A Kaiser Family Foundation brief examines the dynamics of Medicare Advantage plan switching.
Two pieces of research find that while more doctors won’t see drug company sales reps, the use of DTC advertising appears to be a fine substitution.
A study carried by Health Affairs finds that greater Medicare Advantage enrollment in an area is associated with lower spending for fee-for-service beneficiaries.
Research sponsored by HealthFitness explores why some people participate in wellness programs and why others don’t.
A report from the Health Care Cost Institute reveals that consumers in high deductible plans have greater out-of-pocket spending, as would be expected.
Research published in Health Affairs finds that accounting for patients socioeconomic status does not affect hospital readmission rates.
According to research published in JAMA, an integrated team-based system of primary care resulted in lower costs in some areas and better quality performance on some measures.
Research carried by the American Journal of Managed Care suggests that interventions to improve adherence to medication regimens have a near-term payback in overall medical cost savings.
McKinsey gives its analysis of the 2017 insurance exchange plan premium trend.