Yuting Zhang, PhD

The Medicare Shared Saving Program benchmark can be improved by following the example of Next Generation accountable care organizations, but with a larger adjustment level.

Better outpatient medication adherence reduces the likelihood of readmission after a recent myocardial infarction.

Entering the Medicare Part D coverage gap does not result in a large reduction in medication adherence for essential drugs.

In Medicare Part D, generic drug coverage was cost saving compared with no coverage in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia while improving health outcomes.