Judith A. Long, MD

In a national survey, US internists reported high levels of adoption of overtreatment guidelines; despite this fact, they also reported recommending services targeted by the overtreatment guidelines.

This study extends value-based insurance design concepts in testing the impact on blood pressure control of rewards that provided negative co-payments for blood pressure medication.

This study tests the impact on blood pressure control of a reward that lowered co-payments for blood pressure medication to $0.