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UA Research Summary No. 14 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In the past few years, Alaskans have been hearing reports that some primary-care doctors won’t see new Medicare patients. Medicare pays these doctors only about two-thirds of what private insurance pays—and that’s after a sizable increase in 2009.
Foster, Mark A., Frazier, Rosyland
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Financial Distress and Its Determinants in Rheumatoid Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To quantify the degree of financial distress and identify its determinants in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) given the frequent prolonged use of expensive disease‐modifying therapies. Methods We identified adults enrolled in the FORWARD databank with either RA or noninflammatory musculoskeletal disease (NIMSKD) completing the ...
Amber Brown Keebler   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Healthcare resource utilization, costs and treatment associated with myasthenia gravis exacerbations among patients with myasthenia gravis in the USA: a retrospective analysis of claims data

open access: yesJournal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, 2023
Aim: There are limited data on the clinical and economic burden of exacerbations in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). We assessed patient clinical characteristics, treatments and healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) associated with MG ...
Julia Pisc   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sex differences in medication discontinuation in axial spondyloarthritis.

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We examined sex differences in medication discontinuation among patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) initiating tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi), interleukin‐17 inhibitors (IL‐17i), or Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi). Methods Using data from the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry (2003–2025), we ...
Rachael Stovall   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medigap Reforms: Potential Effects of Benefit Restrictions on Medicare Spending and Beneficiary Costs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Analyzes how three options for reforming Medicare supplemental insurance policies that help cover cost-sharing requirements would affect Medicare spending and beneficiary spending by income level, health status, and inpatient hospital ...
Mark Merlis
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Evaluation of a novel EHR sidecar application to display RA clinical outcomes during clinic visits: results of a stepped‐wedge cluster randomized pragmatic trial

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We developed a novel EHR sidecar application to visualize key rheumatoid arthritis (RA) outcomes, including disease activity, physical function, and pain, via a patient‐facing graphical interface designed for use during outpatient visits (“RA PRO dashboard”).
Gabriela Schmajuk   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Diversity of Dual Eligible Beneficiaries: An Examination of Services and Spending for People Eligible for Both Medicaid and Medicare [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Analyzes updated data on the characteristics, health status, healthcare utilization, and spending for those eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare compared with those of non-dual eligible Medicare beneficiaries and implications of their ...

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Addressing Economic Insecurities Can Improve Patient‐Reported Outcomes in Lupus

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Background Economic insecurities, such as food, housing, transportation, and financial challenges, are modifiable risk factors and influence patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We examined: 1) associations between economic insecurities and PROs; 2) the impact of screening and addressing economic insecurities during ...
Jay Patel   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The history of establishment of the US system of medical insurance and Barack Obama`s medical reform

open access: yesАмериканська історія і політика, 2017
The article investigates the history of the shaping the medical insurance in the United States and the medical reform in the USA initiated by President Barack Obama, which is considered one of the most important achievements in domestic politics of the ...
Oleg Mashevs’kyj, Miroslav Baraboi
doaj   +1 more source

Access in all areas? A round up of developments in market access and health technology assessment: part 2

open access: yesJournal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, 2023
In this latest update, we explore the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) enacted by the US Congress in August 2022, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently releasing the list of the first ten drugs it will negotiate prices on.
Alice Beattie   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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