2023
Traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage? The Leukemia and Cancer Perspective
Kantarjian H, Zeidan A, Fathi A, Stein E, Rajkumar V, Tefferi A. Traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage? The Leukemia and Cancer Perspective. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2023, 99: 15-21. PMID: 38108685, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2023.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Patient Cost Sharing and Receipt of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents Through Medicare Part D
Davidoff AJ, Hendrick FB, Zeidan AM, Baer MR, Stuart BC, Shenolikar RA, Gore SD. Patient Cost Sharing and Receipt of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents Through Medicare Part D. JCO Oncology Practice 2015, 11: e190-e198. PMID: 25563701, PMCID: PMC4371123, DOI: 10.1200/jop.2014.001527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsLow-income subsidyMyelodysplastic syndromePhysician's officePart DOOP paymentsErythropoiesis stimulating agentsPart D claimsMedicare Part APatient cost sharingMedicare Part DESA useAnemia managementD claimsInjected medicationsDiagnosis codesMultivariable modelHome injectionMedicare beneficiariesPart BPatientsPocket costsPatient accessPrescription benefitsCost sharing
2012
Utilization Patterns of Iron Chelation Therapy in Transfusion-Dependent Myelodysplastic Syndrome Patients Enrolled in Medicare Part D.
Zeidan A, Baer M, Gore S, Sasane M, Paley C, McNally D, Davidoff A. Utilization Patterns of Iron Chelation Therapy in Transfusion-Dependent Myelodysplastic Syndrome Patients Enrolled in Medicare Part D. Blood 2012, 120: 3178. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v120.21.3178.3178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIron chelation therapyCongestive heart failureStudy cohortCardiac conduction disordersMedicare Part DTransfusion thresholdPerformance statusRed blood cellsMyelodysplastic syndromeRenal diseaseConduction disordersChelation therapyObservation periodHistory of CHFPart DCox proportional hazards modelICD-9-CM codesErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsCoronary artery diseaseEntire study cohortMyelodysplastic syndrome patientsEnd of studyProportional hazards modelUtilization patternsMedicare enrollment files