Changes in Use of Low-Value Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 22nd 2022Use of low-value care services during COVID-19 exhibits substantial heterogeneity but, on average, shows declines similar to the use of high-value services; low-value care use lags behind high-value care use in the rebound phase.
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Multimodality Cancer Care and Implications for Episode-Based Payments in Cancer
November 12th 2019Most patients receiving multimodality cancer care receive care from different practices. Therefore, episode-based payments in oncology must hold multiple providers accountable for costs and quality.
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What Are the Potential Savings From Steering Patients to Lower-Priced Providers? A Static Analysis
July 11th 2019Steering patients who visit providers with above-median prices to their market’s median-priced provider would save 42%, 45%, and 15% of laboratory, imaging, and durable medical equipment spending, respectively.
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Cost Sharing and Branded Antidepressant Initiation Among Patients Treated With Generics
April 13th 2018Higher cost sharing is associated with reduced branded antidepressant initiation among patients trying generic therapy. Dynamic benefit designs could enhance access to branded medications when appropriate.
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Value-Based Pricing: The Role of Outcomes Data in Pricing Models
January 29th 2014Data about escalating prices for cancer drugs laid the groundwork for the panel that followed, where Michael E. Chernew, PhD, Harvard health economist and co-editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Managed Care, outlined how changing the paradigm will require a different kind of shopping.
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Discussion 7: Valueâ€Based Pricing: The Role of Outcomes Data in Pricing Models
December 28th 2013Dr Cliff Goodman leads a discussion featuring panelists including The American Journal of Managed Care's co-editor-in-chief, Dr Michael Chernew. Topics of the discussion include the impact of value-based pricing in the market, and how different pricing models such as bundled payments or accountable care organizations impact risk factors.
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