Results 31 to 40 of about 105,856 (292)

Cost Utility Analysis of Fluticasone Exhalation Delivery System Versus Budesonide Nasal Irrigation for Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is managed after sinus surgery with topical corticosteroids. Given limited distribution of nasal steroid sprays, patients have the option of either steroid nasal irrigation (SNI) or exhalation delivery system with fluticasone (EDS‐FLU).
Daniel Xiao, Martin J. Citardi, William C. Yao, Amber U. Luong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Will the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Affect Seniors? [PDF]

, 2010
Summarizes how healthcare reform provisions including changes to Medicare premiums and drug benefits, preventive services, Medicare Advantage plans; reduced provider payment rates; and efforts to improve quality and system performance will affect ...
John Holahan, Robert A. Berenson
core  

Late‐Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis and Air Pollution in the Multiethnic Cohort

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate the effects of ambient air pollution on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) incidence in a racially and ethnically diverse population. Methods This analysis included 42,152 California Multiethnic Cohort participants, aged ≥65 years (>70% African American and Latino adults) who were enrolled in the Fee For Service component of Medicare (2001–
Anna H. Wu, Chiuchen Tseng, Song‐Yi Park, Daniel O. Stram, Kami White, Jun Wu, Cheryl Vigen, Veronica W. Setiawan, Xian Yu, Steven Gazal, Christopher Haiman, Lynne Wilkens, Loïc Le Marchand, Iona Cheng, William Stohl   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Likelihood of Hospital Readmission after First Discharge: Medicare Advantage vs. Fee-for-Service Patients

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2012
This study tests whether the likelihood of hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge is different for enrollees in Medicare Advantage plans versus the standard fee-for-service program.
Bernard Friedman, H. Joanna Jiang, Claudia A. Steiner, John Bott   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Educational Approach to Increase Student Pharmacist Confidence with Medicare

INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2021
Objective: To describe a didactic, case-based approach to teach student pharmacists about Medicare enabling them to consider the spectrum of coverage options, as well as both medical and drug needs, when assessing insurance plans. Innovation: Education
Adriane Irwin
doaj   +1 more source

Medicare Advantage Plan Star Ratings and Bonus Payments in 2012 [PDF]

, 2011
Estimates total Medicare spending on and distribution of quality ratings-based bonus payments for Medicare Advantage plans in 2012 by company, tax status, state and county and in relation to cuts in plan payments under federal health ...
Anthony Damico, Gretchen Jacobson, Jennifer Huang, Patricia Neuman   +3 more
core  

Coverage Generosity of Novel Antirheumatic Drugs in Medicare Advantage and Stand‐Alone Part D Plans

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective We examine coverage of self‐administered disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in Medicare Part D. Methods Using 2022–2026 Part D formulary data, we assessed coverage of the following DMARD classes that treat relapsed rheumatoid arthritis (RA): tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, T cell costimulatory modulator, interleukin‐6 (IL ...
Youngmin Kwon, Robert W. Corty, Stacie B. Dusetzina   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of preventive service and potentially preventable hospitalization among American adults with disability: Longitudinal analysis of Traditional Medicare and commercial insurance

Preventive Medicine Reports
Objective: Examine the association between traditional Medicare (TM) vs. commercial insurance and the use of preventive care and potentially preventable hospitalization (PPH) among adults (18+) with disability [cerebral palsy/spina bifida (CP/SB ...
Elham Mahmoudi, Paul Lin, Dana Rubenstein, Timothy Guetterman, Amanda Leggett, Katherine L. Possin, Neil Kamdar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Tricia Neuman, Zachary Levinson   +2 more
core  

Current evidence and insights on single vs. double dose of basiliximab in adult solid organ transplant recipients: A systematic review

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim The aim of this systematic review was to assess all available clinical data regarding the use of a single dose of basiliximab in solid organ transplantation compared to the standard double dosage, with particular interest in efficacy, safety and cost‐savings.
Alessio Provenzani, Braidon A. Lape, Anneliese M. Harp, Victoria Weisbrod, Lavinia Piazza   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source