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Visualizing nationwide variation in medicare Part D prescribing patterns

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2018
Background To characterize the regional and national variation in prescribing patterns in the Medicare Part D program using dimensional reduction visualization methods.
Alexander Rosenberg, Christopher Fucile, Robert J. White, Melissa Trayhan, Samir Farooq, Caroline M. Quill, Lisa A. Nelson, Samuel J. Weisenthal, Kristen Bush, Martin S. Zand   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of Medicare part D on income-related inequality in pharmaceutical expenditure

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2019
Background Income-related inequality measures such as the concentration index are often used to describe the unequal distribution of health, health care access, or expenditure in a single measure.
Natalie Carvalho, Dennis Petrie, Linkun Chen, Joshua A. Salomon, Philip Clarke   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of patients associated with any outpatient antibiotic prescribing among Medicare Part D enrollees, 2007–2018

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
The 2007–2018 National Health Interview Survey data linked with Medicare claims were used to examine older adults’ characteristics and assess their associations with receiving an antibiotic prescription.
Christine Y. Kim, Katryna A. Gouin, Lauri A. Hicks, Sarah Kabbani   +3 more
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Medicare Part D and Portfolio Choice

American Economic Review, 2016
Economic theory suggests that medical spending risk affects the extent to which households are willing to accept financial risk, and consequently their investment portfolios. In this study, we focus on the elderly for whom medical spending represents a substantial risk.
Padmaja, Ayyagari, Daifeng, He
openaire   +3 more sources

Big Data fraud detection using multiple medicare data sources

Journal of Big Data, 2018
In the United States, advances in technology and medical sciences continue to improve the general well-being of the population. With this continued progress, programs such as Medicare are needed to help manage the high costs associated with quality ...
Matthew Herland, Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Richard A. Bauder   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is patient insurance type related to physician recommendation, administration and referral for adult vaccination? A survey of US physicians

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2019
This study evaluated physician practices and perceived barriers for influenza, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap), and zoster vaccination of adults in the United States (US), with emphasis on patients with Medicare versus commercial insurance. A cross-
Michelle McNamara, Philip O. Buck, Songkai Yan, Leonard R. Friedland, Kristin Lerch, Alysa Murphy, Cosmina Hogea   +6 more
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Prescribing trends of proton pump inhibitors, antipsychotics and benzodiazepines of medicare part d providers

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Proton pump inhibitors, benzodiazepines, and antipsychotics are considered potentially inappropriate medications in older adults according to the American Geriatric Society Beers Criteria, and deprescribing algorithms have been developed to ...
Jennifer M. Toth, Saumil Jadhav, Holly M. Holmes, Manvi Sharma   +3 more
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Increasing formulary adoption of adalimumab biosimilars and differential cost-sharing in Medicare Part D plans

Journal of Dermatological Treatment
Objectives Adalimumab was among the first biologics to face widespread biosimilar competition following US market entry of multiple adalimumab biosimilars in 2023.
Alina S. Feng, Wilson Liao
doaj   +1 more source

Trends and patterns of neurotology drug prescriptions on a nationwide insurance database

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021
Objective To examine neurotologists' 2013 to 2016 Medicare Part‐D data and evaluate commonly prescribed medications, longitudinal changes in prescribing patterns, presumed associated pathologies, and cost distribution across United States.
Khodayar Goshtasbi, Mehdi Abouzari, Arash Abiri, Kasra Ziai, Brandon M. Lehrich, Adwight Risbud, Soha Bayginejad, Harrison W. Lin, Hamid R. Djalilian   +8 more
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Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source