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May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
This is the first empirical study to investigate whether supplemental Medicare coverage is associated with higher rates of spending growth over time.
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Hospitalization rates and Medicare costs due to cardiovascular disease have the potential to be reduced when patients practice better medication adherence.
April 19, 2012 | Journal Article
New report examines the impact of the Medicare Modernization Act on access to cancer chemotherapy treatment.
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Higher medication adherence rates for two classes of drugs saved Medicare dollars over three years.
May 24, 2011 | Journal Article
More medical spending found to modestly relate to better health outcomes.
August 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
This policy paper describes how Medicare makes decisions about which procedures and technologies to cover, explores particular problems in how Medicare applies policies about covering new services, and outlines opportunities for improvement in the process of making coverage decisions
May 12, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines geographic variation in diagnostic practices by studying Medicare recipients who move to regions with higher or lower diagnostic intensity than the original region.
May 12, 2010 | Journal Article
Two decades of research, driven by the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, suggest that there are substantial differences in Medicare spending by region that do not correlate to the quality of health care provided.
April 26, 2010 | Journal Article
Medicare Part D excluded reimbursements for benzodiazepines, controversial sedatives used in many nursing homes. This study analyzed changes in the number of benzodiazepine prescriptions and falls and fractures among nursing home residents before and after Medicare Part D.
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article argues that establishing a new Medicare policy board, as proposed by the Obama administration and Congress transforming the Medicare agency into an independent agency or new department and conducting analyses of congressionally proposed payment policy changes before they are voted on could further insulate payment decisions from political interference.