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Impact of late-to-refill reminder calls on medication adherence in the Medicare Part D population: evaluation of a randomized controlled study

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2017
Michael S Taitel, Ying Mu, Angshuman Gooptu, Youbei Lou Health Analytics, Research & Reporting, Walgreen Co., Deerfield, IL, USA Objectives: This study evaluates a nationwide pharmacy chain’s late-to-refill (LTR) reminder program that entails
Taitel MS, Mu Y, Gooptu A, Lou Y
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Will Part D Produce Savings in Part A and Part B? The Impact of Prescription Drug Coverage on Medicare Program Expenditures

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2007
This paper addresses the question of whether prescription drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries is associated with lower spending for hospital and physician services.
Bruce C. Stuart, Becky A. Briesacher, Jalpa A. Doshi, Marian V. Wrobel, Fatima Baysac   +4 more
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Crafted Responsibility: How Handmade Language Shapes Social Media Engagement for Socially (Ir)Responsible Luxury Fashion Brands

Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research examines how the disclosure of production cues interacts with corporate social responsibility cues to influence social media engagement in luxury fashion. Two complementary field studies analyse marketer‐generated Facebook posts from luxury fashion brands, providing large‐scale empirical evidence of a real‐world impact on ...
Tuba Degirmenci, Frank Mathmann, Gary Mortimer   +2 more
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Preparation of Medicare‐Enrolled Mental Health Counselors: Descriptions of Training Experiences and Predictors of Attitudes and Competencies

Counselor Education and Supervision, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Counselors are newly eligible to enroll as providers in the Medicare program as of January 1, 2024, yet little is known about their preparedness to work with Medicare beneficiaries and related training experiences. This gap in the literature inhibits our understanding of historical and current counselor education practice, thereby preventing ...
Jordan B. Westcott, Zeming Wang, L. Eliza Stanley, Matthew C. Fullen, Alexis J. Isaac, Anna Moncada   +5 more
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From Peak to Plunge: A Multi-Database Analysis of State-Level Disparities in Hydromorphone Use in the US

Pharmacy
Background: Hydromorphone is a semi-synthetic opioid agonist and a hydrogenated ketone of morphine. This study examined hydromorphone use in the United States (US) using three databases. Methods: The distribution of hydromorphone in the US (in grams) was
Krisha S. Patel, Leana J. Pande, Kenneth L. McCall, Brian J. Piper   +3 more
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Patient‐ and Clinician‐Related Factors Associated With the Reduction in Opioid Use Among Adults With Chronic Non‐Cancer Pain: A Systematic Review

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Despite known risks, opioids are widely used for chronic non‐cancer pain (CNCP). Clinical guidelines now recommend deprescribing, but factors predicting success are poorly understood. This systematic review aimed to identify clinician and patient factors associated with attaining successful opioid dose reduction or discontinuation in adults with CNCP ...
Alessandra C. Marcelo, Sarah N. Hilmer, David J. Hunter, Stephanie Mathieson, Riyaas Mohamed, Leo Li, Natalie Fung, Anthony Yue, Manuela L. Ferreira   +8 more
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Industry Payments and Prescribing Patterns of Pulmonary Hypertension Therapies in the United States

Pulmonary Circulation
This study analyzed the US Open Payments and Medicare Part D databases from 2014 to 2022 to assess associations between industry‐physician payments and PAH therapy prescribing.
Elizabeth S. Tarras, Anju Murayama, Inderjit Singh, Lina M. Freeman, Hinari Kugo, Deborah C. Marshall   +5 more
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Aging and choice [PDF]

Judgment and Decision Making, 2009
We examined choice behavior in younger versus older adults using a medical decision-making task similar to Medicare Part D. The study was designed to assess age differences in choice processes in general and specifically designed to examine the effect of
Betty E. Tanius, Stacey Wood, Yaniv Hanoch, Thomas Rice   +3 more
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Denosumab Offers Relatively Lower Initial Protection Against Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures in Treatment‐Naive Patients Compared With Zoledronate

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
We compared the initial efficacy of denosumab (Dmab) and zoledronate (ZOL) in treatment‐naive patients with osteoporosis. This cohort study, based on TriNetX data, evaluated the risks of fractures and mortality using Kaplan–Meier survival analyses, with hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
Ko‐Hsiu Lu, Shiow‐Ing Wang, Shun‐Fa Yang   +2 more
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Effectiveness of mailed letters to improve medication adherence among Medicare Advantage Plan participants with chronic conditions

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2018
Amanda Mann,1 Tara W Esse,2 Omar Serna,2 Liana D Castel,3,4 Susan M Abughosh5 1Cigna-HealthSpring, Houston, TX, USA; 2CareAllies, Houston, TX, USA; 3Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Raleigh, NC, USA; 4Lundy-Fetterman School of Business, Campbell
Mann A, Esse TW, Serna O, Castel LD, Abughosh SM   +4 more
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