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Economic value of orthotic and prosthetic services among medicare beneficiaries: a claims-based retrospective cohort study, 2011–2014

open access: yesJournal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2018
Background There are few studies of the economic value of orthotic and prosthetic services. A prior cohort study of orthotic and prosthetic Medicare beneficiaries based on Medicare Parts A and B claims from 2007 to 2010 concluded that patients who ...
Allen Dobson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Baseline Body Mass Index Category and Incident Treated Hypertension in Australian Men: A Linked Prospective Cohort Study Using PBS/MBS Data

open access: yesChronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, EarlyView.
Kaplan–Meier hypertension‐free survival by baseline body mass index category, primary adult cohort (men aged ≥ 18 years, n = 12,742). Time since baseline in years is plotted on the horizontal axis and the probability of remaining free of treated hypertension is plotted on the vertical axis. Numbers at risk are shown beneath the plot.
Ebenezer Afrifa‐Yamoah
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesPatient 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
doaj  

Will Part D Produce Savings in Part A and Part B? The Impact of Prescription Drug Coverage on Medicare Program Expenditures

open access: yesInquiry: 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Initiation of Gabapentin with Opioids and Risk of Respiratory Cardiovascular and Opioid‐Related Adverse Events Following Surgery for Breast Cancer

open access: yesClinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Pain is a key determinant of quality‐of‐life following breast cancer surgery, the most common cancer operation in the United States. Gabapentinoids are frequently prescribed for pain management, yet their respiratory, cardiovascular, and opioid‐related adverse effects remain unclear.
Jyun‐Heng Lai   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Industry Payments and Prescribing Patterns of Pulmonary Hypertension Therapies in the United States

open access: yesPulmonary 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patient-provider communication regarding drug costsin Medicare Part D beneficiaries with diabetes: a TRIAD Study

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2010
Background Little is known about drug cost communications of Medicare Part D beneficiaries with chronic conditions such as diabetes. The purpose of this study is to assess Medicare Part D beneficiaries with diabetes' levels of communication with ...
Fung Vicki   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enhancing Evidence Generation by Linking Randomized Clinical Trials to Real‐World Data: The INVESTED‐Medicare Linkage Study

open access: yesClinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Real‐world evidence (RWE) derived from real‐world data (RWD) can complement randomized controlled trials (RCTs), yet the validity of RWD relative to RCT data remains insufficiently characterized. We obtained post hoc consent and linked individual participant data from the US‐based INVESTED trial (2016–2019) with Medicare fee‐for‐service claims (2012 ...
Hanseul Cho   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of mailed letters to improve medication adherence among Medicare Advantage Plan participants with chronic conditions

open access: yesPatient 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   +4 more
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Aging and choice [PDF]

open access: yesJudgment 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   +3 more
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