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Correspondence regarding, "A Cost-Effectiveness Clinical Decision Analysis Model for Schizophrenia"

Practical Solutions When Facing Cost Sharing: The American Cancer Society's Health Insurance Assistance Service

This case study from the American Cancer Society (ACS) describes the ACS’s Health Insurance Assistance Service and offers profiles of 2 cases, which describe the challenges of finding adequate and affordable solutions, as well as sharing lessons learned.

Using Sequence Discovery to Target Outreach for Diabetes Medication Adherence

Sequence discovery techniques identified sequences of events that led to gaps in diabetic therapies and were used to identify outreach opportunities aimed at improving medication adherence.

Availability and Variation of Publicly Reported Prescription Drug Prices

Retail prices for commonly prescribed drugs are often absent from state prescription drug price websites, but when reported, can vary substantially.

Predialysis Nephrology Care Among Older Veterans Using Department of Veterans Affairs or Medicare-Covered Services

Many older veterans do not receive appropriate nephrology care before beginning dialysis. Dual use of Veterans Affairs and Medicare-covered services was associated with better patterns of care.

Review of Current and Emerging Therapies in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

The Economic Impact of Peanut Allergies

Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain in a Community-Based Healthcare System

This study identified populations with non-cancer chronic pain to determine which patients may be more likely to receive an opioid prescription in an outpatient setting.

Point-of-Service Reminders for Prescribing Cardiovascular Medications

Switch Therapy: Development, Implementation, and Economics

Economic Implications of Weight Change in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Modest weight loss (>3%) among metformin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus was associated with decreased costs, lower resource utilization, and lower rates of treatment discontinuation.

Advancing Patient Care in Cardio-Oncology: The ACC.15 Cardio-Oncology Intensive

A Cardio-Oncology Working Group formed by the ACC conducted a nationwide survey focused on cardio-oncology services, gathering opinions from cardiovascular division chiefs and fellowship training directors. This helped identify important challenges, including the need for broader educational opportunities and training.

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China: A Preventable Economic Burden

Treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications places a heavy burden on healthcare budgets in China and will continue to do so.

Barriers and Strategies to Align Stakeholders in Healthcare Alliances

Potential Savings From Increasing Adherence to Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy in Medicaid-Enrolled Children

Increasing adherence to inhaled corticosteroids for Medicaid-enrolled children with asthma could cost-effectively decrease both Medicaid spending and adverse clinical outcomes.

High-Deductible Health Plans and Costs and Utilization of Maternity Care

High-deductible benefit design was associated with increased out-of-pocket costs for maternity care, but had no adverse impacts on receipt of recommended prenatal and postpartum care.

Employer-Led Efforts to Improve the Value of Health Spending

Findings from a systematic review show that employer-led efforts to date have produced few promising strategies for improving the value of health spending.

Amazing Grace: A Free Clinic's Transformation to the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model

Despite many barriers, Grace Medical Home, a free clinic, achieved patient-centered medical home recognition in October 2014 through a focused team-based approach.

Geographic Variation of Asthma Quality Measures Within and Between Health Plans

A New Method of Developing Expert Consensus Practice Guidelines

Medication Adherence and Healthcare Disparities: Impact of Statin Co-Payment Reduction

This study examined patterns of medication adherence after a reduction in medication co-payment amount among privately insured patients living in racially diverse neighborhoods.

Impact of Complex Care Management on Spending and Utilization for High-Need, High-Cost Medicaid Patients

Complex care management for high-need, high-cost Medicaid patients significantly reduced total medical expenditures and inpatient utilization in a randomized quality improvement trial.

Care Coordination to Increase Referrals to Smoking Cessation Telephone Counseling: A Demonstration Project

An intervention to increase tobacco treatment rates through care coordination for telephone counseling was effective in raising referral rates and in achieving excellent long-term abstinence.

Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Utilization, and Costs of Chronic Opioid Treatment for Non-Cancer Pain in the United States

Healthcare utilization and costs increased in the 6 months after patients started opioid therapy for chronic pain; they then decreased but never reverted to baseline levels.

Current Market and Regulatory Landscape of Biosimilars

Socioeconomic Disparities in Adoption of Personal Health Records Over Time

Over 4 years, rates of personal health record use increased rapidly across the board, but a digital divide remained evident.

US Insurance Program's Experience With a Multigene Assay for Early-Stage Breast Cancer

This study presents Humana's experience with a multigene breast cancer assay and provides an analysis of the clinical utility and economics of this technology.

Concern Still Warranted: Medication Burden and Persistence with Lipid-Lowering Drugs

Two-Year Adherence and Costs for Biologic Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Adherence to newly initiated biologic therapy for rheumatoid arthritis is important for long-term adherence.

A Systematic Review of the Economic Burden of Chronic Angina