Commercial

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Evaluating the association between expanded coverage of direct-to-consumer telemedicine and downstream utilization and quality of care for urinary tract infections and sinusitis
Comparing direct-to-consumer (DTC) telemedicine and in-person visits in rates of testing, follow-up health care use, and quality for urinary tract inf...
State: Minnesota
Population Health, Researchers Commercial Quality, Utilization
Addressing a Measurement Gap by Linking State All-Payer Claims Database with State Cancer Registry Data
A limitation of the central cancer registries to examine associations between mammography use and cancer diagnosis is their lack of cancer screening h...
Consumers, Medicaid, Population Health, Researchers Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare Utilization
Hospital Facility Prices Declined As A Result Of Oregon’s Hospital Payment Cap
Hospital prices for commercially insured people are high and vary widely, prompting states to seek ways to control hospital price growth. In October 2...
State: Oregon
Consumers, Employers, Health Reform, Insurance Department Commercial, Medicare Utilization
Rare fungal infection gains prevalence in new region
The epidemiology of blastomycosis in Vermont, USA, is poorly understood. Using insurance claims data, we estimated the mean annual blastomycosis incid...
State: Vermont
Consumers, Providers, Researchers Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare
In Three States, Growth In Prescription Drug Spending Is Unaffordable Even When Accounting For Rebates
Over the past five years, several states have implemented statewide cost growth targets to increase transparency and accountability around the drivers...
Consumers, Insurance Department, Researchers Commercial Cost
Use of New Audio-Only Telemedicine Claim Modifiers
Policymakers at both the state and federal levels face decisions about coverage of<br /> audio-only telemedicine amid a dearth of reliable data due t...
State: Washington
Health Reform, Providers, Researchers Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare Quality, Utilization
Impact of the Patient-Centered Medical Home on Consistently High-Cost Patients
Patient-centered medical homes in Maryland’s multipayer demonstration disrupted the pattern of recurrently high expenditure among the costliest patien...
State: Maryland
Consumers, Health Reform, Providers, Researchers Commercial Cost, Quality
Surveillance of the Initiation of, Participation in, and Completion of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Minnesota, 2017–2018
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an evidence-based secondary prevention program designed to improve cardiovascular health after a cardiac event. The obj...
State: Minnesota
Consumers, Population Health, Providers Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare Utilization
Profile of the Primary Care Physician Workforce in Arkansas
&quot;Healthcare provider shortages continue to be one of the most pressing challenges faced by healthcare organizations and communities seeking to en...
State: Arkansas
Health Reform, Providers, Researchers Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare Quality
The Health Care Costs of Extreme Heat
“A new report produced by an interdisciplinary group of faculty, staff and students at Virginia Commonwealth University and published by the Center fo...
State: Virginia
Consumers, Health Reform, Population Health, Providers, Researchers Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare Utilization