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June 3rd 2025

Factors That Increase Utilization Management Risk: A Proof of Concept

Jason Shafrin, PhD Jacob Fajnor, BA Shurui Zhang, MS Donald E. Nichols, PhD

A score was developed to measure patient risk from payer utilization management policies and its relationship to real-world US commercial payer utilization management policies.

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September 12th 2023

Varied Use of Step Therapy Among Medicare Advantage Plans

Nola B. Jenkins, BA Donald E. Nichols, PhD Daniel E. Enright, BA James D. Chambers, PhD

The frequency with which 7 of the largest Medicare Advantage plans impose step therapy protocols in their Part B drug coverage decisions varies substantially.

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