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Identifying high-value care for Medicare beneficiaries: a cross-sectional study of acute care hospitals in the USA
Herrin J, Yu H, Venkatesh AK, Desai SM, Thiel CL, Lin Z, Bernheim SM, Horwitz LI. Identifying high-value care for Medicare beneficiaries: a cross-sectional study of acute care hospitals in the USA. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e053629. PMID: 35361641, PMCID: PMC8971780, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care hospitalsHigh-value careStar hospitalsCare hospitalMedicare spendingEligible Medicare patientsRetrospective observational studyCross-sectional studyNon-teaching statusHigh-quality careHigh-quality hospitalsLow-cost hospitalsHigh-cost hospitalsCharacteristics of hospitalsValue of careSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeMedicare patientsObservational studyMedicare beneficiariesHospitalQuality careOverall star ratingHospital Value
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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