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Medicaid Coverage and Utilization for Novel Therapies for Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyposis

open access: yesInternational Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
Key Points Most state Medicaid programs granted omalizumab (91.4%) and dupilumab (59.5%) preferred drug status. Omalizumab was the most commonly prescribed therapy among Medicaid patients between 2015 and2024.
Eric R. Ramos   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality Advantage? Provider Quality and Networks in Medicare Advantage

open access: yesJournal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, 2020
Medicare Advantage plans have grown significantly over the past decade and the potential for their future growth seems unabated. Astonishingly, however, we know little about how Medicare beneficiaries access services, particularly whether those services ...
Simon F. Haeder
doaj   +1 more source

Low-Income Subsidies for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: The Impact of the Asset Test [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Assesses the impact of the requirement that low-income individuals with Medicare meet an asset test in order to receive additional help paying premiums and cost sharing under the new Medicare drug benefit.
Katherine A. Desmond, Thomas Rice
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Comparative Safety Profiles of Ocrelizumab and Rituximab in Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Using Real‐World Evidence

open access: yesAnnals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to compare the long‐term safety profiles of ocrelizumab and rituximab in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods Using retrospective data from the University of California (UC) Health System, we simulated a target clinical trial. The primary cohort from UC San Francisco (UCSF) and a validation cohort from
Gabriel Cerono   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fork in the Road: Alternative Paths to a High Performance U.S. Health System [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Estimates the cost savings and coverage rates of three options for healthcare reform: an insurance exchange with no public plan, a public plan paying Medicare rates, and a public plan paying rates midway between Medicare and private plan ...
Cathy Schoen   +3 more
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Prospective, Multicenter Evaluation of Transcarotid Artery Revascularization in Standard‐Risk Patients: 30‐Day Outcomes of the ROADSTER 3 Study

open access: yesAnnals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate the real‐world safety and efficacy for standard surgical risk patients with extracranial internal carotid artery disease undergoing transcarotid artery revascularization. Methods ROADSTER 3 is a prospective, multicenter, single‐arm post‐approval study.
Jeffrey Jim   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

"Income-related patient cost-sharing: Simulation for prescription drugs under Medicare" [PDF]

open access: yes
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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Associations of Specific Pesticides and Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Female Spouses in the Agricultural Health Study

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objectives Growing evidence suggests farming and agricultural pesticide use may be associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but few studies have examined specific pesticides and RA among women living on farms, who may personally use pesticides or may be indirectly exposed.
Christine G. Parks   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP): Available Health Insurance Options [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
FEHBP is generally available to employees, annuitants, and their dependents. Eligible individuals may elect coverage in an approved health benefits plan for either individual or family coverage.
Mach, Annie L
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Association of Abatacept With Lower Mortality Risk Compared to Rituximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: An Emulated Target Trial

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective The optimal treatment strategy for rheumatoid arthritis–associated interstitial lung disease (RA‐ILD) remains uncertain, and direct comparative data between biologics are limited. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of abatacept compared with rituximab in patients with RA‐ILD.
Po‐Cheng Shih   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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