journal of Heart Failure, EarlyView.Abstract Guidelines for management of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) emphasize personalized care, patient engagement, and shared decision‐making. Medications and cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices are recommended with a high level of evidence. However, there are significant disparities: patients who could benefit from devices
Biykem Bozkurt +15 more
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European Journal of Heart Failure, EarlyView.The value of uACR. CKD, chronic kidney disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; uACR, urine albumin‐to‐creatinine ratio. Abstract The high disease burden and bidirectional relationship of chronic kidney disease (CKD), heart failure (HF) and other cardiovascular disease (CVD) necessitate the need for early ...
Biykem Bozkurt +2 more
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"Income-related patient cost-sharing: Simulation for prescription drugs under Medicare" [PDF]
This paper studies an application of income-related patient cost-sharing. Using data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, we find that varying patient costsharing rates with patient income in the Medicare prescription drug program can reduce the
Kenneth A. Lewis, Laurence S. Seidman
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Refocusing Responsibility for Dual Eligibles: Why Medicare Should Take the Lead [PDF]
, 2011 Examines the federal share of costs for those eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, potential savings from better management of Medicare-funded care, and risks of greater state responsibility for spending.
John Holahan +4 more
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European Journal of Heart Failure, EarlyView.Meta‐analysis on the main outcomes of pulmonary artery pressure (PAP)‐guided management with the CardioMEMS Heart Failure (HF) System in patients with HF outside clinical trials. Effect measures are expressed as pooled means (95% CI), mean differences (95% CI), or pooled incidence rate ratios (95% CI), as appropriate.
Chris J. Kapelios +4 more
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The Budget Control Act of 2011: Implications for Medicare [PDF]
, 2011 Outlines how the timeline for and process of lowering the federal deficit in exchange for raising the debt ceiling could affect Medicare spending through sequestration, including cuts in payments to Medicare Advantage plans, Part D, and ...
Gretchen Jacobson +2 more
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