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Trends in the utilization, expenditure and costs of noninsulin glucose‐lowering drugs in the Medicaid population: Steady increases in glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonist and sodium–glucose transporter‐2 inhibitor use, prices and expenditure

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims This study aimed to analyse changes in the utilization, expenditure and average cost of noninsulin glucose‐lowering drugs (GLDs) between 2008 and 2023. Methods This was a retrospective observational study of 2008–2023 data from the National Medicaid State Drug Utilization database.
Rawan O. Almadfaa
wiley   +1 more source

Medicare Part D: Simplifying the Program and Improving the Value of Information for Beneficiaries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Examines options for simplifying Medicare's prescription drug benefit, including streamlining benefit procedures and descriptions; further standardizing benefit parameters, especially cost-sharing rules; and modifying rules on plan ...
Jack Hoadley
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High‐Altitude Hypoxemia in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)

open access: yes
American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
Mofiyin A. Obadina   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do drugs approved via expedited approval pathways have therapeutic advantages? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Regulators use expedited approval pathways to speed market approval and patient access to promising new drugs. However, there is uncertainty about whether these pathways are successful in approving drugs with significant therapeutic advantages. This systematic review aims to examine the safety, effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of drugs approved via
Ashleigh Hooimeyer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Medicare and VA Healthcare, September 2014 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Many Veterans who are eligible to receive their health care at VA facilities may question their need to enroll in Medicare Part B and Part D.

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Mortality Differences Between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage: A Risk-Adjusted Assessment Using Claims Data. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Medicare Advantage (MA) has grown rapidly since the Affordable Care Act; nearly one-third of Medicare beneficiaries now choose MA. An assessment of the comparative value of the 2 options is confounded by an apparent selection bias favoring MA, as ...
Beveridge, Roy A.   +7 more
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Impact of empiric potassium supplementation on mortality, sudden cardiac arrest and stroke in furosemide initiators

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim A prior non‐randomized study suggests that potassium supplementation may improve survival among furosemide initiators, and a randomized trial suggests that salt substitutes containing potassium might lower stroke risk. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using health‐care data to confirm or refute these associations among new users of ...
Thanh Phuong Pham Nguyen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Medicare Beneficiaries Living With HIV/AIDS Choose Prescription Drug Plans That Minimize Their Total Spending?

open access: yesInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2017
This article examines whether California Medicare beneficiaries with HIV/AIDS choose Part D prescription drug plans that minimize their expenses. Among beneficiaries without low-income supplementation, we estimate the excess cost, and the insurance ...
Katherine A. Desmond MS   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investor Perceptions of Climate Policy: Insights From the US Inflation Reduction Act

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper provides the first event study evidence on how the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) dedicated climate provisions reshaped equity valuations in the US carbon‐intensive sectors. Focusing on environmentally sensitive industries (ESI), we analyze cumulative abnormal returns around the four key IRA milestones in 2022–2023.
Laura Ferraro   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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