The Medicare Part D Coverage Gap: Costs and Consequences in 2007 [PDF]
, 2008 Analyzes data on Medicare Part D enrollees who reached the coverage gap and had to pay the full cost until they qualified for catastrophic coverage, who then stopped taking their medications or bought cheaper ones, and who received catastrophic ...
Elizabeth Hargrave +3 more
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Epidemiology of Cancer‐Associated Venous Thromboembolism Across the United States
American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Prior epidemiological studies on cancer‐associated venous thromboembolism (VTE) were limited by homogenous patient populations. We leverage Cosmos, a collaborative dataset of Epic electronic health record systems, to conduct an updated evaluation of cancer‐associated VTE in the United States (US).
Barbara D. Lam +7 more
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish: Effects of Price Frames, Brand Names, and Choice Set Size in Medicare Part D Insurance Plan Decisions [PDF]
, 2012 Because many seniors choose Medicare Part D plans offering poorer coverage at greater cost, the authors examined the effect of price frames, brand names, and choice set size on participants\u27 ability to choose the lowest cost plan.
Barnes, Andrew J. +4 more
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The Cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Australia's Print‐Media Discourse
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the way that Australian newspapers have framed the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Introduced in 2013, the NDIS represented a major change in Australia's disability support policy, moving for the first time to a nationwide universal insurance model.
Meera Chinnappa +2 more
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Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP): Available Health Insurance Options [PDF]
, 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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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 +3 more
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Influence of pharmaceutical marketing on Medicare prescriptions in the District of Columbia. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Gifts from pharmaceutical companies are believed to influence prescribing behavior, but few studies have addressed the association between industry gifts to physicians and drug costs, prescription volume, or preference for generic drugs.
Susan F Wood +6 more
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Choosing a Medicare Part D Plan: Are Medicare Beneficiaries Choosing Low-Cost Plans? [PDF]
, 2009 Examines whether Medicare enrollees choose the prescription drug plans with the lowest premiums and out-of-pocket expenses for them from among multiple private insurance options.
Jonathan Gruber
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Gabepentinoids and Benzodiazepines in Medicare Part D [PDF]
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2018 I have read with interest the observational study regarding risks of adverse outcomes associated with gapapentin and pregabalin use.[1][1] The authors adeptly analyzed data in the US Renal Data System database, including Medicare Part D prescription drug events ( i.e.
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Does Medicare Part D Protect the Elderly from Financial Risk? [PDF]
The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 added the Part D prescription drug benefit to the Medicare program. This addition, which became effective in 2006, increased Medicare program costs by more than 10 percent in order to provide, for the first time ...
Gary V. Engelhardt, Jonathan Gruber
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