2024
Funding of evidence included within public comments submitted to inform Medicare national coverage determinations
Lu A, Ji R, Magee M, Ross J, Ramachandran R, Redberg R, Dhruva S. Funding of evidence included within public comments submitted to inform Medicare national coverage determinations. Health Affairs Scholar 2024, 2: qxae064. PMID: 38919964, PMCID: PMC11196998, DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxae064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesScientific journal articlesNational Coverage DeterminationPublic commentsCoverage determinationCross-sectional studyMedicare national coverage determinationsJournal articlesMedicare coverage decisionsCoverage of itemsMedicaid ServicesMedicare beneficiariesCommentsMedicare coverageGreater fundingMedicareAuthor disclosuresArticleCoverage decisionsEvaluation of benefitsFunding statementsSupport research
2022
Medicare Coverage and Out-of-Pocket Costs of Quadruple Drug Therapy for Heart Failure
Faridi K, Dayoub E, Ross J, Dhruva S, Ahmad T, Desai N. Medicare Coverage and Out-of-Pocket Costs of Quadruple Drug Therapy for Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 79: 2516-2525. PMID: 35738713, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.04.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsAngiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitorQuadruple therapyOOP costsMedicare coveragePocket costsAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorPrior authorizationAngiotensin receptor blockersQuadruple drug therapyCotransporter 2 inhibitorsMineralocorticoid receptor antagonistsReduced ejection fractionDrug plansReceptor blockersEjection fractionHeart failureDrug therapyReceptor antagonistPrescription drug plansMedicare patientsEnzyme inhibitorsTherapyRegimensMedication prices
2020
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Coverage of Hormone Therapies Used by Transgender Individuals
Solotke MT, Liu P, Dhruva SS, Gulanski B, Shah ND, Ross JS. Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Coverage of Hormone Therapies Used by Transgender Individuals. LGBT Health 2020, 7: 137-145. PMID: 32267818, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2019.0306.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Observation encounters and subsequent nursing facility stays.
Vashi AA, Cafardi SG, Powers CA, Ross JS, Shrank WH. Observation encounters and subsequent nursing facility stays. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2015, 21: e276-81. PMID: 26244791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare coverageCommunity-dwelling Medicare beneficiariesCommunity-dwelling beneficiariesRetrospective cohort studyHome health servicesSkilled nursing facility careNursing facility careCohort studyFacility stayInpatient stayMedicare beneficiariesFacility careObservation encountersHealth servicesStayLonger lengthPatientsAssociated costsSmall minorityOne-fourthBeneficiariesCare