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Patterns in the Use and Cost of Medical Care for Osteoarthritis Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty: An Analysis of the Osteoarthritis Initiative and Medicare Data

In this paper, ....

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Health and Spending Consequences of Bisphosphonate Treatment for Osteoporosis: A Markov Model Approach

Osteoporosis-related hip fractures are a major source of avoidable disabi ....

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Assessing the Value of Surgical Treatment for Select Musculoskeletal Conditions

Increasingly, policy makers and payers are focusing on value, defined as the health outcome achi ....

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Tracking Medicare Beneficiaries Who Present to the ED with a Cardiac-Related Symptom

The purpose of this study was to examine outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries who present to ....

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The Impact of the Economy on Service Volume at Ambulatory Surgical Centers

The great recession has had a significant and prolonged effect on unemployment rates in the United St ....

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Growth of Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Surgery Volume, and Savings to Medicare

We studied the impact of the growth of ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) on total Medicare proce ....

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Relationship between ACO Participation and Outcomes for High-Cost Populations

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) have the potential to substantially reduce Medicare spending ....

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Monitoring The Effects of Maryland’s New All-Payer Model and Hospital Global Budget

As a subcontractor, KNG Health is monitoring acute care hospital and post-acute care utili ....

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Medicare Advantage Enrollees Almost Half as Likely to Receive Inpatient Rehabilitation as Compared to Fee-for-Service Enrollees

As we have previously documented, almost all Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees are subject to prior authorization for post- ....

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Medicare Advantage Enrollees Almost Half as Likely to Receive Inpatient Rehabilitation as Compared to Fee-for-Service Enrollees

As we have previously documented, almost all Medicare Advantage (MA) enro ....

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Do Medicare Add-on Payments Improve Access to High-Cost Drugs in Hospitals Serving Poor Communities?

High drug prices are a growing concern among patients and hospitals alike – with the median annual ....

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Medigap Protection Policies Facilitate Medicare Advantage Disenrollment—Especially at the End of Life

As Medicare’s annual Open Enrollment period (October 15–December 7) prompts beneficiaries to ....

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Disenrollment from Traditional Medicare is Slowing, Particularly Among Non-Dual-eligibles and Beneficiaries Who are in the Last Year of Life

As the popularity of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans increased ....

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