Articles by Jason Ouyang, MD

Reduced Medical Spending Associated With Integrated Pharmacy Benefits
ByEmanuel Lucas, MPH,Miao Liu, MS,Jason Ouyang, MD,Benjamin Vicidomina, BS,Milam Ford, BS,Brian P. Keller, BS,Somesh Nigam, PhD Members covered by an integrated pharmacy benefit (as opposed to a pharmacy carve-out) experienced slower growth in medical spending.

Value-Based Insurance Design in Louisiana: Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Zero Dollar Co-pay Program
ByXiaojing Yuan, MPH,Janet Chaisson, BS,Dawn Cantrell, BA,Brice L. Mohundro, PharmD, BCACP,Mollie Carby, PharmD, MBA,Milam Ford, MPH,Miao Liu, MS,Jason Ouyang, MD,Yuan Zhang, PhD,Heath C. Williams, MBA,Benjamin V. Vicidomina, BS,Vindell Washington, MD, MS,Somesh C. Nigam, PhD Enrollment in a value-based insurance design program that eliminated pharmacy co-pays for 4 chronic disease drug classes was associated with a large decline in health care spending.