2022
898-P: Impact of Switching to a High-Deductible Health Plan on Patients’ Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Glucose-Lowering Drugs
JIANG D, HERRIN J, VAN HOUTEN H, MCCOY R. 898-P: Impact of Switching to a High-Deductible Health Plan on Patients’ Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Glucose-Lowering Drugs. Diabetes 2022, 71 DOI: 10.2337/db22-898-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-deductible health plansGlucose-lowering drugsHDHP enrolleesOOP expensesHealth outcomesPocket expenditureHealth plansBurden of treatmentCostly health conditionsPoor health outcomesDeductible Health PlansGlycemic managementHigh-value careKidney diseaseDiabetes managementOOP costsValue careOOP expenditurePrescription drugsDiabetesHealth conditionsDirect costsDrugsEnrolleesHealth insurance
2021
Physician variation in the de‐adoption of ineffective statin and fibrate therapy
Everhart A, Desai NR, Dowd B, Herrin J, Higuera L, Jeffery MM, Jena AB, Ross JS, Shah ND, Smith LB, Karaca‐Mandic P. Physician variation in the de‐adoption of ineffective statin and fibrate therapy. Health Services Research 2021, 56: 919-931. PMID: 33569804, PMCID: PMC8522575, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Drug Therapy, CombinationDrug UtilizationFemaleFibric AcidsGuideline AdherenceHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsHypoglycemic AgentsHypolipidemic AgentsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMedicare Part CMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Risk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsMedicare Advantage patientsType 2 diabetic patientsACCORD lipid trialFibrate useAdvantage patientsCommercial patientsPhysician characteristicsLIPID trialFibrate therapyDiabetic patientsPhysician variationDiabetes careType 2 diabetes diagnosisContinuous insurance enrollmentPatient diabetes carePhysician random effectsGlucose-lowering drugsElectronic health record dataHealth record dataReal-world data assetConcurrent statinCardiovascular eventsStatin usersClinical evidenceManagement visits
2016
Trends in Drug Utilization, Glycemic Control, and Rates of Severe Hypoglycemia, 2006–2013
Lipska KJ, Yao X, Herrin J, McCoy RG, Ross JS, Steinman MA, Inzucchi SE, Gill TM, Krumholz HM, Shah ND. Trends in Drug Utilization, Glycemic Control, and Rates of Severe Hypoglycemia, 2006–2013. Diabetes Care 2016, 40: 468-475. PMID: 27659408, PMCID: PMC5360291, DOI: 10.2337/dc16-0985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBlood GlucoseComorbidityDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsDrug UtilizationFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansHypoglycemiaHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinLogistic ModelsMaleMetforminMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSulfonylurea CompoundsThiazolidinedionesYoung AdultConceptsGlycemic controlSevere hypoglycemiaOlder patientsDipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitorsGlucose-lowering drugsGlucose-lowering medicationsProportion of patientsOverall glycemic controlPeptidase-4 inhibitorsMedicare Advantage patientsSex-standardized ratesType 2 diabetesOverall rateClass of agentsMore comorbiditiesChronic comorbiditiesYounger patientsAdvantage patientsDrug utilizationClaims dataPatientsHypoglycemiaHemoglobin AT2DMComorbidities