Yuan Zhang, PhD

Articles

June 15th 2021

Association of Co-pay Elimination With Medication Adherence and Total Cost

Mingyan Cong, PhD Janet Chaisson, BS Dawn Cantrell, BA Brice L. Mohundro, PharmD, BCACP Mollie Carby, PharmD, MBA Milam Ford, MPH, MBA, BSPharm Miao Liu, MS Lisa S. Kemp, PhD Jason Ouyang, MD, MPH Yuan Zhang, PhD Heath C. Williams, MBA Benjamin V. Vicidomina, BS Somesh C. Nigam, PhD

This study evaluated cost and utilization attributed to members enrolled in a health care program with no pharmacy co-pay. Health care savings were identified in addition to medication adherence improvements.

June 11th 2020

Value-Based Insurance Design in Louisiana: Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Zero Dollar Co-pay Program

Xiaojing 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.