2023
Out-of-pocket Costs for Commercially-insured Patients in the Years Following Bariatric Surgery
Chao G, Yang J, Thumma J, Chhabra K, Arterburn D, Ryan A, Telem D, Dimick J. Out-of-pocket Costs for Commercially-insured Patients in the Years Following Bariatric Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2023, 277: e332-e338. PMID: 35129487, PMCID: PMC9091055, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleeve gastrectomyBariatric surgeryOOP costsIBM MarketScan Commercial Claims DatabasesProcedure choiceMarketScan Commercial Claims databaseLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyBariatric surgery proceduresPostoperative year 1Commercial claims databaseTotal OOP costsYear 1Year 2Year 3Gastric bypassRetrospective studyClaims databaseSurgical episodesInsurance typeOperative yearBACKGROUND DATASurgery proceduresPatientsPrimary analysisClinical contributors
2022
Long-term comparative effectiveness of gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy on use of antireflux medication: a difference-in-differences analysis
Howard R, Yang J, Thumma J, Arterburn D, Ryan A, Chao G, Telem D, Dimick J. Long-term comparative effectiveness of gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy on use of antireflux medication: a difference-in-differences analysis. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2022, 18: 1033-1041. PMID: 35649735, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2022.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term comparative effectivenessGERD medication useCommon bariatric operationGastric bypassMedication useSleeve gastrectomyAntireflux medicationComparative effectivenessBariatric surgeryBariatric operationsAntireflux medication useInpatient bariatric surgeryLong-term effectivenessGastroesophageal refluxRetrospective studyNational cohortGastrectomyTreatment decisionsMedicare beneficiariesPatientsSurgeryBypassMedicationsGreater reductionDifferential changes