February 7th 2025
During the unwinding of continuous Medicaid provisions, 8.7% of pediatric patients at community-based health organizations became uninsured, with higher rates among older children, females, and those with chronic medical conditions.
Impact of Medical Homes on Quality, Healthcare Utilization, and Costs
Patient-centered medical home practices provided better preventive care and disease management with less resource utilization than practices not pursuing PCMH status.
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Medication Adherence and Medicare Expenditure Among Beneficiaries With Heart Failure
Modest increases in adherence to medication regimens among Medicare patients with heart failure were associated with lower Medicare spending in 3 major drug classes.
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Impact of Clinical Complexity on the Quality of Diabetes Care
We examined the impact of clinical complexity defined by comorbidity count and illness burden on comprehensive diabetes care, including blood pressure, glycemic, and lipid management.
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Impact of a Managed Controlled-Opioid Prescription Monitoring Program on Care Coordination
September 19th 2012Managed care organizations have the opportunity to identify potential opioid misuse and implement care coordination interventions, which can enhance safety and streamline patient pain management.
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Hospitals Brace for Medicare Readmission Penalties
August 27th 2012Earlier this week, Kaiser Health News released an analysis of Medicare data which showed that approximately 2200 hospitals will face penalties this October for having too many patients readmitted for care within 30 days of discharge.
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Cost-Sharing and Initiation of Disease-Modifying Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis
This study examines the association between cost-sharing and initiation of disease-modifying therapies among privately insured patients with multiple sclerosis.
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