April 2010

This article studies the association of pharmacy cost sharing with antiplatelet therapy utilization and health outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Pharmacist management of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus in this randomized trial resulted in more patients decreasing their glycosylated hemoglobin level by at least 1.0%.

An asthma case management program increased preventive care but did not significantly decrease markers of exacerbations.

Educating employees about their cost-sharing responsibilities could lead to more efficient use of the healthcare system.

Older patients with colorectal cancer were less likely to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy; rural patients with colon cancer were less likely to undergo chemotherapy.

The relationship between higher cost sharing and reduced medication use may be confounded by patients' healthy lifestyles or their health choices.

Building negative incentives into value-based insurance design programs to discourage use of low-value care will involve a number of challenges.

Provision of quality healthcare covered in a quality way requires both information and courage.

An Internet-based weight management program provides a cost-effective alternative for weight management.

This article highlights the work of the National Oncology Working Group (NOW) Initiative.

High rates of health information technology use by physicians were only modestly associated with better knowledge of drug costs.