Tag: Insurance: Medicare
Medicare Spending on Essential Medicines Up 116 Percent From 2011 to 2015
22 percent of increased total spending due to higher per-unit cost of existing drugs
Medicare Drug Rebate Plan Withdrawn by Trump Administration
Rebates would have been paid directly to seniors in Medicare Part D program when they filled their Rx
Medicare Advantage Patients Have Higher Readmission Rates
Higher adjusted readmission rates seen for AMI, CHF, pneumonia with Medicare Advantage
MSSP ACOs May Not Improve Spending, Quality of Care
After adjustment for clinicians' nonrandom exit, no link seen with improvements in spending, quality
Female Radiation Oncologists Receive Lower Medicare Reimbursement
Compared with male counterparts, they submit fewer charges and are reimbursed less
Healthy Food Rx Could Be Cost-Effective for Medicare, Medicaid
Coverage for healthy food could improve health, reduce costs, and pay for itself after five years
Timing of Medicare Loss Linked to Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Medication possession ratio lower for recipients with early, late Medicare loss versus no coverage loss
Odds of Receiving Tx for CAD Up With Medicare Advantage
However, no significant difference seen in intermediate outcomes for those enrolled in MA, FFS Medicare
Medicare Patients With MS Face Higher Out-of-Pocket Rx Costs
Projected cumulative out-of-pocket spending for disease-modifying therapies for 2019 was $6,894
Earlier Vascular Access Seen in Insured Dialysis Patients
Patients with Medicare, Medicaid more likely to use arteriovenous fistula, graft by fourth dialysis month
