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Responses to Medicare Drug Costs among Near-Poor versus Subsidized Beneficiaries

Objective: There is limited information on the protective value of Medicare Part D low-income subsidies ( LIS).

Service Use at the End of Life in Medicare Advantage versus Traditional Medicare

Background: Relative to traditional fee-for-service Medicare, managed care plans caring for Medicare beneficiaries may be better positioned to promote recommended services and discourage burdensome pr

Geographic Variation in Health Care Spending in the United States

Geographic variation in per-beneficiary Medicare spending that cannot be explained by wages and the prices of other inputs to health care or by demographic and health characteristics, as described by

Physician Agency and Competition: Evidence from a Major Change to Medicare Chemotherapy Reimbursement Policy

We investigate the role of physician agency and competition in determining health care supply and patient outcomes.

Variation in Health Care Spending: Target Decision-Making, Not Geography

Health care in the United States is more expensive than in other developed countries, costing $2.7 trillion in 2011, or 17.9 percent of the national gross domestic product.

Medicare Beneficiaries More Likely To Receive Appropriate Ambulatory Services In HMOs Than In Traditional Medicare

With quality-of-care bonus payments now available for Medicare Advantage health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and for accountable care organizations in traditional Medicare, the need to under

Adverse Clinical Events Among Medicare Beneficiaries Using Antipsychotic Drugs: Linking Health Insurance Benefits and Clinical Needs

Objective: Medicare Part D provides formulary protections for antipsychotics but does not exempt these drugs from cost-sharing.

Large Increases In Spending On Postacute Care In Medicare Point To The Potential For Cost Savings In These Settings

Identifying policies that will cut or constrain US health care spending and spending growth dominates reform efforts, yet little is known about whether the drivers of spending levels and of spending g

The Oregon Experiment -- Effects of Medicaid on Clinical Outcomes

The article focuses on a study which examined the effects of the expanding Medicaid coverage for low-income adults in the U.S. using the 2008 Medicaid expansion in Oregon.

Geographic Variation in Medicare Services