J. Frank Wharam, MD, MPH

Articles by J. Frank Wharam, MD, MPH

More Employers Offer Preventive Drug Lists Over Time

ByAnita K. Wagner, PharmD, DrPH, MPH,Stephanie Argetsinger, MS, MPH,Matt Lakoma, MPH,Jenna Clemenzi, MPP,Fang Zhang, PhD,J. Frank Wharam, MD, MPH,Dennis Ross-Degnan, ScD

August 18th 2025

More large employers with high-deductible health plans with health savings accounts offer preventive drug list benefits over time.

Trends in Insulin Out-of-Pocket Costs and Use Disparities, 2008-2021

ByElise S. Tremblay, MD, MPH,Stephanie Argetsinger, MS, MPH,Fang Zhang, PhD,Dennis Ross-Degnan, ScD,J. Frank Wharam, MD, MPH

July 31st 2025

Given trends in cost and use, insulin out-of-pocket cost reduction policies would be more efficient if they targeted members in high-deductible health plans with savings options and low-income patients.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Regular Emergency Department Users

ByOlesya Baker, PhD,Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH,Ann Thomas, PhD,Robert F. LeCates, MA,J. Frank Wharam, MD, MPH

May 8th 2024

Regular users of the emergency department (ED) transiently reduced ED visits when faced with ED access barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Effect of High-Deductible Insurance on Health Care Use in Bipolar Disorder

ByJ. Frank Wharam, MD, MPH,Alisa B. Busch, MD, MS,Jeanne Madden, PhD,Fang Zhang, PhD,Matthew Callahan, MS,Robert F. LeCates, MA,Phyllis Foxworth, BS,Stephen Soumerai, ScD,Dennis Ross-Degnan, ScD,Christine Y. Lu, PhD

June 16th 2020

High-deductible health plan members with bipolar disorder experienced a reduction in nonpsychiatrist mental health provider visits but no changes in other utilization.